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Letters to Cleo

Letters to Cleo is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Cheap Trick and The Cars. Those roots explain a lot about how Letters to Cleo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Veruca Salt, The Muffs, Gin Blossoms, Luscious Jackson and Liz Phair, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Flaming Lips, Ariana Grande, Joan Jett, Against Me! and Lily Allen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Letters to Cleo, reaching back through Cheap Trick and forward to The Flaming Lips. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Letters to Cleo is an American alternative rock band originating from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for the 1994 single, "Here & Now", from their full-length debut album, Aurora Gory Alice which topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band's members are Kay Hanley, Greg McKenna, Michael Eisenstein, Stacy Jones, Scott Riebling, and later, Tom Polce and Joe Klompus.

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Letters to CleoCheap TrickThe CarsThe Flaming LipsAriana GrandeJoan JettAgainst Me!Lily AllenBilly Ray CyrusOur Lady PeaceJun SenoueVeruca SaltThe MuffsGin BlossomsLuscious JacksonLiz PhairBlake BabiesGarbageToad The Wet Sprocket

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Letters to Cleo connections

Letters to Cleo grew out of Cheap Trick and The Cars, shares an orbit with Veruca Salt, The Muffs, Gin Blossoms and Luscious Jackson, went on to shape The Flaming Lips, Ariana Grande, Joan Jett and Against Me!. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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