The Band That Accidentally Invented Outsider Music

Forced by their father to form a rock band, these sisters created music so rhythmically confused it defied standard melodies. Their lone album is now considered a masterpiece of accidental avant-garde art.

The Wiggin sisters had almost no musical training when they recorded Philosophy of the World in 1969. Because they practiced their instruments in isolation, they developed a unique, non-linear style that ignored traditional song structures. Many legendary musicians, including Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain, later cited this strange, stumbling sound as a major inspiration. It stands as a fascinating example of how ignoring the rules can lead to genuine innovation.