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Puzzle

Puzzle is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Herbert. Those roots explain a lot about how Puzzle arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cowgirl Clue, Machine Girl, Computerwife, George Clanton and The Buttertones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Matthew Herbert, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Puzzle, reaching back through Herbert and forward to Matthew Herbert. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Garden is an American experimental punk rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 2011 by twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears. The duo released their debut album The Life and Times of a Paperclip in 2013, with several smaller releases following. In 2015, the group released their second studio album Haha along with the lead single "All Smiles Over Here :)" to critical acclaim after being signed to Epitaph Records. The brothers have toured across the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Mexico. The duo also performed at Coachella in 2019 and 2023.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
PuzzleHerbertMatthew HerbertCowgirl ClueMachine GirlComputerwifeGeorge ClantonThe ButtertonesESPRIT 空想The Symposiummemo boy

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Puzzle connections

Puzzle grew out of Herbert, shares an orbit with Cowgirl Clue, Machine Girl, Computerwife and George Clanton, went on to shape Matthew Herbert. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Puzzle

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Sounds and acts that shaped Puzzle.

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