So it turns out there's a subgenre of punk called orgcore, which I've only discovered today. According to
wikihow, the look involves band shirts under plaid, beards, getting scruffy and ... crap. That's me.
The music itself is described as a mixture of punk, country, folk and blues. Basically all the things I like!
So it turns out I'm orgcore. As weird as that sounds. So here's some bands to get into orgcore with:
Lucero - More on the country than punk side of things, their song writing is just absoultely amazing.
Hot Water Music - Old school Chicago orgcore. One of the bands that came to define the genre (also playing in December).
Frank Turner - Acoustic punk. Keep an eye out for this guy, he'll be big soon.
The three lead singers of the afore mentioned bands came out and did the ultimate orgcore tour last year, the Revivial Tour. They basically got together (with Tim Barry from Avail) and played acoustic punk for a few hours. The above picture is from that gig. It was amazing. If only I knew that was orgcore at the time...
Against Me! - Their early albums are some of my favourite punk albums ever, not to mention some of the best orgcore.
The Gaslight Anthem - The ultimate orgcore band. They channel a punk Bruce Springsteen to a tee.
And they've just released a new free song which covers...
Fake Problems - Their new album, Real Ghosts Caught on Tape, is a little bit more indie, but it's one of my favourites of the year. And also, that's the beauty of orgcore, it mashes everything into it's uniqueness!
There's plenty more bands you can throw into this melting pot of a genre. In fact, a lot of these appear to come from the Naples/Gainsville Florida area. It must be something in the water. This blog:
http://carriedouttosea.blogspot.com/search?q=orgcore is a huge fan of orgcore and always puts up new bands.
God bless the country-influence, plaid wearing, gruff and working class punk!
