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The Amps is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Breeders. Those roots explain a lot about how The Amps arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Throwing Muses, Blake Babies, The Halo Benders, Frank Black and Pixies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mike Watt, Helium, Bikini Kill, Brainiac and The Breeders, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around The Amps, reaching back through The Breeders and forward to Mike Watt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Amps were an American alternative rock band formed by Kim Deal in 1995, while her band the Breeders went on hiatus. The group consisted of Deal, on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Luis Lerma on bass; Nate Farley on lead guitar; and Jim Macpherson of the Breeders on drums. Kelley Deal, Kim's sister, was also briefly involved, but had to leave the band due to drug problems. The group was named when Kim Deal started calling herself Tammy Ampersand for fun, and the band Tammy and the Amps. They recorded the album Pacer in the United States and Ireland.
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The Amps connections
The Amps grew out of The Breeders, shares an orbit with Throwing Muses, Blake Babies, The Halo Benders and Frank Black, went on to shape Mike Watt, Helium, Bikini Kill and Brainiac. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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