◇ image via WikipediaShiny Toy Guns
Shiny Toy Guns is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Sounds, When the World Comes Down, Blue Öyster Cult, Depeche Mode and Prince. Those roots explain a lot about how Shiny Toy Guns arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ladyhawke, The Bravery, AWOLNATION, Hellogoodbye and Matt & Kim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Black Kids, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Shiny Toy Guns, reaching back through The Sounds and forward to Black Kids. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Shiny Toy Guns is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2002. The band comprises guitarist/vocalist Chad Petree, vocalist/bassist/keyboardist Carah Faye Charnow, keyboardist/bassist Jeremy Dawson, and drummer Mikey Martin.
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Shiny Toy Guns connections
Shiny Toy Guns grew out of The Sounds, When the World Comes Down, Blue Öyster Cult and Depeche Mode, shares an orbit with Ladyhawke, The Bravery, AWOLNATION and Hellogoodbye, went on to shape Black Kids. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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