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Crash Kings is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rooney. Those roots explain a lot about how Crash Kings arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jukebox the Ghost, Middle Class Rut, Ben Folds, The Bravery and Jack's Mannequin, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rooney, Mason Jennings, The Bravery, Chris Cornell and Anberlin, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Crash Kings, reaching back through Rooney and forward to Rooney. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Crash Kings is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2006. The members are vocalist–keyboardist Antonio "Tony" Beliveau, his brother, bassist Mike Beliveau, and drummer Tom Roslak. The band's debut album, Crash Kings, was released May 26, 2009, on Custard/Universal Motown. The first single, "Mountain Man", came out on U.S. modern rock radio stations in October and entered Billboard's Alternative Songs chart the following month. It reached no. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Radio charts in March 2010. The band is known for using analog keyboards, such as the clavinet, with distortion effects and a whammy bar, in place of a typical lead guitar.
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Crash Kings connections
Crash Kings grew out of Rooney, shares an orbit with Jukebox the Ghost, Middle Class Rut, Ben Folds and The Bravery, went on to shape Rooney, Mason Jennings, The Bravery and Chris Cornell. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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