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Government Issue is a Hardcore punk act. Their sound grew out of First Two 7"s on a 12", R.E.M., Ian MacKaye, Minor Threat and Fear. Those roots explain a lot about how Government Issue arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Teen Idles, Gang Green, Minor Threat, Circle Jerks and Reagan Youth, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jawbox, Burning Airlines, Darkest Hour, Dischord Records and Scream, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Government Issue, reaching back through First Two 7"s on a 12" and forward to Jawbox. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Government Issue connections
Government Issue grew out of First Two 7"s on a 12", R.E.M., Ian MacKaye and Minor Threat, shares an orbit with The Teen Idles, Gang Green, Minor Threat and Circle Jerks, went on to shape Jawbox, Burning Airlines, Darkest Hour and Dischord Records. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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