◇ image via WikipediaFranz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand is a Indie rock and Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Greatest Hits, Wilko Johnson, Sound of Silver, Gang of Four and Sparks. 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, Kasabian and The Vaccines, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Moptop, Bloc Party, Scissor Sisters, Biffy Clyro and The Futureheads, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 87 connections around Franz Ferdinand, reaching back through Greatest Hits 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 Greatest Hits, Wilko Johnson, Sound of Silver and Gang of Four, shares an orbit with FFS, Kaiser Chiefs, Dirty Pretty Things and Kasabian, went on to shape Moptop, Bloc Party, Scissor Sisters and Biffy Clyro. 87 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Franz Ferdinand
Sounds and acts that shaped Franz Ferdinand.
- Greatest Hitsartist
- Wilko Johnsonartist
- 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
Artists similar to Franz Ferdinand
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Franz Ferdinand.
- FFSartist
- Kaiser Chiefsartist
- Dirty Pretty Thingsartist
- Kasabianartist
- The Vaccinesartist
- The Killersartist
- The Braveryartist
- Arctic Monkeysartist
- Hard-Fiartist
- The Strokesartist
- Hot Hot Heatartist
- Museartist
- We Are Scientistsartist
- Interpolartist
- Two Door Cinema Clubartist
- Albert Hammond, Jr.artist
- White Liesartist
- Julian Casablancasartist
- The Futureheadsartist
- The Zutonsartist
- OK Goartist
- The Killsartist
- The Raconteursartist
- Arcade Fireartist
Bands Franz Ferdinand shaped
Where the influence of Franz Ferdinand travelled next.
- Moptopartist
- Bloc Partyartist
- Scissor Sistersartist
- Biffy Clyroartist
- 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
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