Freak folk is a genre of folk music associate with contemporary artists, like Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Animal Collective, Hecuba, Akron/Family, Rio en Medio, Sufjan Stevens and with '60s artists like the Holy Modal Rounders, The Incredible String Band, Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Godz and The Fugs. It is related to, but distinct from, psych folk.