◇ image via WikipediaThe War on Drugs
The War on Drugs is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Land of Talk, Bill Fay, Lucius, Craig Finn and Bruce Springsteen. Those roots explain a lot about how The War on Drugs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The National, Kurt Vile, The Haunted Youth, My Morning Jacket and Band of Horses, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sam Fender, Middle Kids, Okkervil River, Kurt Vile and Ryan Adams, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around The War on Drugs, reaching back through Land of Talk and forward to Sam Fender. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The War on Drugs is an American rock band from Philadelphia which was formed in 2005. The band consists of Adam Granduciel, David Hartley, Robbie Bennett (keyboards), Charlie Hall (drums), Jon Natchez, Anthony LaMarca (guitar), and Eliza Hardy Jones.
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The War on Drugs connections
The War on Drugs grew out of Land of Talk, Bill Fay, Lucius and Craig Finn, shares an orbit with The National, Kurt Vile, The Haunted Youth and My Morning Jacket, went on to shape Sam Fender, Middle Kids, Okkervil River and Kurt Vile. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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