◇ image via WikipediaRivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Quiet Riot, Shirley Manson, Kiss, Nirvana and Sonic Youth. Those roots explain a lot about how Rivers Cuomo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ozma, Superdrag, Ben Folds Five, Heatmiser and Say Anything, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 5 Seconds of Summer, Hayley Williams, AJR, Todd Rundgren and Panic! at the Disco, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Rivers Cuomo, reaching back through Quiet Riot and forward to 5 Seconds of Summer. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rivers Cuomo connections
Rivers Cuomo grew out of Quiet Riot, Shirley Manson, Kiss and Nirvana, shares an orbit with Ozma, Superdrag, Ben Folds Five and Heatmiser, went on to shape 5 Seconds of Summer, Hayley Williams, AJR and Todd Rundgren. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rivers Cuomo
Sounds and acts that shaped Rivers Cuomo.
Artists similar to Rivers Cuomo
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rivers Cuomo.
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- Superdragartist
- Ben Folds Fiveartist
- Heatmiserartist
- Say Anythingartist
- Selfartist
- The Get Up Kidsartist
- OK Goartist
- The Strokesartist
- Stephen Malkmusartist
- The Hold Steadyartist
- Quasiartist
- Frank Blackartist
- Jimmy Eat Worldartist
- Camper Van Beethovenartist
- The Braveryartist
- Pixiesartist
- Phantom Planetartist
- The Killersartist
- Eelsartist
- Snow Patrolartist
- Albert Hammond, Jr.artist
- Gusterartist
- Ben Foldsartist
- Superchunkartist
- The Young Veinsartist
Bands Rivers Cuomo shaped
Where the influence of Rivers Cuomo travelled next.
- 5 Seconds of Summerartist
- Hayley Williamsartist
- AJRartist
- Todd Rundgrenartist
- Panic! at the Discoartist
- Wayne Shorterartist
- Crazy Townartist
- Coldartist
- Mark Ronsonartist
- The Crystal Methodartist
- The Warlocksartist
- Sugar Rayartist
- Hitomiartist
- Miranda Cosgroveartist
- Big Dataartist
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