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The Walkmen

Indie rock
Indie rock

The Walkmen is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Harry Nilsson, Leonard Cohen, French Kicks, John Lennon and The Dig. Those roots explain a lot about how The Walkmen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tapes 'n Tapes, The Rapture, Stephen Malkmus, The Hold Steady and Destroyer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Asobi Seksu, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Fleet Foxes, Surfer Blood and The Broken Family Band, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around The Walkmen, reaching back through Harry Nilsson and forward to Asobi Seksu. 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 WalkmenHarry NilssonLeonard CohenFrench KicksJohn LennonThe DigGene ClarkU2The CureAsobi SeksuClap Your Hands Say …Fleet FoxesSurfer BloodThe Broken Family BandTapes 'n TapesThe RaptureStephen MalkmusThe Hold SteadyDestroyerThe New PornographersArcade FireDeerhunter

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The Walkmen connections

The Walkmen grew out of Harry Nilsson, Leonard Cohen, French Kicks and John Lennon, shares an orbit with Tapes 'n Tapes, The Rapture, Stephen Malkmus and The Hold Steady, went on to shape Asobi Seksu, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Fleet Foxes and Surfer Blood. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped The Walkmen.

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Legacy5

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