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The Griswolds

The Griswolds is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of New Politics, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Kanye West and Devendra Banhart. Those roots explain a lot about how The Griswolds arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Smallpools, Bad Suns, The Mowgli's, Magic Man and Atlas Genius, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dreamers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around The Griswolds, reaching back through New Politics and forward to Dreamers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The GriswoldsNew PoliticsVampire WeekendMGMTKanye WestDevendra Banhartof MontrealThe Beach BoysWind-up RecordsDreamersSmallpoolsBad SunsThe Mowgli'sMagic ManAtlas GeniusCoinGrouploveColony House

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The Griswolds connections

The Griswolds grew out of New Politics, Vampire Weekend, MGMT and Kanye West, shares an orbit with Smallpools, Bad Suns, The Mowgli's and Magic Man, went on to shape Dreamers. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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