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The Constantines

The Constantines is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nick Cave, Gordon Lightfoot, Crazy Horse, Feist and The Clash. Those roots explain a lot about how The Constantines arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Weakerthans, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Wussy, Plants and Animals and Handsome Furs, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Weakerthans, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around The Constantines, reaching back through Nick Cave and forward to The Weakerthans. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Constantines is an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The ConstantinesNick CaveGordon LightfootCrazy HorseFeistThe ClashFugaziBruce SpringsteenThe ReplacementsThe WeakerthansThe WeakerthansJoel Plaskett Emerge…WussyPlants and AnimalsHandsome FursMatthew GoodWintersleepThe Hold Steady

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The Constantines connections

The Constantines grew out of Nick Cave, Gordon Lightfoot, Crazy Horse and Feist, shares an orbit with The Weakerthans, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Wussy and Plants and Animals, went on to shape The Weakerthans. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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