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Matthew Sweet

Matthew Sweet is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kate Bush, Bryan MacLean, Shawn Mullins, The Marmalade and Curt Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Matthew Sweet arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Smithereens, Paul Westerberg, Superdrag, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Cracker, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into I Was A King, Albert Hammond, Jr. and Odds, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Matthew Sweet, reaching back through Kate Bush and forward to I Was A King. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Sidney Matthew Sweet is an American alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician who was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 1990s as a solo artist. His companion albums, Tomorrow Forever and Tomorrow's Daughter, were followed by 2018's Wicked System of Things and 2021's Catspaw, his 15th studio effort.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Matthew SweetKate BushBryan MacLeanShawn MullinsThe MarmaladeCurt SmithR.E.M.The Beach BoysBig StarI Was A KingAlbert Hammond, Jr.OddsThe SmithereensPaul WesterbergSuperdragToad The Wet SprocketCrackerTeenage FanclubJellyfishGin Blossoms

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Matthew Sweet connections

Matthew Sweet grew out of Kate Bush, Bryan MacLean, Shawn Mullins and The Marmalade, shares an orbit with The Smithereens, Paul Westerberg, Superdrag and Toad The Wet Sprocket, went on to shape I Was A King, Albert Hammond, Jr. and Odds. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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