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Knapsack

Knapsack is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Minor Threat, 7 Seconds, Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today and Dinosaur Jr.. Those roots explain a lot about how Knapsack arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Jealous Sound, Braid, Jets to Brazil, Rainer Maria and The Get Up Kids, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Turnover, Title Fight, Jebediah, The Jealous Sound and At the Drive-In, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Knapsack, reaching back through Minor Threat and forward to Turnover. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Knapsack is an American rock band formed in 1993 by Blair Shehan (vocals/guitar) and Colby Mancasola (drums). Shehan and Mancasola were two high school friends studying at the University of California, Davis. Guitarist Jason Bokros and bass guitarist Rod Meyer completed the line-up.

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KnapsackMinor Threat7 SecondsGorilla BiscuitsYouth of TodayDinosaur Jr.SuperchunkPavementGuided by VoicesTurnoverTitle FightJebediahThe Jealous SoundAt the Drive-InThe Jealous SoundBraidJets to BrazilRainer MariaThe Get Up KidsPiebaldNo KnifeThe Jazz June

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Knapsack connections

Knapsack grew out of Minor Threat, 7 Seconds, Gorilla Biscuits and Youth of Today, shares an orbit with The Jealous Sound, Braid, Jets to Brazil and Rainer Maria, went on to shape Turnover, Title Fight, Jebediah and The Jealous Sound. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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