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Jellyfish

Jellyfish is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Argent, Swell, Lyle Workman, XTC and David Bowie. Those roots explain a lot about how Jellyfish arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Matthew Sweet, Teenage Fanclub, Superdrag, The Raspberries and The Smithereens, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Counting Crows, Ami Onuki, Rooney, Afraid of Sunlight and PUFFY, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Jellyfish, reaching back through Argent and forward to Counting Crows. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Jellyfish was an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1989. Led by songwriters Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning, the group was known for their blend of 1960s classic rock and XTC-style power pop. They released two albums, Bellybutton (1990) and Spilt Milk (1993), that proved influential to many subsequent acts in a similar vein.

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JellyfishArgentSwellLyle WorkmanXTCDavid BowieThe Blue NileQueenWorld PartyCounting CrowsAmi OnukiRooneyAfraid of SunlightPUFFYPuffy AmiYumiTim ChristensenMatthew SweetTeenage FanclubSuperdragThe RaspberriesThe SmithereensSelfBadfingerGin Blossoms

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Jellyfish connections

Jellyfish grew out of Argent, Swell, Lyle Workman and XTC, shares an orbit with Matthew Sweet, Teenage Fanclub, Superdrag and The Raspberries, went on to shape Counting Crows, Ami Onuki, Rooney and Afraid of Sunlight. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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