◇ image via WikipediaPurple Mountains
Purple Mountains is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Silver Jews and The Avalanches. Those roots explain a lot about how Purple Mountains arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Songs: Ohia, Bill Callahan, Palace Music, Stephen Malkmus and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Avalanches, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Purple Mountains, reaching back through Silver Jews and forward to The Avalanches. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Purple Mountains connections
Purple Mountains grew out of Silver Jews and The Avalanches, shares an orbit with Songs: Ohia, Bill Callahan, Palace Music and Stephen Malkmus, went on to shape The Avalanches. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Purple Mountains
Sounds and acts that shaped Purple Mountains.
Artists similar to Purple Mountains
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- Bill Callahanartist
- Palace Musicartist
- Stephen Malkmusartist
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billyartist
- Greg Freemanartist
- Vic Chesnuttartist
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- Richard Dawsonartist
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- Uncle Tupeloartist
- Yo La Tengoartist
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- Geeseartist
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- The Mountain Goatsartist
- The Angels of Lightartist
- Lucinda Williamsartist
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