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Pet Shop Boys is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Gwen McCrae, Example, David Morales, Biba and Club 69. Those roots explain a lot about how Pet Shop Boys arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Erasure, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, a-ha, Eurythmics and Alphaville, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jon Hopkins, Attack Attack!, Gepe, Joey Negro and Andreas Scholl, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 103 connections around Pet Shop Boys, reaching back through Gwen McCrae and forward to Jon Hopkins. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Pet Shop Boys connections
Pet Shop Boys grew out of Gwen McCrae, Example, David Morales and Biba, shares an orbit with Erasure, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, a-ha and Eurythmics, went on to shape Jon Hopkins, Attack Attack!, Gepe and Joey Negro. 103 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Pet Shop Boys
Sounds and acts that shaped Pet Shop Boys.
- Gwen McCraeartist
- Exampleartist
- David Moralesartist
- Bibaartist
- Club 69artist
- Bobby Oartist
- Canibusartist
- B-Sideartist
- Modern Talkingartist
- Soft Cellartist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Kraftwerkartist
- The Human Leagueartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- Patrick Cowleyartist
- Cat Stevensartist
- Elvis Presleyartist
- The Poguesartist
- Kirsty MacCollartist
- U2artist
- Frankie Valliartist
- The Four Seasonsartist
- a-haartist
- Dusty Springfieldartist
- Parlophoneartist
- Angelo Badalamentiartist
- Sam's Townartist
- Reggie Lucasartist
- D.A.F.artist
- Die Mensch-Maschineartist
- Can't Take My Eyes Off Youartist
- Telexartist
- Offer Nissimartist
- Rollo Armstrongartist
- Philip Oakeyartist
- Electronica 2: The Heart of Noiseartist
- Smalltown Boyartist
- Dave Seamanartist
- Blue Weaverartist
- Stephen Hagueartist
- Shep Pettiboneartist
- James Fordartist
- K-Klassartist
- Ralphi Rosarioartist
- The Beatmastersartist
Artists similar to Pet Shop Boys
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Pet Shop Boys.
Bands Pet Shop Boys shaped
Where the influence of Pet Shop Boys travelled next.
- Jon Hopkinsartist
- Attack Attack!artist
- Gepeartist
- Joey Negroartist
- Andreas Schollartist
- Sophieartist
- Electronicartist
- Gary Barlowartist
- Killersartist
- Suedeartist
- Liza Minnelliartist
- Robbie Williamsartist
- The Killersartist
- Dusty Springfieldartist
- Bernard Sumnerartist
- Johnny Marrartist
- Hurtsartist
- Brandon Flowersartist
- Crystal Castlesartist
- The KLFartist
- Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1artist
- Enjoy the Silenceartist
- Dirty Pretty Thingsartist
- Anne Dudleyartist
- Think Tankartist
- Annieartist
- Miss Kittinartist
- Cut Copyartist
- The Black Dogartist
- Mauro Picottoartist
- I Can Do It with a Broken Heartartist
- And Oneartist
- The Radio Dept.artist
- Unfinished Sympathyartist
- Higher Than Heavenartist
- Sophie Ellis-Bextorartist
- Athenaartist
- Maximilian Heckerartist
- Marsheauxartist
- Sounds from Nowheresvilleartist
- X-Perienceartist
- Joachim Garraudartist
- Dombreskyartist
- We Have Bandartist
- Shoot from the Hipartist
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