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The Soft Boys

Indie rock
Indie rock

The Soft Boys is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Alex Chilton. Those roots explain a lot about how The Soft Boys arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Monochrome Set, Julian Cope, Wire, Young Marble Giants and Mission of Burma, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yo La Tengo, Katrina and the Waves, Squeeze and Circle Jerks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around The Soft Boys, reaching back through Alex Chilton and forward to Yo La Tengo. 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 Soft BoysAlex ChiltonYo La TengoKatrina and the WavesSqueezeCircle JerksThe Monochrome SetJulian CopeWireYoung Marble GiantsMission of BurmaAu PairsPublic Image Ltd.The Undertones

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The Soft Boys connections

The Soft Boys grew out of Alex Chilton, shares an orbit with The Monochrome Set, Julian Cope, Wire and Young Marble Giants, went on to shape Yo La Tengo, Katrina and the Waves, Squeeze and Circle Jerks. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Soft Boys

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Soft Boys.

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