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Sheer Mag is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Hotline TNT, Baroness and Little Big League. Those roots explain a lot about how Sheer Mag arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Screaming Females, The Bug Club, Amyl and the Sniffers, White Denim and Black Lips, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Snail Mail, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Sheer Mag, reaching back through Hotline TNT and forward to Snail Mail. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sheer Mag is an American rock band from Philadelphia formed in 2014. A combination of 1970s rock and punk ethos, the band self-released three 7-inch EPs before March 2016. They have released three studio albums; 2017's Need To Feel Your Love, 2019's A Distant Call, and 2024's Playing Favorites.
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Sheer Mag connections
Sheer Mag grew out of Hotline TNT, Baroness and Little Big League, shares an orbit with Screaming Females, The Bug Club, Amyl and the Sniffers and White Denim, went on to shape Snail Mail. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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