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Pinkshift

Pinkshift is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Arctic Monkeys, No Doubt and Nirvana. Those roots explain a lot about how Pinkshift arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as VIAL, The Oozes, Doll Skin, Sorry Mom and Mommy Long Legs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Gaslight Anthem, The Linda Lindas, Anti-Flag and Pussy Riot, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Pinkshift, reaching back through Arctic Monkeys and forward to The Gaslight Anthem. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Pinkshift is an American rock band, consisting since 2022 of lead vocalist Ashrita Kumar, guitarist Paul Vallejo, and drummer Myron Houngbedji. The band formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2019, after the three members met at Johns Hopkins University and began writing music. Their music has been described as pop-punk with "elements of grunge and alt rock", with the band having cited Nirvana, Arctic Monkeys, and No Doubt as musical influences.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
PinkshiftArctic MonkeysNo DoubtNirvanaThe Gaslight AnthemThe Linda LindasAnti-FlagPussy RiotVIALThe OozesDoll SkinSorry MomMommy Long LegsSweet PillScreaming FemalesNova Twins

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Pinkshift connections

Pinkshift grew out of Arctic Monkeys, No Doubt and Nirvana, shares an orbit with VIAL, The Oozes, Doll Skin and Sorry Mom, went on to shape The Gaslight Anthem, The Linda Lindas, Anti-Flag and Pussy Riot. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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