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Coonstar:
--- Quote from: Moiche ---Joanna Newsom and Okkervil River are both often called "neo-folk"
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Would freak-folk be the appropriate term?
Garcin:
I've also seen neo-psychadelic, avant-folk, and worst of all, lofi. I think neo-psychadelic and lofi are inaccurate and avant-folk is pretentious. New wierd American is a Britishism that gives me the screamin' heebie jeebies. I know neo-folk happens to be appropriated, Khar, but that's what this stuff technically is "new" "folk". Maybe we should just call it "New Folk".
Also, Okkervil River has a ton of range; half the time they're sounding alt-country or just plain indie rock. I think the best way to describe music is to say "It sounds like x" and if they don't know what "x" is, send them the album and make them listen. Don't tell the RIAA I said that.
Johnny C:
Freak-folk is the term which I think describes it best. Because really, freaks. Makin' folk.
Anyways. I don't really see a problem with this thing - it's kind of esoteric and totally unnecessary. What would be interesting would be to score different bands and see if you like bands with similar scores or if they're all over the place.
KharBevNor:
--- Quote from: Moiche --- I know neo-folk happens to be appropriated, Khar, but that's what this stuff technically is "new" "folk". Maybe we should just call it "New Folk".
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Yeah, but people have been making 'new' folk of some sort since the 70's. Think up new names and don't be a lazybones!
nuisance:
--- Quote from: tommydski ---tim midgett, formerly of silkworm, has a theory called 'musical correctness' which he explains at some length here.
reminds me kind of this.
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That's damn funny. Love the complete arbitrariness of it all and the closing comment that the theory only works when it's Tim Midgett himself coming up with the numbers. :D
Pretty decent way to illustrate the futility of attempting to quantify music this way.
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