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Cheekface

Cheekface is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Fresh, Devo, Lou Reed, Stephen Malkmus and Jonathan Richman. Those roots explain a lot about how Cheekface arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jeff Rosenstock, Antarctigo Vespucci, The Beths, The Bug Club and Courting, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Grateful Dead, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Cheekface, reaching back through Fresh and forward to Grateful Dead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Cheekface is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2017, the group consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Greg Katz, bassist and backup vocalist Amanda Tannen, and drummer Mark Edwards. Cheekface has released five studio albums, five EPs, and one live album, all on Katz's own label, New Professor Music.

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CheekfaceFreshDevoLou ReedStephen MalkmusJonathan RichmanDas RacistJames MurphyLCD SoundsystemGrateful DeadJeff RosenstockAntarctigo VespucciThe BethsThe Bug ClubCourtingParquet CourtsPrince Daddy & The H…Sports Team

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Cheekface connections

Cheekface grew out of Fresh, Devo, Lou Reed and Stephen Malkmus, shares an orbit with Jeff Rosenstock, Antarctigo Vespucci, The Beths and The Bug Club, went on to shape Grateful Dead. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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