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Ratatat is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Climbing to New Lows. Those roots explain a lot about how Ratatat arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as RJD2, Caribou, Miike Snow, Yeasayer and Justice, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Findlay, Dashboard Confessional, Ben Kweller, Interpol and Kid Cudi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Ratatat, reaching back through Climbing to New Lows and forward to Findlay. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ratatat is an American electronic rock duo consisting of Mike Stroud and producer Evan Mast.
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Ratatat connections
Ratatat grew out of Climbing to New Lows, shares an orbit with RJD2, Caribou, Miike Snow and Yeasayer, went on to shape Findlay, Dashboard Confessional, Ben Kweller and Interpol. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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