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Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Pogues, Craig Finn, The Modern Lovers, Ants from Up There and Neutral Milk Hotel. Those roots explain a lot about how Titus Andronicus arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Hold Steady, The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Screaming Females and Superchunk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Real Estate, The Big Pink, Mal Blum and Okkervil River, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Titus Andronicus, reaching back through The Pogues and forward to Real Estate. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Titus Andronicus is an American indie rock band formed in Glen Rock, New Jersey, in 2005. The band is composed of singer-lyricist-guitarist Patrick Stickles, guitarist Liam Betson, bassist R.J. Gordon, keyboardist Mike Carson, and drummer Chris Wilson. The group takes its name from the Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus, and has cited musical and stylistic influences such as Neutral Milk Hotel and Pulp.

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Titus AndronicusThe PoguesCraig FinnThe Modern LoversAnts from Up ThereNeutral Milk HotelPulpNirvanaDaniel JohnstonReal EstateThe Big PinkMal BlumOkkervil RiverThe Hold SteadyThe ThermalsCymbals Eat GuitarsScreaming FemalesSuperchunkThe WeakerthansBomb the Music Indus…Greg Freeman

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Titus Andronicus connections

Titus Andronicus grew out of The Pogues, Craig Finn, The Modern Lovers and Ants from Up There, shares an orbit with The Hold Steady, The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars and Screaming Females, went on to shape Real Estate, The Big Pink, Mal Blum and Okkervil River. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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