◇ image via WikipediaThe Lawrence Arms
The Lawrence Arms is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Smoking Popes, Lucero, NOFX, Alkaline Trio and Rise Against. Those roots explain a lot about how The Lawrence Arms arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Menzingers, Off with Their Heads, A Wilhelm Scream and Lagwagon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alkaline Trio, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around The Lawrence Arms, reaching back through Smoking Popes and forward to Alkaline Trio. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. They have released seven full-length albums and toured extensively.
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The Lawrence Arms connections
The Lawrence Arms grew out of Smoking Popes, Lucero, NOFX and Alkaline Trio, shares an orbit with The Menzingers, Off with Their Heads, A Wilhelm Scream and Lagwagon, went on to shape Alkaline Trio. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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