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TV on the Radio is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Arthur Verocai, Polvo, The Veldt, Nick Zinner and Broken Social Scene. 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 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Big Pink, Santigold, Rey Pila, Subtle and The National, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around TV on the Radio, reaching back through Arthur Verocai and forward to The Big Pink. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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TV on the Radio connections
TV on the Radio grew out of Arthur Verocai, Polvo, The Veldt and Nick Zinner, shares an orbit with Tunde Adebimpe, Yeasayer, Broken Bells and Menomena, went on to shape The Big Pink, Santigold, Rey Pila and Subtle. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced TV on the Radio
Sounds and acts that shaped TV on the Radio.
- Arthur Verocaiartist
- Polvoartist
- The Veldtartist
- Nick Zinnerartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- Warpaintartist
- Architecture in Helsinkiartist
- Tunde Adebimpeartist
- Prefuse 73artist
- The Pridsartist
- Daniel Johnstonartist
- Radioheadartist
- Bad Brainsartist
- Earth Wind and Fireartist
- Nancy Sinatraartist
- Serge Gainsbourgartist
- Brian Enoartist
- Pixiesartist
- Wireartist
- Siouxsie and the Bansheesartist
- Priscilla Ahnartist
- Dan Smithartist
Artists similar to TV on the Radio
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with TV on the Radio.
- Tunde Adebimpeartist
- Yeasayerartist
- Broken Bellsartist
- Menomenaartist
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeahartist
- Arcade Fireartist
- The Beta Bandartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- The New Pornographersartist
- The Raptureartist
- Grizzly Bearartist
- The Killsartist
- The Futureheadsartist
- Interpolartist
- The Hold Steadyartist
- The Braveryartist
- Sunset Rubdownartist
- Hamilton Leithauserartist
- Eelsartist
- The Joy Formidableartist
- Beckartist
- Minus the Bearartist
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