Starverb
◇ image via Wikipedia
Artist

Jim O'Rourke

Indie rock
Indie rock

Jim O'Rourke is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Kim Gordon, Fast Car, KK Null, Roland Kayn and Bill Fay. Those roots explain a lot about how Jim O'Rourke arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Arthur Russell, Disco Inferno, This Heat, Stereolab and Lift to Experience, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wilco, Stereolab, Superchunk, Kahimi Karie and Smog, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Jim O'Rourke, reaching back through Kim Gordon and forward to Wilco. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Listen
Listen on Spotify
Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jim O'RourkeKim GordonFast CarKK NullRoland KaynBill FayJoanna NewsomThurston MooreLee RanaldoWilcoStereolabSuperchunkKahimi KarieSmogRed KrayolaBeth OrtonJeff TweedyArthur RussellDisco InfernoThis HeatStereolabLift to ExperienceBark PsychosisJulia HolterYo La Tengo

Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.

Jim O'Rourke connections

Jim O'Rourke grew out of Kim Gordon, Fast Car, KK Null and Roland Kayn, shares an orbit with Arthur Russell, Disco Inferno, This Heat and Stereolab, went on to shape Wilco, Stereolab, Superchunk and Kahimi Karie. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Jim O'Rourke

Roots14

Sounds and acts that shaped Jim O'Rourke.

Artists similar to Jim O'Rourke

Kindred16

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Jim O'Rourke.

Bands Jim O'Rourke shaped

Legacy14

Where the influence of Jim O'Rourke travelled next.

Keep exploring

Artists like Jim O'RourkeRoots of Jim O'RourkeLegacy of Jim O'RourkeBrowse all bands & genres

Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next

Shapes the roadmap

  • Music Personality

    Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.

  • Quizzes & badges

    Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.

  • Friend / taste matching

    Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.

  • Gaps

    Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.