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Dinosaur Pile-Up

Dinosaur Pile-Up is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Deftones, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pavement and The Beach Boys. Those roots explain a lot about how Dinosaur Pile-Up arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Pale White, Demob Happy, The Amazons, Himalayas and Highly Suspect, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Dinosaur Pile-Up, reaching back through Deftones. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Dinosaur Pile-Up is an English alternative rock band formed in late 2007, hailing from Leeds, West Yorkshire. Current members are lead singer and guitarist Matt Bigland, drummer Mike Sheils and bassist Jim Cratchley. Their past members include Steve Wilson (2008–2010), Tom Dornford-May (2008–2010), Tommy Davidson (2008), Harry Johns (2010–2011), and James Sacha (2013).

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Dinosaur Pile-UpDeftonesNirvanaThe Smashing PumpkinsPavementThe Beach BoysThe BeatlesSlayerFoo FightersThe Pale WhiteDemob HappyThe AmazonsHimalayasHighly SuspectBlack HoneyThe HunnaBand of Skulls

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Dinosaur Pile-Up grew out of Deftones, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins and Pavement, shares an orbit with The Pale White, Demob Happy, The Amazons and Himalayas. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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