Josef K

United Kingdom, 1979–1982

Edinburgh band on Postcard, named after the Kafka character and gone inside three years, leaving one album. Trebly, fast, nervously funny guitar music that a generation of Scottish bands took apart afterwards.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Josef K and 1 artist Josef K influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Josef K influence?

• Franz Ferdinand — The jerky rhythm and the dry wit are Josef K's. Paul Haig put it less modestly: without Josef K, Franz Ferdinand would not have existed.