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Happy Diving

Happy Diving is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Dinosaur Jr. and Weezer. Those roots explain a lot about how Happy Diving arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Big Bite, Stove, Narrow Head, Bleary Eyed and Trauma Ray, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ovlov, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Happy Diving, reaching back through Dinosaur Jr. and forward to Ovlov. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Happy Diving was an American indie rock band from Oakland, California.

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Happy DivingDinosaur Jr.WeezerOvlovBig BiteStoveNarrow HeadBleary EyedTrauma RayHotline TNTSoul BlindHum

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Happy Diving connections

Happy Diving grew out of Dinosaur Jr. and Weezer, shares an orbit with Big Bite, Stove, Narrow Head and Bleary Eyed, went on to shape Ovlov. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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