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The Seahorses

The Seahorses is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of T. Rex, Oasis, The Rolling Stones, U2 and The Stone Roses. Those roots explain a lot about how The Seahorses arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ocean Colour Scene, Shed Seven, Cast, Mansun and Liam Gallagher, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gang of Four, Badly Drawn Boy, Klaxons, Tindersticks and Tony Visconti, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around The Seahorses, reaching back through T. Rex and forward to Gang of Four. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Seahorses were an English alternative rock band, formed in York in 1996 by guitarist John Squire, following his departure from the Stone Roses.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The SeahorsesT. RexOasisThe Rolling StonesU2The Stone RosesDavid BowieGang of FourBadly Drawn BoyKlaxonsTindersticksTony ViscontiOcean Colour SceneShed SevenCastMansunLiam GallagherThe La'sCatatoniaOasis

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The Seahorses connections

The Seahorses grew out of T. Rex, Oasis, The Rolling Stones and U2, shares an orbit with Ocean Colour Scene, Shed Seven, Cast and Mansun, went on to shape Gang of Four, Badly Drawn Boy, Klaxons and Tindersticks. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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