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Bright Eyes is a Indie rock and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of The Fold, Rachael Yamagata, Vic Chesnutt, M. Ward and The Faint. Those roots explain a lot about how Bright Eyes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Good Life, Cursive, Better Oblivion Community Center, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's and The Mountain Goats, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into First Aid Kit, Tortoise, Azure Ray, The Dangerous Summer and Maria Taylor, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 62 connections around Bright Eyes, reaching back through The Fold and forward to First Aid Kit. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bright Eyes connections
Bright Eyes grew out of The Fold, Rachael Yamagata, Vic Chesnutt and M. Ward, shares an orbit with The Good Life, Cursive, Better Oblivion Community Center and Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, went on to shape First Aid Kit, Tortoise, Azure Ray and The Dangerous Summer. 62 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bright Eyes
Sounds and acts that shaped Bright Eyes.
- The Foldartist
- Rachael Yamagataartist
- Vic Chesnuttartist
- M. Wardartist
- The Faintartist
- Mike Mogisartist
- Eisleyartist
- Rilo Kileyartist
- John McEntireartist
- Quasiartist
- Antipop Consortiumartist
- Neutral Milk Hotelartist
- of Montrealartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- R.E.M.artist
- Neil Youngartist
- Gillian Welchartist
- David Rawlingsartist
- Lou Reedartist
- Ben Kwellerartist
- Jenny Lewisartist
- Norah Jonesartist
- Nick Zinnerartist
- Maria Taylorartist
- Ben Gibbardartist
- Steve Earleartist
- Ron Sexsmithartist
- Mark Linkousartist
- Daniel Johnstonartist
Artists similar to Bright Eyes
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bright Eyes.
- The Good Lifeartist
- Cursiveartist
- Better Oblivion Community Centerartist
- Margot & the Nuclear So and So'sartist
- The Mountain Goatsartist
- Say Anythingartist
- Waxahatcheeartist
- Ugly Casanovaartist
- Julien Bakerartist
- The Weakerthansartist
- Sufjan Stevensartist
- Iron & Wineartist
- Pedro the Lionartist
- Hop Alongartist
- Andrew Birdartist
- Maria Taylorartist
Bands Bright Eyes shaped
Where the influence of Bright Eyes travelled next.
- First Aid Kitartist
- Tortoiseartist
- Azure Rayartist
- The Dangerous Summerartist
- Maria Taylorartist
- Tomberlinartist
- The Front Bottomsartist
- The Felice Brothersartist
- Hop Along, Queen Ansleisartist
- Julian Casablancasartist
- Villagersartist
- Hop Alongartist
- Adult Momartist
- Sarah and the Safe Wordartist
- Phoebe Bridgersartist
- The Faintartist
- The Mountain Goatsartist
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