Avant-punk

Avant-punk is a punk music style characterized by "screeching experimentation", and a term by which critics used to describe the wave of American punk bands from the 1970s.^[1] It originated with the New York–based rock band the Velvet Underground, while antecedents included early Kinks and garage band one-shots collected on the Nuggets series of compilation albums.^[2] According to critic Robert Christgau, between 1966 and 1975, the only notable acts who could be categorized as "avant-punk" were the Velvets, The Fugs, MC5, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, the Modern Lovers, and the New York Dolls.^[2]

Avant-punk
Other names	Experimental punk
Stylistic origins	Punk rock avant-garde proto-punk
Cultural origins	1960s, New York City, U.S.
Other topics
Art punk avant-rock avant-pop no wave noise rock post-hardcore post-punk

References

1. Smith, Chris (2009). 101 Albums that Changed Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-537371-4.
2. Christgau, Robert (October 24, 1977). "Avant-Punk: A Cult Explodes . . . and a Movement Is Born". Village Voice.