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Sparklehorse is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Merle Travis, Johnny Cash, Danny Elfman, The Carpenters and John Parish. Those roots explain a lot about how Sparklehorse arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Songs: Ohia, Heatmiser, Yo La Tengo, Stephen Malkmus and The American Analog Set, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Earlimart, PJ Harvey, Nina Persson, Tom Waits and M. Ward, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 54 connections around Sparklehorse, reaching back through Merle Travis and forward to Earlimart. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Sparklehorse connections
Sparklehorse grew out of Merle Travis, Johnny Cash, Danny Elfman and The Carpenters, shares an orbit with Songs: Ohia, Heatmiser, Yo La Tengo and Stephen Malkmus, went on to shape Earlimart, PJ Harvey, Nina Persson and Tom Waits. 54 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sparklehorse
Sounds and acts that shaped Sparklehorse.
Artists similar to Sparklehorse
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sparklehorse.
- Songs: Ohiaartist
- Heatmiserartist
- Yo La Tengoartist
- Stephen Malkmusartist
- The American Analog Setartist
- Destroyerartist
- Dinosaur Jr.artist
- Daniel Johnstonartist
- Lowartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- Red House Paintersartist
- Bill Callahanartist
- The Halo Bendersartist
- Superchunkartist
- Cat Powerartist
- Deerhunterartist
- Ugly Casanovaartist
- Blonde Redheadartist
- Quasiartist
Bands Sparklehorse shaped
Where the influence of Sparklehorse travelled next.
- Earlimartartist
- PJ Harveyartist
- Nina Perssonartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- M. Wardartist
- Azure Rayartist
- Our Love to Admireartist
- The Cardigansartist
- Wayne Coyneartist
- Fenneszartist
- The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensembleartist
- DIIVartist
- Phantogramartist
- earartist
- Greg Laswellartist
- The Voidzartist
- A Winged Victory for the Sullenartist
- Villagersartist
- Lil Ugly Maneartist
- Broken Bellsartist
- Jason Lytleartist
- Flotation Toy Warningartist
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