◇ image via WikipediaElliott Smith
Elliott Smith is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, Eels, The Softies, Quasi and William Fitzsimmons. Those roots explain a lot about how Elliott Smith arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Heatmiser, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Alex G and Red House Painters, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lifehouse, Phoebe Bridgers, Kings of Convenience, Julien Baker and Back to Bedlam, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 92 connections around Elliott Smith, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Lifehouse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Elliott Smith connections
Elliott Smith grew out of The Beatles, Eels, The Softies and Quasi, shares an orbit with Heatmiser, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley and Alex G, went on to shape Lifehouse, Phoebe Bridgers, Kings of Convenience and Julien Baker. 93 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Elliott Smith
Sounds and acts that shaped Elliott Smith.
Artists similar to Elliott Smith
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Elliott Smith.
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Bands Elliott Smith shaped
Where the influence of Elliott Smith travelled next.
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