Western Punk

History

The style formed where punk bands discovered country-western imagery and where southwestern roots sounds met post-punk aggression. X, The Gun Club, Meat Puppets, Rank and File, and later desert-rooted punk acts all contributed to the lane's tumbleweed-and-switchblade character.

Defining artists

• XSpotifyYouTube
• The Gun ClubSpotifyYouTube
• Meat PuppetsSpotifyYouTube
• Rank and FileSpotifyYouTube
• 16 HorsepowerSpotifyYouTube
• The VandoliersSpotifyYouTube

Essential listening

• The New World — XSpotifyYouTube
• Sex Beat — The Gun ClubSpotifyYouTube
• Lake of Fire — Meat PuppetsSpotifyYouTube
• Amanda Ruth — Rank and FileSpotifyYouTube
• Black Soul Choir — 16 HorsepowerSpotifyYouTube
• Cigarettes in the Rain — The VandoliersSpotifyYouTube

Sources

• cowpunk histories
• rockabilly and psychobilly scene histories
• Classic Rock