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Eels is a Alternative rock and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Yo La Tengo, Motörhead, The Beach Boys, Tom Waits and Neil Young. Those roots explain a lot about how Eels arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as dEUS, Beck, The Beta Band, R.E.M. and K's Choice, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lil Ugly Mane, Tracy Bonham, Chaos Chaos and Elliott Smith, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Eels, reaching back through Yo La Tengo and forward to Lil Ugly Mane. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Eels connections
Eels grew out of Yo La Tengo, Motörhead, The Beach Boys and Tom Waits, shares an orbit with dEUS, Beck, The Beta Band and R.E.M., went on to shape Lil Ugly Mane, Tracy Bonham, Chaos Chaos and Elliott Smith. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Eels
Sounds and acts that shaped Eels.
- Yo La Tengoartist
- Motörheadartist
- The Beach Boysartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- Neil Youngartist
- Leonard Cohenartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Elton Johnartist
- Paul Simonartist
- The Kinksartist
- Lou Reedartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- Nick Drakeartist
- Burt Bacharachartist
- Nirvanaartist
- Todd Rundgrenartist
- Meat Puppetsartist
- Sebadohartist
- Peter Buckartist
- Daniel Johnstonartist
- Steve Perryartist
- Tori Amosartist
- Pulpartist
- Fiona Appleartist
- PJ Harveyartist
- Vagrant Recordsartist
- John Parishartist
Artists similar to Eels
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Eels.
- dEUSartist
- Beckartist
- The Beta Bandartist
- R.E.M.artist
- K's Choiceartist
- Feederartist
- Frank Blackartist
- Ashartist
- The Zutonsartist
- The New Pornographersartist
- Snow Patrolartist
- I Am Klootartist
- The Coralartist
- Ocean Colour Sceneartist
- The Hold Steadyartist
- Buffalo Tomartist
- Dovesartist
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeahartist
- Arcade Fireartist
- Jamesartist
- Reefartist
- Pixiesartist
- Superchunkartist
- The Divine Comedyartist
- Kaiser Chiefsartist
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