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Mercury Rev is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Guns N' Roses, The Flaming Lips, Steely Dan, The Chemical Brothers and The Band. Those roots explain a lot about how Mercury Rev arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Spiritualized, Yo La Tengo, The Beta Band, Primal Scream and Ride, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rollerskate Skinny, Los Planetas, Submarine, Flotation Toy Warning and Lenola, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Mercury Rev, reaching back through Guns N' Roses and forward to Rollerskate Skinny. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mercury Rev is an American rock band formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York, with Jonathan Donahue and Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak as the only constant members. The band's music has incorporated indie rock, psychedelic rock and American roots, amongst other forms. Mercury Rev have been closely associated with The Flaming Lips, and the two bands have shared historical ties.
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Mercury Rev connections
Mercury Rev grew out of Guns N' Roses, The Flaming Lips, Steely Dan and The Chemical Brothers, shares an orbit with Spiritualized, Yo La Tengo, The Beta Band and Primal Scream, went on to shape Rollerskate Skinny, Los Planetas, Submarine and Flotation Toy Warning. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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