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Owen is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Promise Ring, S. Carey, Against Me!, Depeche Mode and Cap'n Jazz. Those roots explain a lot about how Owen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as American Football, Pedro the Lion, Joan of Arc, The Appleseed Cast and You Blew It!, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into TTNG, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Owen, reaching back through The Promise Ring and forward to TTNG. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Owen is the primary solo project of American musician Mike Kinsella. The project features soft melodies and complex acoustics, combining acoustic guitar with keyboard, other guitars, vocals, and drums.
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Owen connections
Owen grew out of The Promise Ring, S. Carey, Against Me! and Depeche Mode, shares an orbit with American Football, Pedro the Lion, Joan of Arc and The Appleseed Cast, went on to shape TTNG. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Cap'n Jazzartist
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