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Locust

Locust is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Born Against, Bikini Kill and Man Is the Bastard. Those roots explain a lot about how Locust arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cibo Matto, Mark Van Hoen, James K, Bowery Electric and Everything But the Girl, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Fantômas, Sing-Sing, Danny Elfman, The Hold Steady and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Locust, reaching back through Born Against and forward to Fantômas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Locust was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, California, known for their mix of grindcore aggression and new wave experimentation.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
LocustBorn AgainstBikini KillMan Is the BastardFantômasSing-SingDanny ElfmanThe Hold SteadyYeah Yeah YeahsSlayerCibo MattoMark Van HoenJames KBowery ElectricEverything But the G…Smoke CitySusumu YokotaDot Allison

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Locust connections

Locust grew out of Born Against, Bikini Kill and Man Is the Bastard, shares an orbit with Cibo Matto, Mark Van Hoen, James K and Bowery Electric, went on to shape Fantômas, Sing-Sing, Danny Elfman and The Hold Steady. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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