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Urge Overkill is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Liz Phair, Hot Chocolate, Parliament and Neil Diamond. Those roots explain a lot about how Urge Overkill arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Afghan Whigs, Sugar, Buffalo Tom, Cracker and Frank Black, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Weezer and The Goats, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Urge Overkill, reaching back through Liz Phair and forward to Nirvana. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Urge Overkill is an American alternative rock band, formed in Chicago in 1986, consisting of Nathan Kaatrud, who took the stage name Nash Kato (vocals/guitar), and Eddie "King" Roeser (vocals/guitar/bass). They are widely known for their song "Sister Havana" and their cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon", which was used in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Oui, their latest album, was released in 2022.
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Urge Overkill connections
Urge Overkill grew out of Liz Phair, Hot Chocolate, Parliament and Neil Diamond, shares an orbit with Afghan Whigs, Sugar, Buffalo Tom and Cracker, went on to shape Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Weezer and The Goats. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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