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Said the Whale is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, The Rolling Stones, Rush, Van Halen and Fruit Bats. Those roots explain a lot about how Said the Whale arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Zolas, Dan Mangan, Arkells, Tokyo Police Club and Wintersleep, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Drake, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Said the Whale, reaching back through Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker and forward to Drake. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Said the Whale is a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band was founded in 2007 by the group's primary songwriters, guitarists and lead vocalists, Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft. Their current lineup consists of Worcester, Bancroft, keyboardist and vocalist Jaycelyn Brown, bassist Lincoln Hotchen, and drummer Spencer Schoening.
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Said the Whale connections
Said the Whale grew out of Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, The Rolling Stones, Rush and Van Halen, shares an orbit with The Zolas, Dan Mangan, Arkells and Tokyo Police Club, went on to shape Drake. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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