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The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Toronto, Chutes Too Narrow, Zach Condon, Waxahatchee and Destroyer. Those roots explain a lot about how The New Pornographers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Destroyer, The Hold Steady, Stars, The Weakerthans and Broken Social Scene, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beirut, Jeff Arwadi, St. Vincent, Zach Condon and Jenny Lewis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around The New Pornographers, reaching back through Toronto and forward to Beirut. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock band, formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Presented as a musical collective and supergroup of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects, the band currently consists of Carl Newman, Neko Case (vocals), John Collins (bass), Todd Fancey (guitar), and Kathryn Calder.

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The New PornographersTorontoChutes Too NarrowZach CondonWaxahatcheeDestroyerBeirutJeff ArwadiSt. VincentZach CondonJenny LewisJapanese BreakfastBlack MountainLimblifterDestroyerThe Hold SteadyStarsThe WeakerthansBroken Social SceneMates of StateThe Long WintersRatboy

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The New Pornographers connections

The New Pornographers grew out of Toronto, Chutes Too Narrow, Zach Condon and Waxahatchee, shares an orbit with Destroyer, The Hold Steady, Stars and The Weakerthans, went on to shape Beirut, Jeff Arwadi, St. Vincent and Zach Condon. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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