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Ben Gibbard

Indie rock
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Ben Gibbard is a Indie rock and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Teenage Fanclub, AC/DC, Devo, Ramones and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Ben Gibbard arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Postal Service, Iron & Wine, Colin Meloy, Pete Yorn and Owen, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek, Charlotte Lawrence, Bright Eyes and Pompeii, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Ben Gibbard, reaching back through Teenage Fanclub and forward to Sun Kil Moon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Ben GibbardTeenage FanclubAC/DCDevoRamonesThe BeatlesThe Beach BoysThe DecemberistsRadioheadSun Kil MoonMark KozelekCharlotte LawrenceBright EyesPompeiiJenny LewisThe Postal ServiceIron & WineColin MeloyPete YornOwenStarsThe Long WintersThe Format

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Ben Gibbard connections

Ben Gibbard grew out of Teenage Fanclub, AC/DC, Devo and Ramones, shares an orbit with The Postal Service, Iron & Wine, Colin Meloy and Pete Yorn, went on to shape Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek, Charlotte Lawrence and Bright Eyes. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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