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Middle Class Rut is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jane's Addiction and Rage Against the Machine. Those roots explain a lot about how Middle Class Rut arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Highly Suspect, Crash Kings, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Blue October and Filter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Black Box Revelation and Chevelle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Middle Class Rut, reaching back through Jane's Addiction and forward to The Black Box Revelation. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Middle Class Rut, also known as MC Rut, is an American alternative rock band duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Zack Lopez and vocalist/drummer Sean Stockham. They were formed in Sacramento, California in December 2006. After several EP's, in 2010 they released their first full-length LP, No Name No Color. Their second album, Pick Up Your Head, was released June 25, 2013. After a brief hiatus, the band returned in 2018 with their third album, Gutters.
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Middle Class Rut connections
Middle Class Rut grew out of Jane's Addiction and Rage Against the Machine, shares an orbit with Highly Suspect, Crash Kings, Dinosaur Pile-Up and Blue October, went on to shape The Black Box Revelation and Chevelle. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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