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Elefant

Elefant is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Iggy Pop and MC5. Those roots explain a lot about how Elefant arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as French Kicks, stellastarr*, The Cinematics, The Bravery and Tokyo Police Club, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Interpol, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Elefant, reaching back through Iggy Pop and forward to Interpol. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
ElefantIggy PopMC5InterpolFrench Kicksstellastarr*The CinematicsThe BraveryTokyo Police ClubMorning RunnerArcade FireAtlas Genius

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Elefant connections

Elefant grew out of Iggy Pop and MC5, shares an orbit with French Kicks, stellastarr*, The Cinematics and The Bravery, went on to shape Interpol. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Elefant.

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