◇ image via WikipediaThe Birthday
The Birthday is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Thee Michelle Gun Elephant. Those roots explain a lot about how The Birthday arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Yellow Monkey, Yuki, 9mm Parabellum Bullet, Brahman and Ellegarden, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around The Birthday, reaching back through Thee Michelle Gun Elephant. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Birthday is a Japanese garage rock band formed by Yusuke Chiba and members of his previous bands, Rosso and Thee Michelle Gun Elephant.
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The Birthday connections
The Birthday grew out of Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, shares an orbit with The Yellow Monkey, Yuki, 9mm Parabellum Bullet and Brahman. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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