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Fountains of Wayne is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Steve Miller Band, The Cars, The Kinks, Britney Spears and Ivy. Those roots explain a lot about how Fountains of Wayne arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Matthew Sweet, Superdrag, Jellyfish, Teenage Fanclub and Ozma, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jonas Brothers, Trippie Redd, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sloan and The Lemonheads, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Fountains of Wayne, reaching back through Steve Miller Band and forward to Jonas Brothers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Fountains of Wayne connections
Fountains of Wayne grew out of Steve Miller Band, The Cars, The Kinks and Britney Spears, shares an orbit with Matthew Sweet, Superdrag, Jellyfish and Teenage Fanclub, went on to shape Jonas Brothers, Trippie Redd, The Smashing Pumpkins and Sloan. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Fountains of Wayne
Sounds and acts that shaped Fountains of Wayne.
Artists similar to Fountains of Wayne
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Fountains of Wayne.
- Matthew Sweetartist
- Superdragartist
- Jellyfishartist
- Teenage Fanclubartist
- Ozmaartist
- Ben Folds Fiveartist
- The Smithereensartist
- Gin Blossomsartist
- The Bethsartist
- The Lemonheadsartist
- The New Pornographersartist
- The Hold Steadyartist
- Superchunkartist
- Everclearartist
- Paul Westerbergartist
- Better Than Ezraartist
- Letters to Cleoartist
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- OK Goartist
Bands Fountains of Wayne shaped
Where the influence of Fountains of Wayne travelled next.
- Jonas Brothersartist
- Trippie Reddartist
- The Smashing Pumpkinsartist
- Sloanartist
- The Lemonheadsartist
- They Might Be Giantsartist
- Ivyartist
- Soul Asylumartist
- The Monkeesartist
- Sharon Van Ettenartist
- Eve 6artist
- Magne Furuholmenartist
- Motion City Soundtrackartist
- Charly Blissartist
- Mini Mansionsartist
- The Long Wintersartist
- The Click Fiveartist
- Mad Tsaiartist
- Sarah and the Safe Wordartist
- Katy Perryartist
- OK Goartist
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