Human archetypes often follow the same patterns as cultural forms. Which is to say that we as people are consistently drawn to the same shapes, the same angles, manifesting themselves in our subconscious and in our culture. We're attracted to genres of people, the entanglement of personality and human structure that naturally informs us where to plot someone on our graph of character traits.Strangely enough, the best example of this phenomenon represents itself in indie rockers tending to look like breakfast cereal mascots.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy—Cap’n CrunchNOTABLE SIMILARITIES—Both swashbuckling adventurers, esoteric facial hair choices, and best consumed while dipped in peanut butter.
Merrill Garbus—Toucan SamNOTABLE SIMILARITIES – Both high-school standouts, passionate about the outdoors, and have annoying voices to some ears.
Action Bronson—Tony the TigerNOTABLE SIMILARITIES—Both wild animals from the deep Albanian tundra, positive presences in life, and best consumed after a long hard night.
Alan Vega—Count ChoculaNOTABLE SIMILARITIES—Both sleep in coffins, are into dark vibes, and did their best work in the ‘70s.
Annie Clark—Trix the RabbitNOTABLE SIMILARTIES – Both entirely made out of porcelain, artistically eccentric, and implanted deep within our hearts.
Tim Harrington—Honeycomb GuyNOTABLE SIMILARTIES—Both have reckless personalities, populate your nightmares, and have been missing in action since the mid 2000s.
Smith Westerns—Snap Crackle & PopNOTABLE SIMILARTIES – Both full of childlike wonder, into warm ballad-y guitar sounds, and full of Elfin DNA.
A.C. Newman—Lucky the LeprechaunNOTABLE SIMILARITIES—Both rock the cinnamon tone very well, occasionally full of marshmallows, responsible for some of the best power-pop bangers ever.Luke Winkie once came on someone's face and is on Twitter - @luke_winkie
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