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Stephen Malkmus

Indie rock
Indie rock

Stephen Malkmus is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Can, Maggie's Farm and Janet Weiss. Those roots explain a lot about how Stephen Malkmus arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Halo Benders, Yo La Tengo, Frank Black, Superchunk and Destroyer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cheekface and Hollerado, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Stephen Malkmus, reaching back through Jimi Hendrix and forward to Cheekface. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Stephen MalkmusJimi HendrixBob DylanCanMaggie's FarmJanet WeissMark E. SmithBill FayThe FallCheekfaceHolleradoThe Halo BendersYo La TengoFrank BlackSuperchunkDestroyerTeenage FanclubJ MascisParquet Courts

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Stephen Malkmus connections

Stephen Malkmus grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Can and Maggie's Farm, shares an orbit with The Halo Benders, Yo La Tengo, Frank Black and Superchunk, went on to shape Cheekface and Hollerado. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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