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We the Kings

Alternative rock
Alternative rockPunk rockRap

We the Kings is a Alternative rock and Punk rock act. Their catalogue also touches Rap. Their sound grew out of Robert Schwartzman, The Maine, There for Tomorrow, Jake Miller and Plain White T's. Those roots explain a lot about how We the Kings arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Every Avenue, Simple Plan, The All-American Rejects, A Rocket to the Moon and Faber Drive, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Never Shout Never, Cartel, Mayday Parade, Boys Like Girls and The Cab, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around We the Kings, reaching back through Robert Schwartzman and forward to Never Shout Never. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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We the KingsRobert SchwartzmanThe MaineThere for TomorrowJake MillerPlain White T'sNever Shout NeverCartelMayday ParadeBoys Like GirlsThe CabAll Time LowThe AuditionCobra StarshipEvery AvenueSimple PlanThe All-American Rej…A Rocket to the MoonFaber DriveState ChampsGo RadioSugarcult

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We the Kings connections

We the Kings grew out of Robert Schwartzman, The Maine, There for Tomorrow and Jake Miller, shares an orbit with Every Avenue, Simple Plan, The All-American Rejects and A Rocket to the Moon, went on to shape Never Shout Never, Cartel, Mayday Parade and Boys Like Girls. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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