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Fountains of Wayne is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Squeeze, Steve Miller Band, The Cars, The Kinks and Britney Spears. 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 Bob Mould, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Click Five, Jonas Brothers, Mad Tsai, Sarah and the Safe Word and Katy Perry, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Fountains of Wayne, reaching back through Squeeze and forward to The Click Five. 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 Squeeze, Steve Miller Band, The Cars and The Kinks, shares an orbit with Matthew Sweet, Superdrag, Jellyfish and Teenage Fanclub, went on to shape The Click Five, Jonas Brothers, Mad Tsai and Sarah and the Safe Word. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Fountains of Wayne
Sounds and acts that shaped Fountains of Wayne.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Fountains of Wayne.
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Bands Fountains of Wayne shaped
Where the influence of Fountains of Wayne travelled next.
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