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Goldfinger is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Universal Records, Angelo Moore, Big D And The Kids Table, Save Ferris and Sinner Man. Those roots explain a lot about how Goldfinger arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Less Than Jake, The Suicide Machines, The Interrupters, No Use for a Name and Mad Caddies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hilary Duff, Story of the Year, Ünloco, Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Goldfinger, reaching back through Universal Records and forward to Hilary Duff. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Goldfinger is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1994. In their early years, the band was considered a contributor to the movement of third-wave ska, a mid-late 1990s revitalization in the popularity of ska, evidenced in their first three albums: Goldfinger (1996), Hang-Ups (1997) and Stomping Ground (2000). However, the releases of Open Your Eyes (2002) and Disconnection Notice (2005) saw the band shed most of the ska influence, and they have been more commonly placed in the pop-punk genre in later years. They have since released four more albums: Hello Destiny... (2008), The Knife (2017), Never Look Back (2020), and Nine Lives (2026). The band is also noted for their support for animal rights.
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Goldfinger connections
Goldfinger grew out of Universal Records, Angelo Moore, Big D And The Kids Table and Save Ferris, shares an orbit with Less Than Jake, The Suicide Machines, The Interrupters and No Use for a Name, went on to shape Hilary Duff, Story of the Year, Ünloco and Less Than Jake. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Goldfinger
Sounds and acts that shaped Goldfinger.
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Bands Goldfinger shaped
Where the influence of Goldfinger travelled next.
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