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Pete and the Pirates

Pete and the Pirates is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Morning Runner, Mystery Jets and Wire. Those roots explain a lot about how Pete and the Pirates arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Enemy, Wax Fang, Spector, Dirty Pretty Things and The Vaccines, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Maxïmo Park, Vampire Weekend and Gossip, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Pete and the Pirates, reaching back through Morning Runner and forward to Maxïmo Park. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Pete and the Pirates were an English indie rock band from Reading, Berkshire, England. The band consisted of Thomas Sanders (vocals), Peter Hefferan, David Thorpe (guitar), Peter Cattermoul (bass) and Jonny Sanders (drums).

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Pete and the PiratesMorning RunnerMystery JetsWireMaxïmo ParkVampire WeekendGossipThe EnemyWax FangSpectorDirty Pretty ThingsThe VaccinesWe Were Promised Jet…The CoralHard-Fi

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Pete and the Pirates connections

Pete and the Pirates grew out of Morning Runner, Mystery Jets and Wire, shares an orbit with The Enemy, Wax Fang, Spector and Dirty Pretty Things, went on to shape Maxïmo Park, Vampire Weekend and Gossip. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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