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The National is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, Daughter, Love Lust Faith + Dreams and Lauren Eve Mayberry. Those roots explain a lot about how The National arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The War on Drugs, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, The Airborne Toxic Event and The Killers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bartees Strange, Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent and Justin Vernon, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 66 connections around The National, reaching back through Sufjan Stevens and forward to Bartees Strange. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The National connections
The National grew out of Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, Daughter and Love Lust Faith + Dreams, shares an orbit with The War on Drugs, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio and The Airborne Toxic Event, went on to shape Bartees Strange, Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent. 66 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The National
Sounds and acts that shaped The National.
- Sufjan Stevensartist
- Phoebe Bridgersartist
- Daughterartist
- Love Lust Faith + Dreamsartist
- Lauren Eve Mayberryartist
- The Antlersartist
- Thinking Fellers Union Local 282artist
- Sharon Van Ettenartist
- This Is the Kitartist
- Chvrchesartist
- Beta Radioartist
- Sam Amidonartist
- Brazosartist
- Brainiacartist
- Pavementartist
- R.E.M.artist
- Modest Mouseartist
- Crooked Fingersartist
- Polarisartist
- Joy Divisionartist
- New Orderartist
- TV on the Radioartist
- Bon Iverartist
- Bob Weirartist
- Zvuki Muartist
Artists similar to The National
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The National.
- The War on Drugsartist
- Arcade Fireartist
- TV on the Radioartist
- The Airborne Toxic Eventartist
- The Killersartist
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeahartist
- Interpolartist
- The Hold Steadyartist
- White Liesartist
- The Twilight Sadartist
- The Boxer Rebellionartist
- The New Pornographersartist
- Gang of Youthsartist
- We Were Promised Jetpacksartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- Wolf Aliceartist
- Snow Patrolartist
- Starsartist
- Half Moon Runartist
Bands The National shaped
Where the influence of The National travelled next.
- Bartees Strangeartist
- Taylor Swiftartist
- Phoebe Bridgersartist
- St. Vincentartist
- Justin Vernonartist
- Japanese Breakfastartist
- Kristian Matssonartist
- Lisa Hanniganartist
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeahartist
- Japandroidsartist
- Samiaartist
- July Talkartist
- The Boxer Rebellionartist
- Big Red Machineartist
- Roneartist
- Bonny Light Horsemanartist
- Hannah Cohenartist
- Okkervil Riverartist
- Luvcatartist
- Menomenaartist
- Hundredthartist
- Sufjan Stevensartist
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