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Mates of State is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tom Waits, The Mars Volta, Nick Cave, Daniel Johnston and Phantom Planet. Those roots explain a lot about how Mates of State arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stars, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Ra Ra Riot, Voxtrot and Matt & Kim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beulah, Paws, Superdrag, Chaos Chaos and The Anniversary, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Mates of State, reaching back through Tom Waits and forward to Beulah. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997. The group is the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel.
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Mates of State connections
Mates of State grew out of Tom Waits, The Mars Volta, Nick Cave and Daniel Johnston, shares an orbit with Stars, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Ra Ra Riot and Voxtrot, went on to shape Beulah, Paws, Superdrag and Chaos Chaos. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mates of State
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