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Grandaddy

Indie rock
Indie rock

Grandaddy is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Band of Horses, Earlimart, Modest Mouse, Rooney and Elliott Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Grandaddy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jason Lytle, Eels, Stephen Malkmus, Yo La Tengo and Superchunk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Midlake, Syd Matters, PUP, Rockfour and Flotation Toy Warning, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Grandaddy, reaching back through Band of Horses and forward to Midlake. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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GrandaddyBand of HorsesEarlimartModest MouseRooneyElliott SmithColdplayThe BeatlesM. WardMidlakeSyd MattersPUPRockfourFlotation Toy WarningEarlimartAthleteHorsesJason LytleEelsStephen MalkmusYo La TengoSuperchunkClap Your Hands Say …HeatmiserQuasi

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Grandaddy connections

Grandaddy grew out of Band of Horses, Earlimart, Modest Mouse and Rooney, shares an orbit with Jason Lytle, Eels, Stephen Malkmus and Yo La Tengo, went on to shape Midlake, Syd Matters, PUP and Rockfour. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Grandaddy

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped Grandaddy.

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Kindred22

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Grandaddy.

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Legacy8

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