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The Flaming Lips is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of moe., The Next Day, Tago Mago, Lucifer Sam and The Chameleons. Those roots explain a lot about how The Flaming Lips arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Beck, Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr., Eels and Animal Collective, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sparklehorse, The Vaccines, The Futureheads, Athlete and Lonerism, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 108 connections around The Flaming Lips, reaching back through moe. and forward to Sparklehorse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Flaming Lips connections
The Flaming Lips grew out of moe., The Next Day, Tago Mago and Lucifer Sam, shares an orbit with Beck, Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr. and Eels, went on to shape Sparklehorse, The Vaccines, The Futureheads and Athlete. 108 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Flaming Lips
Sounds and acts that shaped The Flaming Lips.
- moe.artist
- The Next Dayartist
- Tago Magoartist
- Lucifer Samartist
- The Chameleonsartist
- Clinicartist
- Red Right Handartist
- Benjamin Goldwasserartist
- The Postal Serviceartist
- Sickoartist
- Letters to Cleoartist
- Kacey Musgravesartist
- Rock Cityartist
- Kormacartist
- Morning Teleportationartist
- Cakeartist
- Gene Kellyartist
- Neil Youngartist
- Red Hot Chili Peppersartist
- Candleboxartist
- Sean Lennonartist
- Mark Linkousartist
- Daniel Johnstonartist
- De La Soulartist
- Karen Oartist
Artists similar to The Flaming Lips
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Flaming Lips.
- Beckartist
- Yo La Tengoartist
- Dinosaur Jr.artist
- Eelsartist
- Animal Collectiveartist
- Pixiesartist
- R.E.M.artist
- The Lemonheadsartist
- Deerhunterartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- Primal Screamartist
- LCD Soundsystemartist
- Arcade Fireartist
- Guided by Voicesartist
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeahartist
- Superchunkartist
- TV on the Radioartist
- The Beta Bandartist
- Foxygenartist
- Stephen Malkmusartist
- Ugly Casanovaartist
- Frank Blackartist
Bands The Flaming Lips shaped
Where the influence of The Flaming Lips travelled next.
- Sparklehorseartist
- The Vaccinesartist
- The Futureheadsartist
- Athleteartist
- Lonerismartist
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeahartist
- Midlakeartist
- Julia Stoneartist
- Ke$haartist
- Oceansizeartist
- Rockfourartist
- Of the Blue Colour of the Skyartist
- Phantogramartist
- Pretty Lightsartist
- Chris Whitleyartist
- Syd Mattersartist
- Grace Potterartist
- Deerhunterartist
- The Brobecksartist
- Ben Folds Fiveartist
- Teddybearsartist
- Matt & Kimartist
- Mercury Revartist
- Kairon; IRSE!artist
- Orsonartist
- Poliçaartist
- Hackensaw Boysartist
- The Bright Light Social Hourartist
- San Ciscoartist
- Submarineartist
- British Sea Powerartist
- Ball Park Musicartist
- Flotation Toy Warningartist
- Lenolaartist
- Deerhoofartist
- Bell X1artist
- Menomenaartist
- Cloud Cultartist
- The Slipartist
- Fightstarartist
- Verdenaartist
- Pips, Chips & Videoclipsartist
- Keshaartist
- Corneliusartist
- Sebadohartist
- Sonic Boomartist
- Cakeartist
- Modest Mouseartist
- Thievery Corporationartist
- Beckartist
- Sonic Youthartist
- Morrisseyartist
- The White Stripesartist
- Liz Phairartist
- Juliette Lewisartist
- Steve Burnsartist
- Starlight Mintsartist
- MGMTartist
- Hey Ya!artist
- AMartist
- Sea Powerartist
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