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Self is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Failure, Depeche Mode, AC/DC, They Might Be Giants and Lupe Fiasco. Those roots explain a lot about how Self arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Enon, They Might Be Giants, That Handsome Devil, Tally Hall and Rob Cantor, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beck, Lustra, Hellogoodbye, Prince and Tally Hall, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Self, reaching back through Failure and forward to Beck. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Self is an American pop rock band formed in 1993 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The band is led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Matt Mahaffey, additionally consisting of keyboardist Chris James, bassist Mac Burrus, and drummer Jason Rawlings. Former members include guitarist Mike Mahaffey and touring bassist Tim Nobles. The group began as a duo on Spongebath Records with the Mahaffey brothers, immediately picked up by Zoo Entertainment to release their debut album, Subliminal Plastic Motives (1995). It sold over 40,000 copies in its first two years with support from the singles "Cannon" and "So Low". After expanding the lineup for live performances, the band embraced an experimental approach with The Half-Baked Serenade (1997), followed by a compilation of demos, Feels Like Breakin' Shit (1998).
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Self connections
Self grew out of Failure, Depeche Mode, AC/DC and They Might Be Giants, shares an orbit with Enon, They Might Be Giants, That Handsome Devil and Tally Hall, went on to shape Beck, Lustra, Hellogoodbye and Prince. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Self
Sounds and acts that shaped Self.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Self.
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- Jack Conteartist
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- Quasiartist
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- Jukebox the Ghostartist
- Electric Sixartist
- Beckartist
- Bloodhound Gangartist
- Panic! at the Discoartist
- Frank Blackartist
- Jack Off Jillartist
- Say Anythingartist
- OK Goartist
- Nick Lutskoartist
- Gerard Wayartist
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