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Sparklehorse is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Nina Persson, Suzanne Vega, Daniel Johnston, Danger Mouse and Vic Chesnutt. Those roots explain a lot about how Sparklehorse arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Vic Chesnutt, Songs: Ohia, Heatmiser, Yo La Tengo and Stephen Malkmus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into PJ Harvey, Nina Persson, Tom Waits, M. Ward and Azure Ray, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Sparklehorse, reaching back through Nina Persson and forward to PJ Harvey. 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 Nina Persson, Suzanne Vega, Daniel Johnston and Danger Mouse, shares an orbit with Vic Chesnutt, Songs: Ohia, Heatmiser and Yo La Tengo, went on to shape PJ Harvey, Nina Persson, Tom Waits and M. Ward. 60 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.
- Vic Chesnuttartist
- Songs: Ohiaartist
- Heatmiserartist
- Yo La Tengoartist
- Stephen Malkmusartist
- The American Analog Setartist
- Destroyerartist
- Guided by Voicesartist
- Eelsartist
- Dinosaur Jr.artist
- Daniel Johnstonartist
- Lowartist
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeahartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- Red House Paintersartist
- Eric's Tripartist
- Bill Callahanartist
- The Halo Bendersartist
- Superchunkartist
- Beckartist
- Cat Powerartist
- Deerhunterartist
- Ugly Casanovaartist
- Blonde Redheadartist
- Quasiartist
Bands Sparklehorse shaped
Where the influence of Sparklehorse travelled next.
- 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
- Earlimartartist
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