Meaning of psych folk | Babel Free

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A genre of folk music influenced by psychedelic rock and possessing a dark, sinister tone.

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“You have possibly heard the terms “psych folk” (sometimes applied to artists in the vein of Devendra Banhart) or “psych country” (which is vaguely similar to what used to be called “outlaw country”) or “psych rock” (which is what Courtney Taylor of the Dandy Warhols call his band's sound in the documentary DIG!.)”

“More recently, a second wave of psych folk bands have surfaced, influenced by and connected to the music of Keenan's New Weird America.”

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