◇ image via WikipediaJohn Linnell
John Linnell is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jello Biafra. Those roots explain a lot about how John Linnell arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ben Folds Five, Self, The Long Winters, R.E.M. and Soul Coughing, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around John Linnell, reaching back through Jello Biafra. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
John Sidney Linnell is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and a co-founder of alternative rock band They Might Be Giants with John Flansburgh, which was formed in 1982. In addition to singing and songwriting, he plays keyboard, accordion, baritone and bass saxophone, and clarinet for the band.
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John Linnell grew out of Jello Biafra, shares an orbit with Ben Folds Five, Self, The Long Winters and R.E.M.. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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