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Sparks is a Alternative rock and Disco act. Their catalogue also touches Electropop, Psychedelic rock and Rap. Their sound grew out of Rupert Holmes, Teebone, Les Rita Mitsouko, Self Esteem and Pink Floyd. Those roots explain a lot about how Sparks arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Squeeze, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Ultravox, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Brobecks, Depeche Mode, FFS, Concrete Blonde and Sulk, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 66 connections around Sparks, reaching back through Rupert Holmes and forward to The Brobecks. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Sparks connections
Sparks grew out of Rupert Holmes, Teebone, Les Rita Mitsouko and Self Esteem, shares an orbit with Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Squeeze and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, went on to shape The Brobecks, Depeche Mode, FFS and Concrete Blonde. 66 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Sparks
Sounds and acts that shaped Sparks.
Artists similar to Sparks
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Sparks.
- Roxy Musicartist
- Bryan Ferryartist
- Squeezeartist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Ultravoxartist
- Dexys Midnight Runnersartist
- Adam and the Antsartist
- Sladeartist
- Elvis Costello & The Attractionsartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- Prefab Sproutartist
- Tubeway Armyartist
- Talking Headsartist
- Oingo Boingoartist
- The Carsartist
- Pet Shop Boysartist
- Mott the Hoopleartist
- Adam Antartist
- The Bugglesartist
- The Soft Boysartist
- The Undertonesartist
- Talk Talkartist
Bands Sparks shaped
Where the influence of Sparks travelled next.
- The Brobecksartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- FFSartist
- Concrete Blondeartist
- Sulkartist
- The Darknessartist
- Berlinartist
- Morrisseyartist
- Island Recordsartist
- Telexartist
- Les Rita Mitsoukoartist
- Franz Ferdinandartist
- Jimmy Somervilleartist
- Neko Caseartist
- Andrew W.K.artist
- Animal Boyartist
- La Femmeartist
- The Dickiesartist
- The Belovedartist
- Straight Outta Lynwoodartist
- Devoartist
- Scooter Foreverartist
- Polysicsartist
- Marsheauxartist
- By the Wayartist
- The Last Shadow Puppetsartist
- Love Will Tear Us Apartartist
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