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Mêlée is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bowling for Soup. Those roots explain a lot about how Mêlée arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Augustana, Jack's Mannequin, Acceptance, Ben Folds Five and Ben Folds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into INXS and Mayday Parade, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Mêlée, reaching back through Bowling for Soup and forward to INXS. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mêlée is an American rock band from Orange County in California. Formed in 2000, the band consists of Ricky Sans, Chris Cron, Ryan Malloy and Derek Lee Rock. The group released their debut album Everyday Behavior under Los Angeles–based independent label Subcity Records in 2004. In 2006, they were signed with major record label Warner Bros. Records, and subsequently, in 2007 made their major record label debut Devils & Angels. In 2010, they released their follow-up album on Warner titled The Masquerade, released in Japan and digitally in North America.
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Mêlée connections
Mêlée grew out of Bowling for Soup, shares an orbit with Augustana, Jack's Mannequin, Acceptance and Ben Folds Five, went on to shape INXS and Mayday Parade. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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