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fun.

fun. is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dr. Dog, Queen, Nickelback, Paramore and Panic! at the Disco. Those roots explain a lot about how fun. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Format, Jukebox the Ghost, AJR, Grouplove and Foster the People, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into AJR, Bleachers, Tessa Violet, Pentatonix and 2NE1, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around fun., reaching back through Dr. Dog and forward to AJR. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Fun was an American pop rock band formed in New York City. The band consisted of vocalist Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalists Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff.

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fun.Dr. DogQueenNickelbackParamorePanic! at the DiscoMiniature TigersEmile HaynieThe FormatAJRBleachersTessa VioletPentatonix2NE1Little MixHere's to Never Grow…Anthony GreenThe FormatJukebox the GhostAJRGrouploveFoster the PeopleA Great Big WorldSmallpoolsAmerican Authors

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fun. connections

fun. grew out of Dr. Dog, Queen, Nickelback and Paramore, shares an orbit with The Format, Jukebox the Ghost, AJR and Grouplove, went on to shape AJR, Bleachers, Tessa Violet and Pentatonix. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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