Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk (also known as anarchist punk[1] or peace punk[2]) is an ideological subgenre of punk rock that promotes anarchism. Some use the term broadly to refer to any punk music with anarchist lyrical content, which may figure in crust punk, hardcore punk, folk punk, and other styles.
Anarcho-punk
Late 1970s, United Kingdom
Musical style and aesthetics[edit]
Anarcho-punk bands are often less focused on particular musical delivery and more focused on a totalised aesthetic that encompasses the entire creative process, from album and concert art, to political message, and to the lifestyles of the band members.[27] Crass listed as band members the people who did their album art and live visuals. The message is considered to be more important than the music.[9][27] According to the punk aesthetic, one can express oneself and produce moving and serious works with limited means and technical ability.[27][28] It is not uncommon for anarcho-punk songs to lack the usual rock structure of verses and a chorus, however, there are exceptions to this. For example, later Chumbawamba songs were at the same time anarcho-punk and pop-oriented.[29]
Bands such as Crass, Conflict, Nausea and Chumbawamba make use of both male and female vocalists.[30][31][13][32]