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Matthew Good is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pete Yorn, Nine Inch Nails, Dead Kennedys and Daniel Johnston. Those roots explain a lot about how Matthew Good arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sam Roberts, Our Lady Peace, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Dan Mangan and Limblifter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Talk Talk and July Talk, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Matthew Good, reaching back through Pete Yorn and forward to Talk Talk. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Matthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian musician. He was the lead singer and songwriter for the Matthew Good Band, one of the most successful alternative rock bands in Canada during the 1990s and early 2000s. Since the band disbanded in 2002, Good has pursued a solo career and established himself as a political commentator and mental health activist. Between 1996 and 2016, with sales by Matthew Good Band included, Good was the 25th best-selling Canadian artist in Canada. Good has been nominated for 21 Juno Awards during his career, winning four.
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Matthew Good connections
Matthew Good grew out of Pete Yorn, Nine Inch Nails, Dead Kennedys and Daniel Johnston, shares an orbit with Sam Roberts, Our Lady Peace, Joel Plaskett Emergency and Dan Mangan, went on to shape Talk Talk and July Talk. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Our Lady Peaceartist
- Joel Plaskett Emergencyartist
- Dan Manganartist
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- I Mother Earthartist
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- Tom Cochraneartist
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- The Weakerthansartist
- July Talkartist
- Wide Mouth Masonartist
- Said the Whaleartist
- Blue Octoberartist
- Vertical Horizonartist
- Collective Soulartist
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