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The Microphones

Indie rock
Indie rock

The Microphones is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Calvin Johnson, Mirah, Eric's Trip, The Beach Boys and Phil Spector. Those roots explain a lot about how The Microphones arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mount Eerie, Giles Corey, Daniel Johnston, Eric's Trip and Weatherday, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tigers Jaw, The Antlers, Black Belt Eagle Scout and Mirah, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around The Microphones, reaching back through Calvin Johnson and forward to Tigers Jaw. 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 MicrophonesCalvin JohnsonMirahEric's TripThe Beach BoysPhil SpectorWill OldhamPalace MusicTigers JawThe AntlersBlack Belt Eagle ScoutMirahMount EerieGiles CoreyDaniel JohnstonEric's TripWeatherdaySongs: OhiaHorse Jumper of LoveNick Drake

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The Microphones connections

The Microphones grew out of Calvin Johnson, Mirah, Eric's Trip and The Beach Boys, shares an orbit with Mount Eerie, Giles Corey, Daniel Johnston and Eric's Trip, went on to shape Tigers Jaw, The Antlers, Black Belt Eagle Scout and Mirah. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Microphones

Roots7

Sounds and acts that shaped The Microphones.

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Kindred21

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Microphones.

Bands The Microphones shaped

Legacy4

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