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The Dig

The Dig is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Strokes, The Cure, T. Rex and Joy Division. Those roots explain a lot about how The Dig arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as French Kicks, Delta Spirit, Telekinesis, Bear Hands and Rubblebucket, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Editors, The Lumineers, The Antlers, The Walkmen and Portugal. The Man, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around The Dig, reaching back through The Strokes and forward to Editors. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The DigThe StrokesThe CureT. RexJoy DivisionEditorsThe LumineersThe AntlersThe WalkmenPortugal. The ManFrench KicksDelta SpiritTelekinesisBear HandsRubblebucketLand of TalkCoconut RecordsGrouplove

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The Dig connections

The Dig grew out of The Strokes, The Cure, T. Rex and Joy Division, shares an orbit with French Kicks, Delta Spirit, Telekinesis and Bear Hands, went on to shape Editors, The Lumineers, The Antlers and The Walkmen. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Dig

Roots4

Sounds and acts that shaped The Dig.

Artists similar to The Dig

Kindred19

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Dig.

Bands The Dig shaped

Legacy5

Where the influence of The Dig travelled next.

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