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Deer Tick

Deer Tick is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Will Oldham, The Replacements, Nirvana, John Prine and Hank Williams. Those roots explain a lot about how Deer Tick arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Justin Townes Earle, The Felice Brothers, Dawes, Delta Spirit and Josh Ritter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Happiness?, Local H and The Barr Brothers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Deer Tick, reaching back through Will Oldham and forward to Happiness?. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Deer Tick is an American alternative rock-folk band from Providence, Rhode Island, composed of singer-songwriter John J. McCauley, guitarist Ian O'Neil, bassist Christopher Ryan and drummer Dennis Ryan.

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Deer TickWill OldhamThe ReplacementsNirvanaJohn PrineHank WilliamsBeastie BoysWarren ZevonThe KinksHappiness?Local HThe Barr BrothersJustin Townes EarleThe Felice BrothersDawesDelta SpiritJosh RitterBlitzen TrapperFuturebirdsThe Tallest Man on E…

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Deer Tick connections

Deer Tick grew out of Will Oldham, The Replacements, Nirvana and John Prine, shares an orbit with Justin Townes Earle, The Felice Brothers, Dawes and Delta Spirit, went on to shape Happiness?, Local H and The Barr Brothers. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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