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Vundabar

Vundabar is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Leonard Cohen, Pixies, Dick Dale, Burial and Tame Impala. Those roots explain a lot about how Vundabar arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Surf Curse, The Buttertones, Hot Flash Heat Wave, The Rare Occasions and The Symposium, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Horse Jumper of Love, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Vundabar, reaching back through Leonard Cohen and forward to Horse Jumper of Love. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Vundabar is an American indie rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of Brandon Hagen, Drew McDonald, and Zack Abramo (bass). Vundabar is most well known for their 2015 song "Alien Blues," which went viral on TikTok in 2021.

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VundabarLeonard CohenPixiesDick DaleBurialTame ImpalaRadioheadNirvanaThe Smashing PumpkinsHorse Jumper of LoveSurf CurseThe ButtertonesHot Flash Heat WaveThe Rare OccasionsThe SymposiumTijuana PanthersInner WaveStuck in the Sound

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Vundabar connections

Vundabar grew out of Leonard Cohen, Pixies, Dick Dale and Burial, shares an orbit with Surf Curse, The Buttertones, Hot Flash Heat Wave and The Rare Occasions, went on to shape Horse Jumper of Love. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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