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We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of The Smiths and The Shins. Those roots explain a lot about how We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ocean Eyes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 3 connections around We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, reaching back through The Smiths. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released in 2007. It followed their previous studio album, 2004's Good News for People Who Love Bad News. It is the band's only full-length with former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as well as Joe Plummer as members. It is also their last with founding member and bassist Eric Judy. It has a strong nautical theme and was originally envisioned as a concept album about a boat crew that dies in every song.
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We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank grew out of The Smiths and The Shins, shares an orbit with Ocean Eyes. 3 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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