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Galaxie 500 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Spacemen 3, Television, Sterling Morrison, Young Marble Giants and Jonathan Richman. Those roots explain a lot about how Galaxie 500 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Luna, Yo La Tengo, Bedhead, Kitchens of Distinction and Swirlies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sonic Youth, Mercury Rev, Luna, Liz Phair and Xiu Xiu, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 63 connections around Galaxie 500, reaching back through Spacemen 3 and forward to Sonic Youth. 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 Spacemen 3, Television, Sterling Morrison and Young Marble Giants, shares an orbit with Luna, Yo La Tengo, Bedhead and Kitchens of Distinction, went on to shape Sonic Youth, Mercury Rev, Luna and Liz Phair. 63 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Galaxie 500
Sounds and acts that shaped Galaxie 500.
Artists similar to Galaxie 500
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Galaxie 500.
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Bands Galaxie 500 shaped
Where the influence of Galaxie 500 travelled next.
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