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Silversun Pickups is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Wolfmother, Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs, Placebo and Manchester Orchestra. Those roots explain a lot about how Silversun Pickups arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Joy Formidable, Metric, Manchester Orchestra, Cold War Kids and Death Cab for Cutie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Wrecks, Bored Nothing, Birds of Tokyo, Mew and D'arcy Wretzky, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Silversun Pickups, reaching back through Wolfmother and forward to The Wrecks. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Silversun Pickups is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles that was formed in 2000. The band is composed of Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester.
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Silversun Pickups connections
Silversun Pickups grew out of Wolfmother, Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs and Placebo, shares an orbit with The Joy Formidable, Metric, Manchester Orchestra and Cold War Kids, went on to shape The Wrecks, Bored Nothing, Birds of Tokyo and Mew. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Silversun Pickups
Sounds and acts that shaped Silversun Pickups.
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- Foo Fightersartist
- Kaiser Chiefsartist
- Placeboartist
- Manchester Orchestraartist
- Museartist
- Against Me!artist
- Birds of Tokyoartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- School of Seven Bellsartist
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- Martikaartist
- Lowartist
- Joe Jacksonartist
- The Smashing Pumpkinsartist
- My Bloody Valentineartist
- Citizen Kingartist
- MTV Unpluggedartist
- OK Goartist
- Snow Patrolartist
Artists similar to Silversun Pickups
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Silversun Pickups.
- The Joy Formidableartist
- Metricartist
- Manchester Orchestraartist
- Cold War Kidsartist
- Death Cab for Cutieartist
- Minus the Bearartist
- The Airborne Toxic Eventartist
- The Braveryartist
- Gusterartist
- Jimmy Eat Worldartist
- Toad The Wet Sprocketartist
- Grouploveartist
- Death from Above 1979artist
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- We Are Scientistsartist
- Band of Skullsartist
- The Killersartist
- Joywaveartist
- OK Goartist
- The Formatartist
- Our Lady Peaceartist
- Autoluxartist
- The Raconteursartist
- Broken Bellsartist
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