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The Dirty Heads is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sublime with Rome, The Unlikely Candidates, Sublime and The Black Keys. Those roots explain a lot about how The Dirty Heads arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Little Stranger, Pepper, Rebelution, Bumpin Uglies and The Expendables, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Travis Barker, Unwritten Law, O.A.R., Kottonmouth Kings and Matisyahu, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around The Dirty Heads, reaching back through Sublime with Rome and forward to Travis Barker. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Dirty Heads is an American reggae rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Their debut album, Any Port in a Storm, was released on September 23, 2008, by Executive Music Group (Fontana/Universal). Their latest album, 7 Seas, will released on June 12, 2026, by Better Noise Music. They have been associated with music groups such as Sublime with Rome, 311, and Pepper, and have toured with groups including Cobra Starship, Aer, and Gym Class Heroes.
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The Dirty Heads connections
The Dirty Heads grew out of Sublime with Rome, The Unlikely Candidates, Sublime and The Black Keys, shares an orbit with Little Stranger, Pepper, Rebelution and Bumpin Uglies, went on to shape Travis Barker, Unwritten Law, O.A.R. and Kottonmouth Kings. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Bands The Dirty Heads shaped
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- Travis Barkerartist
- Unwritten Lawartist
- O.A.R.artist
- Kottonmouth Kingsartist
- Matisyahuartist
- The Unlikely Candidatesartist
- Blues Travelerartist
- Sublime with Romeartist
- 311artist
- Pepperartist
- Cobra Starshipartist
- Aerartist
- Gym Class Heroesartist
- Billy Prestonartist
- Alex Acuñaartist
- Tippa Irieartist
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- M. Shadowsartist
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