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Frank Black and the Catholics

Frank Black and the Catholics is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Stan Ridgway, Ramones, The Beach Boys, Peter, Paul and Mary and Hüsker Dü. Those roots explain a lot about how Frank Black and the Catholics arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Frank Black, Pixies, The Lemonheads, Bob Mould and Sugar, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Frank Black and the Catholics, reaching back through Stan Ridgway. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV, known professionally as Black Francis and formerly Frank Black, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Pixies. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career releasing fifteen albums and forming his band, the Catholics. Pixies regrouped in 2004, and he declared his solo career to be over in 2013.

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Frank Black and the CatholicsStan RidgwayRamonesThe Beach BoysPeter, Paul and MaryHüsker DüDavid BowieThe CarsFrank BlackPixiesThe LemonheadsBob MouldSugarUrge OverkillAfghan WhigsThrowing Muses

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Frank Black and the Catholics grew out of Stan Ridgway, Ramones, The Beach Boys and Peter, Paul and Mary, shares an orbit with Frank Black, Pixies, The Lemonheads and Bob Mould. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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