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Tim Heidecker

Tim Heidecker is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Paul Simon, Weyes Blood, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon and Harry Nilsson. Those roots explain a lot about how Tim Heidecker arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Father John Misty, Dawes, Kevin Morby, The Mountain Goats and Flight of the Conchords, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into This is Lorelei, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Tim Heidecker, reaching back through Paul Simon and forward to This is Lorelei. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Timothy Richard Heidecker is an American comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician. Along with Eric Wareheim, he is one half of the comedy duo Tim & Eric.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Tim HeideckerPaul SimonWeyes BloodRandy NewmanWarren ZevonHarry NilssonBoz ScaggsBob DylanThis is LoreleiFather John MistyDawesKevin MorbyThe Mountain GoatsFlight of the Concho…Loudon Wainwright IIIBlitzen TrapperSharon Van Etten

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Tim Heidecker connections

Tim Heidecker grew out of Paul Simon, Weyes Blood, Randy Newman and Warren Zevon, shares an orbit with Father John Misty, Dawes, Kevin Morby and The Mountain Goats, went on to shape This is Lorelei. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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