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See also: Garage rock, Proto-punk, and Punk rock

Garage punk
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins1960s, United States
Derivative formsStoner rock
Regional scenes

Garage punk is a rock subgenre that is a hybrid between garage rock and other influences such as modern punk rock.[1][2] Its origins can be traced to the garage bands of the 1960s.[3] In 1972, the term "garage punk" was used by Lenny Kaye in the liner notes to the Nuggets compilation to describe garage music of the 1960s[4][5] and is still used to characterize the garage rock of that era, as well as later periods.[6][7] In the 1980s and early 1990s the term became associated with a new subgenre of groups taking shape in the indie rock underground who, in a departure from "retro" revival bands then attempting to replicate the exact look and sound of mid-1960s garage, updated the form by mixing core 1960s garage influences with heavier styles such as Detroit proto-punk and modern punk rock, along with other genres.[1][2][8]

Etymology and usage

The term "punk rock" was first used to describe the music of American garage bands of the mid 1960s, but after 1976 became associated with the 1970s punk rock movement.[9] When referring to 1960s groups, the term "garage punk" is usually deployed interchangeably with "garage rock".[6] The earliest known use of the term "garage punk" appeared in Lenny Kaye's track-by-track liner notes for the 1972 Nuggets LP to describe a song by the 1960s garage rock band, the Shadows of Knight, along with the phrase "punk rock", which appeared elsewhere in Kay's notes for the LP.[4][5]

Development and characteristics

1960s

See also: Garage rock and Proto-punk
The Sonics are mentioned as a pioneering influence on modern garage punk.[10]

Simon Reynolds traces garage punk to American garage rock bands in the 1960s.[3] He explains that mid-1960s garage rock was largely the domain of untrained teenagers who used sonic effects, such as fuzz tones, and relied heavily on riffs.[11] Hann locates the "golden years" of garage rock to 1965–67.[7] The Sonics are credited as a pioneering act in the genre.[10][12] Critic Tim Sommer wrote: "The Sonics created the template for American garage punk, not to mention crafting the prototype for every punk rock band that thought that three chords and a horny shriek was enough to move a nation."[13]

1980s–2000s

Garage punk enjoyed popularity between the late 1980s and early 2000s. According to the Allmusic guide, "Before the punk-pop wing of America's '90s punk revival hit the mainstream, a different breed of revivalist punk had been taking shape in the indie-rock underground. In general, garage punk wasn't nearly as melodic as punk-pop; instead, garage punk drew its inspiration chiefly from the Detroit protopunk of The Stooges and The MC5. ... Some of the first garage punk bands who appeared in the late '80s and early '90s (Mudhoney, the Supersuckers) signed with the Sub Pop label, whose early grunge bands shared some of the same influences and aesthetics (in fact, Mudhoney became one of the founders of grunge)."[8] Bands like New Bomb Turks, The Oblivians, The Gories, Subsonics,[14] The Mummies, The Dirtbombs, and The Humpers helped maintain a cult audience for the style through the 1990s and 2000s.[8] Associated bands from that period contributed to the development of stoner rock, a more psychedelic variation of the genre.[8]

While originating from garage rock and punk, garage punk sometimes incorporates elements of 1960s soul, beat music, surf music, power pop, hardcore punk and psychedelia.[15][16] It is often fast-paced and characterized by dirty, choppy guitars and lyrics typically expressing rebelliousness and sometimes "bad taste", and may be performed by "low-fi" acts who are on independent record labels, or who are unsigned.[17] Garage punk bands are generally apolitical and tend distance themselves from hardcore punk and generally avoid strict adherence to the types of social codes and ideologies associated with the punk subculture.[15]

List of artists

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b Reynolds, Simon (1999). Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Routledge. pp. 138–139. ISBN 0-415-92373-5.
  4. ^ a b Mark A. Nobles (January 2012). Fort Worth's Rock and Roll Roots. Arcadia Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7385-8499-7.
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  7. ^ a b Hann, Michael (30 July 2014). "10 of the best: garage punk". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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  9. ^ Austen 2005, p. 168.
  10. ^ a b c Ansill, Laura (14 April 2015). "The Sonics – Here Are The Sonics".
  11. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2012). Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Counterpoint LLC. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-59376-477-7.
  12. ^ Pehling, David (11 May 2015). "Garage-Rock Godfathers The Sonics Get Feral at the Fillmore". SF Weekly.
  13. ^ Sommer, Tim (15 November 2016). "The Musicians Who Actually Deserve a Spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". The Observer. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "Clay Reed on Outsight Radio Hours". Archive.org. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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  17. ^ Alan Rutter (September 2006). "Bluffer's guide: Garage punk". TimeOut London. TimeOut Group Ltd. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
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  19. ^ David A. Ensminger (16 June 2011). Visual Vitriol: The Street Art and Subcultures of the Punk and Hardcore Generation. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-60473-969-5.
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  26. ^ Chris Handyside (13 August 2013). Fell in Love with a Band: The Story of The White Stripes. St. Martin's Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4668-5184-9.
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  32. ^ NY-based Yeah Yeah Yeahs headline Love Garage
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