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TV on the Radio

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TV on the Radio is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of The Veldt, Bad Brains, Earth Wind and Fire, Nancy Sinatra and Serge Gainsbourg. Those roots explain a lot about how TV on the Radio arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tunde Adebimpe, Yeasayer, Broken Bells, Menomena and Arcade Fire, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Next Day, The Big Pink, Santigold, Rey Pila and Subtle, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around TV on the Radio, reaching back through The Veldt and forward to The Next Day. 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
TV on the RadioThe VeldtBad BrainsEarth Wind and FireNancy SinatraSerge GainsbourgBrian EnoPixiesWireThe Next DayThe Big PinkSantigoldRey PilaSubtleThe NationalFoalsMassive AttackTunde AdebimpeYeasayerBroken BellsMenomenaArcade FireThe Beta BandBroken Social SceneThe New Pornographers

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TV on the Radio connections

TV on the Radio grew out of The Veldt, Bad Brains, Earth Wind and Fire and Nancy Sinatra, shares an orbit with Tunde Adebimpe, Yeasayer, Broken Bells and Menomena, went on to shape The Next Day, The Big Pink, Santigold and Rey Pila. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced TV on the Radio

Roots22

Sounds and acts that shaped TV on the Radio.

Artists similar to TV on the Radio

Kindred16

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with TV on the Radio.

Bands TV on the Radio shaped

Legacy13

Where the influence of TV on the Radio travelled next.

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