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Rival Schools

Rival Schools is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Judge, Nightmare Of You, Youth of Today, Quicksand and Gorilla Biscuits. Those roots explain a lot about how Rival Schools arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sparta, Jawbox, Far, Shiner and Braid, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nightmare Of You, One Step Closer, Narrow Head, Thursday and The Offspring, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Rival Schools, reaching back through Judge and forward to Nightmare Of You. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Rival Schools is an American post-hardcore band from New York City, New York. For most of their tenure, the band has featured Walter Schreifels on vocals and guitar, Ian Love on guitar, Cache Tolman on bass guitar, and Sam Siegler on drums.

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Rival SchoolsJudgeNightmare Of YouYouth of TodayQuicksandGorilla BiscuitsNightmare Of YouOne Step CloserNarrow HeadThursdayThe OffspringRise AgainstThe BronxMad CaddiesSpartaJawboxFarShinerBraidNo KnifeBraidThe Appleseed Cast

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Rival Schools connections

Rival Schools grew out of Judge, Nightmare Of You, Youth of Today and Quicksand, shares an orbit with Sparta, Jawbox, Far and Shiner, went on to shape Nightmare Of You, One Step Closer, Narrow Head and Thursday. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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