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Tears for Fears is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Robert Wyatt, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Guy Pratt and Manu Katché. Those roots explain a lot about how Tears for Fears arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as a-ha, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode and Spandau Ballet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lorde, Pablo Honey, Savage Garden, 808s & Heartbreak and Talk Talk, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 87 connections around Tears for Fears, reaching back through Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and forward to Lorde. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the synth-pop bands of the 1980s, and attained international chart success as part of the Second British Invasion.
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Tears for Fears connections
Tears for Fears grew out of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Robert Wyatt, Love Will Tear Us Apart and Guy Pratt, shares an orbit with a-ha, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics and Depeche Mode, went on to shape Lorde, Pablo Honey, Savage Garden and 808s & Heartbreak. 87 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Tears for Fears
Sounds and acts that shaped Tears for Fears.
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Robert Wyattartist
- Love Will Tear Us Apartartist
- Guy Prattartist
- Manu Katchéartist
- Oleta Adamsartist
- Nick D'Virgilioartist
- Joy Divisionartist
- Vinyl Williamsartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- Blue Öyster Cultartist
- The Jamartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- Talking Headsartist
- Peter Gabrielartist
- Brian Enoartist
- Tubeway Armyartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- The Human Leagueartist
- Soft Cellartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Freya Ridingsartist
- Hypnogajaartist
Artists similar to Tears for Fears
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tears for Fears.
- a-haartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- Spandau Balletartist
- Naked Eyesartist
- Pet Shop Boysartist
- ABCartist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Talk Talkartist
- Ultravoxartist
- The Fixxartist
- Culture Clubartist
- Propagandaartist
- Wang Chungartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- Billy Idolartist
- Bronski Beatartist
- Adam Antartist
- Mike & The Mechanicsartist
- Peter Gabrielartist
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- The Carsartist
- Phil Collinsartist
- Bryan Ferryartist
- Erasureartist
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Bands Tears for Fears shaped
Where the influence of Tears for Fears travelled next.
- Lordeartist
- Pablo Honeyartist
- Savage Gardenartist
- 808s & Heartbreakartist
- Talk Talkartist
- Kendji Giracartist
- The Element of Freedomartist
- Linda Perryartist
- La Rouxartist
- Blood Red Shoesartist
- Never Let Me Down Againartist
- Propagandaartist
- So High Schoolartist
- Modern Colorartist
- The Adventuresartist
- Harakiri for the Skyartist
- Elly Jacksonartist
- CamelPhatartist
- Band Aidartist
- Dubblestandartartist
- Kitty Rayartist
- The Depreciation Guildartist
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- Michael Andrewsartist
- Black Starartist
- Joywaveartist
- Naked Eyesartist
- Oleta Adamsartist
- Gary Julesartist
- Kittenartist
- Gunshipartist
- Niiaartist
- Algernon Cadwalladerartist
- Rogue Tradersartist
- Rico Blancoartist
- Eiffelartist
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