The Smiths

United Kingdom, 1982–1987

Morrissey and Johnny Marr's Manchester band. Literary melancholy and chiming guitar redefined British indie rock in the 1980s.

Influenced by

• New York Dolls
• Patti Smith
• T. Rex
• The Rolling Stones
• The Velvet Underground

Influenced

• The Cranberries
• Jeff Buckley
• The Libertines
• Oasis
• Ride
• The Killers
• Keane
• Kino
• My Chemical Romance
• Fall Out Boy
• Third Eye Blind
• Suede
• Belle and Sebastian