Anti-folk

Antifolk
Stylistic originsContemporary folk, punk rock
Cultural originsMid-1980s United States
Other topics

Anti-folk (sometimes spelled antifolk) is a music genre that emerged in the 1980s in New York City, founded by the musician, author and comedian Lach, as a reaction to the commercialization of folk music. It is characterized by its DIY ethos, unconventional songwriting, and often humorous or satirical lyrics. Antifolk music was made to mock the perceived seriousness of the era's mainstream music scene,[1] and artists aim to protest with their mocking and clever lyrics.[2][3]

  1. ^ Amanda Petrusich (August 19, 2008). It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 153–157. ISBN 978-1-4299-5755-7.
  2. ^ "Anti-Folk Music Genre Overview | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Folk Punk, Rogue Folk, Anti-Folk: Three Chords and the Truth|PopMatters