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Pity Sex is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Superheaven, Daylight, Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets and Jewel. Those roots explain a lot about how Pity Sex arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Balance and Composure, Tigers Jaw, Cloakroom, The Adventures and You Blew It!, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Greet Death, The Promise Ring, Ceremony, Glocca Morra and Yuck, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Pity Sex, reaching back through Superheaven and forward to Greet Death. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Pity Sex is an American alternative rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. The band formed in 2011, and released two studio albums – Feast of Love (2013) and White Hot Moon (2016) – prior to their split. The band announced its reunion in 2022, as part of the Sound & Fury festival line-up.
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Pity Sex connections
Pity Sex grew out of Superheaven, Daylight, Sonic Youth and Meat Puppets, shares an orbit with Balance and Composure, Tigers Jaw, Cloakroom and The Adventures, went on to shape Greet Death, The Promise Ring, Ceremony and Glocca Morra. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Pity Sex
Sounds and acts that shaped Pity Sex.
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Artists similar to Pity Sex
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Pity Sex.
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- The Adventuresartist
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