◇ image via WikipediaTegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Until the Ribbon Breaks, Nirvana, Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins and Violent Femmes. Those roots explain a lot about how Tegan and Sara arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stars, Ladyhawke, Dragonette, Ra Ra Riot and The New Pornographers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Japanese Breakfast, Self Entitled, Fucked Up, July Talk and Up Dharma Down, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 70 connections around Tegan and Sara, reaching back through Until the Ribbon Breaks and forward to Japanese Breakfast. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Tegan and Sara connections
Tegan and Sara grew out of Until the Ribbon Breaks, Nirvana, Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, shares an orbit with Stars, Ladyhawke, Dragonette and Ra Ra Riot, went on to shape Japanese Breakfast, Self Entitled, Fucked Up and July Talk. 70 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Tegan and Sara
Sounds and acts that shaped Tegan and Sara.
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- Nirvanaartist
- Holeartist
- The Smashing Pumpkinsartist
- Violent Femmesartist
- Dinosaur Jr.artist
- Teenage Fanclubartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- Rihannaartist
- Taylor Swiftartist
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- Pinkartist
- Lily Allenartist
- Erasureartist
- Ace of Baseartist
- Tom Pettyartist
- Kaki Kingartist
- Nnekaartist
- Ingrid Michaelsonartist
- Dallas Greenartist
- Matthew Dearartist
- Morgan Pageartist
- Waxahatcheeartist
- City and Colourartist
- MUNAartist
- Steel Trainartist
- VINCINTartist
- Kate Bushartist
- Astronautalisartist
- JoJo Siwaartist
- The Jezabelsartist
- Green Dayartist
Artists similar to Tegan and Sara
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tegan and Sara.
- Starsartist
- Ladyhawkeartist
- Dragonetteartist
- Ra Ra Riotartist
- The New Pornographersartist
- Hayley Kiyokoartist
- Kate Nashartist
- Ingrid Michaelsonartist
- Tokyo Police Clubartist
- Ani DiFrancoartist
- Sleater-Kinneyartist
- MUNAartist
- Hot Hot Heatartist
- King Princessartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- Shiny Toy Gunsartist
- Luciusartist
- Architecture in Helsinkiartist
- The Beachesartist
- The Weakerthansartist
- Mates of Stateartist
- Haimartist
- St. Vincentartist
- The Formatartist
- The Joy Formidableartist
- Grouploveartist
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