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King Missile is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ween, R.E.M. and Television. Those roots explain a lot about how King Missile arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Porno for Pyros, Throwing Muses, Soul Coughing, Les Claypool and Camper Van Beethoven, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around King Missile, reaching back through Ween. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
King Missile is an American avant-garde art rock band best known for its 1992 humorous single "Detachable Penis". Vocalist John S. Hall has fronted several disparate incarnations of the group since founding it in 1986.
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King Missile connections
King Missile grew out of Ween, R.E.M. and Television, shares an orbit with Porno for Pyros, Throwing Muses, Soul Coughing and Les Claypool. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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