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Why? is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Doseone, Beulah and Hood. Those roots explain a lot about how Why? arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Menomena, Subtle, Ugly Casanova, Destroyer and Islands, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kitty Ray, Subtle and Islands, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Why?, reaching back through Doseone and forward to Kitty Ray. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Why? connections
Why? grew out of Doseone, Beulah and Hood, shares an orbit with Menomena, Subtle, Ugly Casanova and Destroyer, went on to shape Kitty Ray, Subtle and Islands. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Why?.
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- Subtleartist
- Ugly Casanovaartist
- Destroyerartist
- Islandsartist
- Sunset Rubdownartist
- Yeasayerartist
- The Fiery Furnacesartist
- The Weakerthansartist
- Owenartist
- Emperor Xartist
- Pedro the Lionartist
- Cursiveartist
- Minus the Bearartist
- Man Manartist
- The Appleseed Castartist
- Architecture in Helsinkiartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- The Thermalsartist
- Tapes 'n Tapesartist
- Animal Collectiveartist
- Born Ruffiansartist
- Mates of Stateartist
- Hop Alongartist
- Astronautalisartist
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