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Kind of Like Spitting

Kind of Like Spitting is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Billy Bragg, Robert Pollard, Phil Ochs, Björk and Led Zeppelin. Those roots explain a lot about how Kind of Like Spitting arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Jazz June, Braid, I Hate Myself, Glocca Morra and Snowing, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Thermals, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Kind of Like Spitting, reaching back through Billy Bragg and forward to The Thermals. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Kind of Like Spitting is an American indie rock band. They formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. The band was led by singer-songwriter Ben Barnett, whose work has drawn comparisons to Elliott Smith, Mark Eitzel, Billy Bragg, and Robert Pollard.

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Kind of Like SpittingBilly BraggRobert PollardPhil OchsBjörkLed ZeppelinMotownGood LuckElliott SmithThe ThermalsThe Jazz JuneBraidI Hate MyselfGlocca MorraSnowingRainer MariaKorea GirlJets to Brazil

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Kind of Like Spitting connections

Kind of Like Spitting grew out of Billy Bragg, Robert Pollard, Phil Ochs and Björk, shares an orbit with The Jazz June, Braid, I Hate Myself and Glocca Morra, went on to shape The Thermals. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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