◇ image via WikipediaVampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Ratatat, Mahogany, Cults and Steve Lacy. Those roots explain a lot about how Vampire Weekend arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Arcade Fire, Grouplove, Haim, The Strokes and The Killers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Surf Curse, The Very Best, Charli XCX, Remo Drive and The Academic, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 59 connections around Vampire Weekend, reaching back through Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and forward to Surf Curse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Vampire Weekend connections
Vampire Weekend grew out of Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Ratatat, Mahogany and Cults, shares an orbit with Arcade Fire, Grouplove, Haim and The Strokes, went on to shape Surf Curse, The Very Best, Charli XCX and Remo Drive. 59 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Vampire Weekend
Sounds and acts that shaped Vampire Weekend.
- Christone "Kingfish" Ingramartist
- Ratatatartist
- Mahoganyartist
- Cultsartist
- Steve Lacyartist
- Ra Ra Riotartist
- Pete Yornartist
- Brazosartist
- Pete and the Piratesartist
- Dirty Projectorsartist
- Radioheadartist
- Pearl Jamartist
- Arcade Fireartist
- Laura Braniganartist
- Mumford & Sonsartist
- MTV Unpluggedartist
- Peaceartist
- Miike Snowartist
- Mickey Newburyartist
- Junior Reidartist
- Hot to Go!artist
Artists similar to Vampire Weekend
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Vampire Weekend.
Bands Vampire Weekend shaped
Where the influence of Vampire Weekend travelled next.
- Surf Curseartist
- The Very Bestartist
- Charli XCXartist
- Remo Driveartist
- The Academicartist
- The Griswoldsartist
- San Ciscoartist
- RDGLDGRNartist
- The Shinsartist
- Fan Deathartist
- Joe Jonasartist
- Lil Jonartist
- RZAartist
- Beach Houseartist
- Dum Dum Girlsartist
- JAY-Zartist
- John Legendartist
- Alicia Keysartist
- As It Wasartist
- Noah and the Whaleartist
- Local Nativesartist
- Destroy Boysartist
- Sidney Gishartist
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