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The Decemberists is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Long Winters, The Unicorns, Neutral Milk Hotel, Gillian Welch and The Chieftains. Those roots explain a lot about how The Decemberists arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Colin Meloy, The Mountain Goats, Iron & Wine, The New Pornographers and Andrew Bird, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Y La Bamba, Kacy & Clayton, Mountain Man, Death Cab for Cutie and Lindsey Stirling, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around The Decemberists, reaching back through The Long Winters and forward to Y La Bamba. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Decemberists are an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2000. The band consists of Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query (bass), and John Moen (drums).
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The Decemberists connections
The Decemberists grew out of The Long Winters, The Unicorns, Neutral Milk Hotel and Gillian Welch, shares an orbit with Colin Meloy, The Mountain Goats, Iron & Wine and The New Pornographers, went on to shape Y La Bamba, Kacy & Clayton, Mountain Man and Death Cab for Cutie. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Decemberists
Sounds and acts that shaped The Decemberists.
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- Gillian Welchartist
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- American Music Clubartist
- Sara Watkinsartist
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- Jim Jamesartist
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- R.E.M.artist
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- Neko Caseartist
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Artists similar to The Decemberists
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Decemberists.
- Colin Meloyartist
- The Mountain Goatsartist
- Iron & Wineartist
- The New Pornographersartist
- Andrew Birdartist
- The Long Wintersartist
- Starsartist
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- The Hold Steadyartist
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- Mates of Stateartist
- Better Oblivion Community Centerartist
- The Postal Serviceartist
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