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Galaxie 500 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jonathan Richman, The Velvet Underground, Spacemen 3, Television and Sterling Morrison. Those roots explain a lot about how Galaxie 500 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Yo La Tengo, Bedhead, Swirlies, My Bloody Valentine and Pale Saints, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Liz Phair, Mercury Rev, Luna, Xiu Xiu and Girls, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around Galaxie 500, reaching back through Jonathan Richman and forward to Liz Phair. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Galaxie 500 was an American indie rock band that formed in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three studio albums: Today (1988), On Fire (1989), and This Is Our Music (1990).
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Galaxie 500 connections
Galaxie 500 grew out of Jonathan Richman, The Velvet Underground, Spacemen 3 and Television, shares an orbit with Yo La Tengo, Bedhead, Swirlies and My Bloody Valentine, went on to shape Liz Phair, Mercury Rev, Luna and Xiu Xiu. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Galaxie 500
Sounds and acts that shaped Galaxie 500.
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Bands Galaxie 500 shaped
Where the influence of Galaxie 500 travelled next.
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