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Dear and the Headlights

Dear and the Headlights is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Forgive Durden. Those roots explain a lot about how Dear and the Headlights arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as As Tall As Lions, Glocca Morra, Weatherbox, All Get Out and Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Circa Survive, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, Steel Train and Motion City Soundtrack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Dear and the Headlights, reaching back through Forgive Durden and forward to Circa Survive. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Dear and the Headlights was an American indie rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2005. They released two widely known demos, recorded by future bassist Chuckie Duff, before their debut album was released. These demos included five songs re-recorded for the album. The most notable change to the songs upon re-recording was the drop from standard guitar tuning to E-flat standard tuning. Two songs heard on their purevolume.com page, recorded acoustic on a local radio show, also later appeared on Small Steps, Heavy Hooves. Small Steps, Heavy Hooves, the band's debut album, was released on February 6, 2007 on Equal Vision Records.

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Dear and the HeadlightsForgive DurdenCirca SurviveJimmy Eat WorldParamoreSteel TrainMotion City SoundtrackBoys Night OutLovedrugAs Tall As LionsAs Tall As LionsGlocca MorraWeatherboxAll Get OutMargot & the Nuclear…CursiveCopelandHop Along

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Dear and the Headlights connections

Dear and the Headlights grew out of Forgive Durden, shares an orbit with As Tall As Lions, Glocca Morra, Weatherbox and All Get Out, went on to shape Circa Survive, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore and Steel Train. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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