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The Rentals

Indie rock
Indie rock

The Rentals is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Patrick Carney, Joey Santiago, Lucius, that dog. and Weezer. Those roots explain a lot about how The Rentals arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ozma, Superdrag, Superchunk, Camper Van Beethoven and Frank Black, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alanis Morissette, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blur, Lil Ugly Mane and Rey Pila, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around The Rentals, reaching back through Patrick Carney and forward to Alanis Morissette. 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 RentalsPatrick CarneyJoey SantiagoLuciusthat dog.WeezerOzmaAlanis MorissetteRed Hot Chili PeppersBlurLil Ugly ManeRey PilaCopelandGarbageBEAT CRUSADERSOzmaSuperdragSuperchunkCamper Van BeethovenFrank BlackTony MolinaThe Get Up KidsThe New Pornographers

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The Rentals connections

The Rentals grew out of Patrick Carney, Joey Santiago, Lucius and that dog., shares an orbit with Ozma, Superdrag, Superchunk and Camper Van Beethoven, went on to shape Alanis Morissette, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blur and Lil Ugly Mane. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots6

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