◇ image via WikipediaBear Hands
Bear Hands is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of We Were Promised Jetpacks and Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. 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 We Were Promised Jetpacks, Passion Pit, Twenty One Pilots and Dreamers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Bear Hands, reaching back through We Were Promised Jetpacks and forward to We Were Promised Jetpacks. 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 We Were Promised Jetpacks and Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, shares an orbit with Atlas Genius, Sir Sly, Tokyo Police Club and Joywave, went on to shape We Were Promised Jetpacks, Passion Pit, Twenty One Pilots and Dreamers. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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