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Portraits of Past

Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk

Portraits of Past is a Hardcore punk act. Their sound grew out of Heroin, Unwound and Drive Like Jehu. Those roots explain a lot about how Portraits of Past arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as I Hate Myself and Heroin, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Funeral Diner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around Portraits of Past, reaching back through Heroin and forward to Funeral Diner. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Portraits of PastHeroinUnwoundDrive Like JehuFuneral DinerI Hate MyselfHeroin

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Portraits of Past connections

Portraits of Past grew out of Heroin, Unwound and Drive Like Jehu, shares an orbit with I Hate Myself and Heroin, went on to shape Funeral Diner. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped Portraits of Past.

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Kindred2

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