Genre

Proto-Punk

Proto-Punk on LoudQuietLoud: about 100 artists, including The Stooges, New York Dolls and The Sonics. It runs alongside glam, glam rock and garage rock.

Cover of Transmission Impossible by The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

psychedelic · rock · classic rock

Cover of Lulu by Lou Reed

Lou Reed

rock · classic rock · singer-songwriter

Cover of Every Loser by Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

punk · punk rock · rock

Cover of Songs From "MARC" by T. Rex

T. Rex

glam rock · classic rock · rock

Patti Smith

punk · rock · female vocalists

The Stooges

proto-punk · garage rock · punk

Cover of The Sound of Perseverance by Death

Death

death metal · technical death metal · progressive death metal

The Runaways

hard rock · female vocalists · rock

Album art: Television, Marquee Moon

Television

post-punk · new wave · punk

Mott the Hoople

glam rock · classic rock · rock

The Troggs

classic rock · 60s · garage rock

Cover of American Supreme by Suicide

Suicide

post-punk · experimental · electronic

Big Star

power pop · rock · 70s

John Cale

experimental · singer-songwriter · avant-garde

New York Dolls

glam rock · proto-punk · punk

The Sonics

garage rock · proto-punk · 60s

The Sonics

garage rock · proto-punk · 60s

The Modern Lovers

proto-punk · garage rock · punk

MC5

garage rock · proto-punk · hard rock

13th Floor Elevators

psychedelic rock · psychedelic · garage rock

Jonathan Richman

indie · singer-songwriter · kickasstic

Dead Boys

punk · punk rock · new york punk

The Seeds

garage rock · psychedelic rock · 60s

Silver Apples

psychedelic · experimental · electronic

Johnny Thunders

punk · punk rock · proto-punk

Dr. Feelgood

pub rock · rock · blues

The Tubes

new wave · rock · punk

The Standells

garage rock · 60s · psychedelic

Alex Chilton

power pop · singer-songwriter · rock

The Dictators

proto-punk · punk · punk rock

Marc Bolan

glam rock · 70s · classic rock

Cover of Shadows Of Knight (Featuring Follow / Alone / Shake) by The Shadows of Knight

The Shadows of Knight

garage rock · 60s · psychedelic rock

Cut Off Your Hands

indie · new zealand · indie rock

Radio Birdman

garage rock · punk · punk rock

The Music Machine

garage rock · 60s · psychedelic

Kim Fowley

garage rock · psychedelic rock · psychedelic

Mirrors

synthpop · proto-punk · electronic

The Fugs

psychedelic rock · proto-punk · psychedelic

? and the Mysterians

garage rock · 60s · psychedelic

The Red Krayola

psychedelic · experimental · psychedelic rock

Rocket From the Tombs

proto-punk · garage rock · punk

Index

psychedelic rock · industrial · ebm

The Real Kids

punk · power pop · garage rock

Bugs

stoner rock · psychedelic rock · psychedelic

Destroy All Monsters

proto-punk · noise rock · punk

The Deviants

psychedelic rock · garage rock · psychedelic

Pretty

garage rock · grunge · psychedelic

Electric Eels

proto-punk · punk · garage rock

Michael Yonkers

psychedelic rock · folk · psychedelic

DMZ

garage rock · punk rock · punk

The Neon Boys

proto-punk · punk · 70s

Alex Harvey

rock · classic rock · bluesrock

Cover of Cyborgs Revisited by Simply Saucer

Simply Saucer

proto-punk · psychedelic rock · garage rock

The Alarm Clocks

garage rock · 60s garage · psychedelic rock

Richard Lloyd

new wave · power pop · rock

Gonn

garage rock · psychedelic rock · 60s

Jim Carroll

punk rock · rock · punk

Michael Yonkers Band

garage rock · psychedelic · pfabtrax

Death Alley

hard rock · proto-punk · psychedelic rock

Nervous Eaters

punk · power pop · punk rock

Other Half

post-hardcore · punk · garage rock

Hollywood Brats

glam rock · proto-punk · glam punk

Sky Saxon

garage rock · rock · all

George Brigman

garage rock · 70s · psychedelic

Cover of Sign The Line by Thee Shams

Thee Shams

garage rock · rock · ohio

The Riot Squad

mod · 60s · freakbeat

Mick Farren

psychedelic rock · proto-punk · rock

Swamp Rats

proto-punk · garage rock · garage

Cover of Have a Nice Day, Motherfucker by The Mono Men

The Mono Men

grunge · garage rock · garage punk

Silverhead

hard rock · glam rock · blues rock

Crushed Butler

hard rock · proto-punk · psychedelic rock

The Swingin' Neckbreakers

garage rock · usa · rock n roll

Public Nuisance

proto-punk · garage rock · garage punk

Human Switchboard

breakcore · new wave · proto-punk

The Teen Kings

rockabilly · garage rock · proto punk

David Peel & The Lower East Side

proto-punk · folk · rock

The Readymen

punk rock · rock · classic rock

Primitive Ring

garage rock · rock · heavy

Mike Stuart Span

psychedelic · 60s · garage

The Styrenes

proto-punk · punk · american

Figures of Light

garage rock · proto-punk · punk rock

Hackamore Brick

proto-punk · garage rock · 70s

Quadrajets

garage rock · punk · all

Peter Laughner

proto-punk · singer-songwriter · cleveland

Dark Carnival

garage rock · detroit · punk

The Wind in the Willows

60s · psychedelic · deborah harry

The Backbeat Band

cover · rock n roll · rock and roll

Stepmother

garage rock · psychedelic rock · hard rock

15-60-75

jazz rock · blues rock · proto-punk

Life Stinks

noise rock · punk · proto punk

Sproton Layer

proto-punk · psychedelic rock · psychedelic

Reptiles at Dawn

new zealand · proto-punk · new zealander

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Proto-Punk artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Electric Warrior T Rex KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KUTX, The Current, WXPN	1	3 spins

Labels

Labels in this genre

Norton Records

Home to New York Dolls, The Sonics & The Dictators

Elektra

Home to The Stooges, MC5 & David Peel & The Lower East Side

New Rose Records

Home to Johnny Thunders, The Fugs & Reptiles at Dawn

Related genres

Glam Glam Rock Garage Rock Classic Rock Rock And Roll Psychedelic Rock Garage Punk Psychedelic