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Electrelane is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Velvet Underground, Neu!, Stereolab and Sonic Youth. Those roots explain a lot about how Electrelane arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Yo La Tengo, The Fiery Furnaces, Clinic, Blonde Redhead and The American Analog Set, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Buck 65, Arcade Fire, Le Tigre and The xx, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Electrelane, reaching back through The Velvet Underground and forward to Buck 65. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Electrelane is an English indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 1998 by Verity Susman and Emma Gaze. The band consists of Susman, Gaze, Mia Clarke, and Ros Murray. Their music draws from a wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, and the Velvet Underground. When playing live, the band has a reputation for a focused show that minimizes audience interaction and rarely included more than one encore.
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Electrelane connections
Electrelane grew out of The Velvet Underground, Neu!, Stereolab and Sonic Youth, shares an orbit with Yo La Tengo, The Fiery Furnaces, Clinic and Blonde Redhead, went on to shape Buck 65, Arcade Fire, Le Tigre and The xx. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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