◇ image via WikipediaFranz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand is a Indie rock and Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Sound of Silver, Gang of Four, Sparks, Good Luck, Babe! and Domino Recording Company. Those roots explain a lot about how Franz Ferdinand arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as FFS, Kaiser Chiefs, Dirty Pretty Things, The Vaccines and The Killers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Moptop, The Futureheads, The Cribs, Our Love to Admire and The Courteeners, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 82 connections around Franz Ferdinand, reaching back through Sound of Silver and forward to Moptop. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Franz Ferdinand connections
Franz Ferdinand grew out of Sound of Silver, Gang of Four, Sparks and Good Luck, Babe!, shares an orbit with FFS, Kaiser Chiefs, Dirty Pretty Things and The Vaccines, went on to shape Moptop, The Futureheads, The Cribs and Our Love to Admire. 82 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Franz Ferdinand
Sounds and acts that shaped Franz Ferdinand.
- Sound of Silverartist
- Gang of Fourartist
- Sparksartist
- Good Luck, Babe!artist
- Domino Recording Companyartist
- Trentemøllerartist
- Midlakeartist
- Cassiusartist
- Todd Terjeartist
- Nick McCarthyartist
- Art Brutartist
- The Monochrome Setartist
- The Elephant 6 Recording Companyartist
- Josef Kartist
- Deloreanartist
- Metronomyartist
- Ratatatartist
- Âmeartist
- Storm Queenartist
- Born Ruffiansartist
- Lindstrøm & Christabelleartist
- The Raptureartist
- Mogwaiartist
- The Von Bondiesartist
- Lindstrømartist
- Morgan Geistartist
- LA Priestartist
- The Pridsartist
- The Beatlesartist
- The Rolling Stonesartist
- The Whoartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Sex Pistolsartist
- Wireartist
- Travisartist
- Blurartist
- Britney Spearsartist
- Donna Summerartist
- Greatest Hitsartist
- Wilko Johnsonartist
Artists similar to Franz Ferdinand
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Franz Ferdinand.
- FFSartist
- Kaiser Chiefsartist
- Dirty Pretty Thingsartist
- The Vaccinesartist
- The Killersartist
- The Braveryartist
- Arctic Monkeysartist
- Hard-Fiartist
- The Strokesartist
- Museartist
- We Are Scientistsartist
- Two Door Cinema Clubartist
- White Liesartist
- Julian Casablancasartist
- The Zutonsartist
- OK Goartist
- The Killsartist
- The Raconteursartist
- Arcade Fireartist
Bands Franz Ferdinand shaped
Where the influence of Franz Ferdinand travelled next.
- Moptopartist
- The Futureheadsartist
- The Cribsartist
- Our Love to Admireartist
- The Courteenersartist
- Rhythms Del Mundoartist
- Justiceartist
- FFSartist
- Goldspotartist
- The Trewsartist
- Måneskinartist
- Los Lonely Boysartist
- Maroon 5artist
- Gwen Stefaniartist
- Peachesartist
- LCD Soundsystemartist
- ESGartist
- Debbie Harryartist
- Kaiser Chiefsartist
- The Braveryartist
- Bloc Partyartist
- Scissor Sistersartist
- Biffy Clyroartist
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