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Swervedriver is an act on the Starverb influence map from Oxford, UK, active 1989–. Their sound grew out of Failure, Strange Boutique, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth and Hüsker Dü. Those roots explain a lot about how Swervedriver arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Catherine Wheel, Ride, Chapterhouse, Adorable and Kitchens of Distinction, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Softcult, Shiner, Airiel, Mineral and The Union Trade, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around Swervedriver, reaching back through Failure and forward to Softcult. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Swervedriver connections
Swervedriver grew out of Failure, Strange Boutique, Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth, shares an orbit with Catherine Wheel, Ride, Chapterhouse and Adorable, went on to shape Softcult, Shiner, Airiel and Mineral. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Swervedriver
Sounds and acts that shaped Swervedriver.
Artists similar to Swervedriver
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Swervedriver.
- Catherine Wheelartist
- Rideartist
- Chapterhouseartist
- Adorableartist
- Kitchens of Distinctionartist
- Lushartist
- Drop Nineteensartist
- Lilysartist
- Swirliesartist
- Curveartist
- Medicineartist
- Pale Saintsartist
- Humartist
- Amusement Parks On Fireartist
- Mooseartist
- Autoluxartist
- The House of Loveartist
- Seamartist
- Cloakroomartist
- The Veldtartist
- Airielartist
- My Bloody Valentineartist
- Loopartist
- Bailter Spaceartist
- All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavorsartist
- Nothingartist
- My Vitriolartist
- Fleeting Joysartist
- Dinosaur Jr.artist
- Teenage Fanclubartist
- Pia Frausartist
- Flyying Coloursartist
- Trauma Rayartist
- Narrow Headartist
Bands Swervedriver shaped
Where the influence of Swervedriver travelled next.
- Softcultartist
- Shinerartist
- Airielartist
- Mineralartist
- The Union Tradeartist
- Samiamartist
- The Belltowerartist
- Spotlight Kidartist
- Nothingartist
- Oasisartist
- Medicineartist
- The Smashing Pumpkinsartist
- Shudder To Thinkartist
- Soundgardenartist
- Monster Magnetartist
- Narrow Headartist
- The Away Daysartist
- Cloakroomartist
- The Veldtartist
- Autoluxartist
- The House of Loveartist
- Secret Shineartist
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