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NUMBER GIRL

NUMBER GIRL is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pixies, Sonic Youth, Hüsker Dü, Led Zeppelin and Prince. Those roots explain a lot about how NUMBER GIRL arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as ZAZEN BOYS, 銀杏BOYZ, The Pillows, Ling Tosite Sigure and chouchou merged syrups., sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kensuke Ushio, ZAZEN BOYS, Base Ball Bear, Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Tricot, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around NUMBER GIRL, reaching back through Pixies and forward to Kensuke Ushio. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Number Girl was a Japanese rock band from Fukuoka Prefecture, formed in August 1995 by vocalist and guitarist Shutoku Mukai. They first disbanded in 2002 following bassist Kentaro Nakao's departure from the band.

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NUMBER GIRLPixiesSonic YouthHüsker DüLed ZeppelinPrinceMiles DavisPublic EnemyNirvanaKensuke UshioZAZEN BOYSBase Ball BearAsian Kung-Fu Genera…TricotLing Tosite SigureWeatherdayClarionZAZEN BOYS銀杏BOYZThe PillowsLing Tosite Sigurechouchou merged syru…THE NOVEMBERSCondor449mm Parabellum Bullet

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NUMBER GIRL connections

NUMBER GIRL grew out of Pixies, Sonic Youth, Hüsker Dü and Led Zeppelin, shares an orbit with ZAZEN BOYS, 銀杏BOYZ, The Pillows and Ling Tosite Sigure, went on to shape Kensuke Ushio, ZAZEN BOYS, Base Ball Bear and Asian Kung-Fu Generation. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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