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My Vitriol

My Vitriol is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of JJ72 and Elliott Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how My Vitriol arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Amusement Parks On Fire, Swervedriver, Hundred Reasons, Catherine Wheel and Sparta, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around My Vitriol, reaching back through JJ72. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

My Vitriol are a British alternative rock band, formed in 1998 in London. The band currently comprises singer and guitarist Som Wardner, drummer Ravi Kesavaram, guitarist Seth Taylor and bassist Tatia Starkey. The band had success with their debut album Finelines in 2001, which spawned three top-40 hit singles on the UK Singles Chart, before announcing a hiatus in 2002. The band were credited as spearheading a new shoegazing movement, dubbed nu gaze. They released new material in 2007, and released limited fanbase album The Secret Sessions in October 2016. The band name is taken from the Graham Greene novel Brighton Rock.

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My VitriolJJ72Elliott SmithAmusement Parks On F…SwervedriverHundred ReasonsCatherine WheelSpartaPlaceboAirielAsh

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My Vitriol grew out of JJ72 and Elliott Smith, shares an orbit with Amusement Parks On Fire, Swervedriver, Hundred Reasons and Catherine Wheel. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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