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Narrow Head

Houston, US
2013–Houston, US

Narrow Head is an act on the Starverb influence map from Houston, US, active 2013–. Their sound grew out of Jawbreaker, Slowdive, Failure, Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr.. Those roots explain a lot about how Narrow Head arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Modern Color, Soul Blind, Fleshwater, Superheaven and Trauma Ray, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Split Chain, Julie, SUNDAZER, Keep and Hum, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 63 connections around Narrow Head, reaching back through Jawbreaker and forward to Split Chain. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Texas quartet — Deftones-heavy shoegaze with grunge marrow.

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Narrow HeadJawbreakerSlowdiveFailureSonic YouthDinosaur Jr.DeftonesUGKNirvanaSplit ChainJulieSUNDAZERKeepHumMillyModern ColorSoul BlindFleshwaterSuperheavenTrauma RayJulieAll Under HeavenBleed

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Narrow Head grew out of Jawbreaker, Slowdive, Failure and Sonic Youth, shares an orbit with Modern Color, Soul Blind, Fleshwater and Superheaven, went on to shape Split Chain, Julie, SUNDAZER and Keep. 63 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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