◇ image via WikipediaElvis Costello
Elvis Costello is a Punk rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Questlove, Larkin Poe, Anthology of American Folk Music, Mark Bedford and The Essential Johnny Cash. Those roots explain a lot about how Elvis Costello arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Joe Jackson, The Jam, Ian Dury and Roxy Music, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bridgit Mendler, Sum 41, Simple Plan, Smash Mouth and Eels, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 161 connections around Elvis Costello, reaching back through Questlove and forward to Bridgit Mendler. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Elvis Costello connections
Elvis Costello grew out of Questlove, Larkin Poe, Anthology of American Folk Music and Mark Bedford, shares an orbit with Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Joe Jackson, The Jam and Ian Dury, went on to shape Bridgit Mendler, Sum 41, Simple Plan and Smash Mouth. 162 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Elvis Costello
Sounds and acts that shaped Elvis Costello.
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Artists similar to Elvis Costello
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Elvis Costello.
Bands Elvis Costello shaped
Where the influence of Elvis Costello travelled next.
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