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Thirsty Merc

Thirsty Merc is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Matchbox Twenty, Evermore, Crowded House, Foo Fighters and Cold Chisel. Those roots explain a lot about how Thirsty Merc arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Powderfinger, Grinspoon, The Living End, Birds of Tokyo and Kisschasy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Maroon 5, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Thirsty Merc, reaching back through Matchbox Twenty and forward to Maroon 5. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band, formed in 2002 by Rai Thistlethwayte, Phil Stack, Karl Robertson (drums), and Matthew Baker (guitar). In 2004, Baker was replaced by Sean Carey, who was, in turn, replaced by Matt Smith in 2010. Thirsty Merc have released one extended play, First Work, and six studio albums: Thirsty Merc, Slideshows, Mousetrap Heart, Acoustic Anniversary Album, Shifting Gears, and Celebration. As for 2016, band have sold over 200,000 albums and have been nominated for four ARIA Music Awards.

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Thirsty MercMatchbox TwentyEvermoreCrowded HouseFoo FightersCold ChiselOzzy OsbournePixiesThe BeatlesMaroon 5PowderfingerGrinspoonThe Living EndBirds of TokyoKisschasyNoiseworksHilltop HoodsThe Whitlams

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Thirsty Merc connections

Thirsty Merc grew out of Matchbox Twenty, Evermore, Crowded House and Foo Fighters, shares an orbit with Powderfinger, Grinspoon, The Living End and Birds of Tokyo, went on to shape Maroon 5. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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