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Les Savy Fav

Les Savy Fav is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Enon, Polvo, Holy Fuck, Daphni and Hot Hot Heat. Those roots explain a lot about how Les Savy Fav arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Thermals, Tapes 'n Tapes, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Beulah and Superchunk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dan Snaith, Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem, Future of the Left and Caribou, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Les Savy Fav, reaching back through Enon and forward to Dan Snaith. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Les Savy Fav is an American indie rock band based in New York City. Their style is influenced by art punk and post-hardcore. The group is known for the stage presence of lead singer Tim Harrington. The band is signed to Frenchkiss Records, which is owned by the band's bassist, Syd Butler.

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Les Savy FavEnonPolvoHoly FuckDaphniHot Hot HeatFugaziJawboxBloc PartyDan SnaithBloc PartyLCD SoundsystemFuture of the LeftCaribouSurfer BloodThe ThermalsTapes 'n TapesPretty Girls Make Gr…BeulahSuperchunkTitus AndronicusClinicThe Rapture

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Les Savy Fav connections

Les Savy Fav grew out of Enon, Polvo, Holy Fuck and Daphni, shares an orbit with The Thermals, Tapes 'n Tapes, Pretty Girls Make Graves and Beulah, went on to shape Dan Snaith, Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem and Future of the Left. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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