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Yeasayer

Yeasayer is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Simian Mobile Disco, Man Man, Delicate Steve, The Golden Filter and The Roches. Those roots explain a lot about how Yeasayer arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Menomena, Broken Bells, Architecture in Helsinki, Hooray For Earth and Shearwater, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beck, Bat for Lashes, Sinkane, MGMT and Man Man, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Yeasayer, reaching back through Simian Mobile Disco and forward to Beck. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Yeasayer was an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2006 and disbanded in 2019. The band consisted of Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder. They announced their split on December 19, 2019.

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YeasayerSimian Mobile DiscoMan ManDelicate SteveThe Golden FilterThe RochesAnimal CollectiveMystikalSiouxsie and the Ban…BeckBat for LashesSinkaneMGMTMan ManMenomenaBroken BellsArchitecture in Hels…Hooray For EarthShearwaterTapes 'n TapesSunset RubdownFoxygen

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Yeasayer connections

Yeasayer grew out of Simian Mobile Disco, Man Man, Delicate Steve and The Golden Filter, shares an orbit with Menomena, Broken Bells, Architecture in Helsinki and Hooray For Earth, went on to shape Beck, Bat for Lashes, Sinkane and MGMT. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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