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Bear Hands is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker and We Were Promised Jetpacks. Those roots explain a lot about how Bear Hands arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Atlas Genius, Sir Sly, Tokyo Police Club, Joywave and Bad Suns, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dreamers, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Twenty One Pilots and Passion Pit, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Bear Hands, reaching back through Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker and forward to Dreamers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bear Hands is an American post-punk and indie rock band, consisting of Dylan Rau, Val Loper (bass), and TJ Orscher (drums). Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, United States, and formed in 2006, with Ted Feldman (guitar) the band signed with Cantora Records in 2010 upon the release of its single "What a Drag".
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Bear Hands connections
Bear Hands grew out of Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker and We Were Promised Jetpacks, shares an orbit with Atlas Genius, Sir Sly, Tokyo Police Club and Joywave, went on to shape Dreamers, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Twenty One Pilots and Passion Pit. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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