Anti-folk

The music sub-genre known as anti-folk (or antifolk) takes the earnestness of politically charged 1960s music and subverts it. Most would accept that the music tends to sound raw or experimental. Post-modern and self-conscious, it also generally mocks the seriousness and pretension of the established mainstream music scene in addition to mocking itself; some argue this makes it contrived and pretentious itself. Edit this Artist photo: Jack Conte

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Midtown Dickens Wednesday 18 July 2012	Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, United States 36.001809 -78.930329	1 going Add shout

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iamdreambeing

http://soundcloud.com/dream-being dream poperz

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O-S_sun

the same folk, but anti. Hi! welcome One World - Many Cultures join Я люблю рідну мову заходь Україна приєднуйся ♥ ua лишайся з такими як ти anti-жлоб

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tomthemod

jesus christy is this really worth arguing over? it's a genre of music that some people enjoy and some don't. also it's fairly easy to distinguish from "standard" folk music, stylistically as well as lyrically

February 2012
BarneyJWY

The fuck is anti-folk? What a stupid hipster tag!

February 2012
Nagsworth

why would a hipster?

February 2012
clenchedteeth

why would a hipster listen to coldplay?

January 2012
mindsunwound

The best way to think of anti-folk is as what hipsters listen to when their ipod gets tired of coldplay.

December 2011
b-l-ackstage

id burn this if i could

December 2011