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The Van Pelt

The Van Pelt is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Codeine, Superchunk, Television, Seam and Slint. Those roots explain a lot about how The Van Pelt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Karate, Rainer Maria, Braid, Seam and The Casket Lottery, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jets to Brazil, Blonde Redhead, Enon, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Texas Is the Reason, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around The Van Pelt, reaching back through Codeine and forward to Jets to Brazil. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Van Pelt is an American indie rock band from New York City that were active from 1993 to 1997, and have reformed several times since.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Van PeltCodeineSuperchunkTelevisionSeamSlintJets to BrazilBlonde RedheadEnonTed Leo and the Phar…Texas Is the ReasonKarateRainer MariaBraidSeamThe Casket LotteryThe Jazz JuneThe Appleseed CastJets to Brazil

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The Van Pelt connections

The Van Pelt grew out of Codeine, Superchunk, Television and Seam, shares an orbit with Karate, Rainer Maria, Braid and Seam, went on to shape Jets to Brazil, Blonde Redhead, Enon and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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