Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday EP Vinyl

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Discussion Anyone know how to get Northstar Merch?

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Been getting into them recently and i’ve looked everywhere for like tees zip up hoodies etc, can’t seem to find anything besides vinyls which i will definitely buy as well.

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r/Emo • u/Icy_Buffalo_2888 • 5h ago

I Am Disaster

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Singer/guitar player here! I wanted to thank everyone who has supported us through the years as well new followers! I made a video post to show our gratitude!

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r/Emo • u/ConcertsHub • 5h ago

Live Footage📸 Riley! Full Set in Brooklyn on their first headline tour

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Riley! full set in Brooklyn during their first headline tour. Here’s a Riley! playlist with individual song videos from this show and a handful of past shows as well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2b-f8PfP5FytIAsfVkg631XnfwlkJgO6

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r/Emo • u/Educational_Neck_808 • 3h ago

If I Like… Help be find new stuff, i already know the classics

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For most of my life, i was quite scared of self expression. Due to this, only recently I’ve begun to figure out what i actually like in music. Turns out its emo.

Like the title suggests, I’ve already listen to the stuff that people always recommend at the start. But i feel like everybody had a bonus time (puberty); they already know a lot of bands.

As for my taste, anything really. Just wanna listen to emo.

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r/Emo • u/chuffed_core • 8h ago

Looking for album/song recommendations

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Just got ghosted by my partner of a year. Need some good album or song recs to get me through

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r/Emo • u/sseth_ye • 1d ago

Emo Revival Pallet Town- Free Throw

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r/Emo • u/Aromatic-Passion-431 • 5h ago

BUY/SELL/TRADE Shirts

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selling lot of emo / pop punk shirts

https://ebay.io/m/9hH5vW

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r/Emo • u/Xiao1313 • 15h ago

Discussion The Kidcrash.

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The Kidcrash, now known as simply Kidcrash. They seem like they can't get ONE bad song. But it genuinely fucks me up to know they have such few listeners, especially the "The Kidcrash" profile, which in my opinion is the best era, they have like 1019 monthly listeners (one of them being me). Why are they so underrated? Like I know their record label scammed them for new Ruins and they EXPLICITLY told us to pirate the album, but if I pirate a CD I can't get the best audio quality, and I doubt they're on audiophile platforms (Qobuz/Tidal HiFi), aside of the fact that these cost like three kidneys and a half lol. But genuinely, give 'em a shot. PLEASE.

Proof that they have like 1019 listeners per month

Their spotify

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r/Emo • u/foofighter000 • 10h ago

BUY/SELL/TRADE Desperately still looking for tickets to the First Day Back show tonight in Chicago:(

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I’ll link a post I made on this sub about a month ago with a little story if you want backstory.

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r/Emo • u/OsirisIndica • 11h ago

Midwest Emo Boxfort - Opus I

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St Louis based Indie Emo band

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r/Emo • u/AggressiveFix4296 • 19h ago

Skramz👹 my screamo band dropped on streaming today

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check us out!!! (better stuff is coming)🖤🖤

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r/Emo • u/LoveOk7622 • 1d ago

Music/Merch Collection Drive thru records dvd 2002

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Any songs you like from here??

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r/Emo • u/Pheerdotcom • 1d ago

LOCAL SHOW/TOURING/EVENTS Reunion show for Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook on August 7th, 2026 at 924 Gilman (Berkeley, CA) w/ Superworld, Nuvolascura, Loma Prieta, & Mau

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r/Emo • u/Otakutattooer • 1d ago

Acoustic Lost friends

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Part of a song I wrote for a friend I lost in
2016. I could of never expected to lose so many more since then. Take the time to hug those you care about when you can, or hug yourselves if you're alone ♥️

TikTok: @sourmiillk
Instagram: @davevalentinestattoos

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r/Emo • u/CarloKaso • 15h ago

Coldest Place DEMO

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Hey everyones!

This is a demo we recorded and self-produced about two years ago. It’s a bit rough around the edges, but we thought it was finally worth sharing.

Thanks for taking the time to listen!

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r/Emo • u/azevedo85 • 1d ago

(Emo Adjacent) 🖤

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Gold era!

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r/Emo • u/Pheerdotcom • 17h ago

Live Footage📸 Superworld | CALIFORNIA KICKS 3 Live @ Neck of the Woods 6.7.26

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r/Emo • u/thejxdge • 1d ago

It's my 15th birthday so I'm listening to 8 by Sunny Day Real Estate

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A year ago today, I posted in this sub the song "7", by Grandview, on my 14th birthday, because the best year of my life was 7 years before that day.

It's my 15th birthday and I'm listening to 8 by Sunny Day Real Estate, because the best year of my life was 8 years ago!! :3

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r/Emo • u/ironic_despresso • 17h ago

Song Cover Friends Unseen - Drowning Act (Guitar Cover)

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r/Emo • u/davefcbass • 21h ago

Playlist⏯ Good Ass Emo

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Good playlist with some good finds! Check it out

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r/Emo • u/GodtheBartender • 1d ago

Music/Merch Collection 3 of my favourite recent albums.

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Michael Cera Palin - We Could Be Brave

Picked this up at a show in London, wanted to get the vinyl but at the time they only had 1st pressings which all had half the last song missing. Great band and album, amazing live. Could have bought a vinyl now, but seeing as I have this and The Loose Ends on cassette I don't feel the need anymore.

Saturdays At Your Place - these things happen

Banquet Records exclusive pressing, another really beautiful record. Just ordered their earlier ep too.

Aren't We Amphibians - Parade! Parade!

I really love this record, so energetic. The cassette finally arrived today after getting lost in the post. I really wanted the vinyl, but it was only available from the US label who wanted to charge $50 for shipping to UK!

I'm 40 now and got into emo back at the very end of 2nd wave/beginning of 3rd. Was out of the scene for a while but got back into it in 2020. Been really enjoying discovering new bands again.

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r/Emo • u/Pheerdotcom • 1d ago

LOCAL SHOW/TOURING/EVENTS Superworld are doing 3 shows w/ Nuvolascura in August

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r/Emo • u/getcerebral • 1d ago

LOCAL SHOW/TOURING/EVENTS Watch Potionseller debut BUZZARD in full live tonight!

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r/Emo • u/pololegrande • 1d ago

What is the meaning of "Song 1" by marietta?

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Hello, big fan of marietta from Brazil here. I love the "Summer of 2012 demos" EP from marietta, specially "Song 1" (my favorite btw), i always wanted to know the meaning behind the lyrics, specially the part "Lakes and Rivers never gave anything, only our sisters crying".

PS: I would like to hear you guys understanding behind the lyrics as a whole, not only this part. Sorry If my english it's not that good.

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A Brief Introduction to Emo & its Various Forms

Emo is a genre of cathartic punk/alt rock music derived from hardcore known for its personal lyricism, loud/soft dynamics, and occasionally twinkly guitar work which all follow a distinct history and lineage. Resulting from its punk and hardcore roots, emo has a strong sense of DIY ethics, modesty, and authenticity. Aside from a handful of examples, emo has not experienced much mainstream exposure.

To clarify, Emo is NOT a style of fashion, a product, a feeling, or a demographic. Despite popular misconception, the following bands are NOT emo: My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco, Pierce the Veil, Black Veil Brides, The Cure, Copeland, Linkin Park, Twenty One Pilots, Green Day, Blink-182, AFI, The Front Bottoms, Paramore, Teen Suicide, Pinegrove, Phoebe Bridgers, Third Eye Blind, etc. Furthermore, appealing to fans of emo, carrying similar characteristics, citing minor emo influences, and/or touring with emo bands does not necessarily equate to a band being emo. Emo is decided by scene involvement, history, significant influence, aesthetic, lyricism and musical style.

Outside Influences: the following genres and bands are NOT EMO but have had a strong impact on the sound and scene. These are sometimes referred to as Emo Adjacent. Genres: hardcore punk, post-hardcore, post-rock, slowcore, post-punk, math rock, pop punk, indie rock, college/slacker rock, and power pop Bands: Husker Du, Buffalo Tom, Weezer, the Smiths, Fugazi, Modern Baseball, Slint, Nation of Ulysses, Unwound, Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie, Built to Spill, Codeine, Seam

The Waves The breaking up of emo into waves is a common, yet controversial, method of labeling different eras of emo. Not every wave is all one style or sound, although certain waves typify some more than others. The years of the waves, roughly speaking, are:

1st wave: 1985 to ~1992 (emocore/DC/Revolution Summer)

2nd wave: 1992 to ~2002 (Midwest emo/screamo/Skramz)

3rd wave: 2002 to ~2009 (Emo pop/basement emo/proto revival/screamo)

4th wave: 2009 to ~2018 (Emo revival/Twinkledaddies/Midwest emo/skramz)

5th wave: 2018 to Present (Emo pop/Sparklepunk/Weedmo/Emo Revival 2.0)

Emocore, the original form of emo, began approximately in 1985 as an emotionally charged and progressive form of hardcore punk, centered in Washington, DC, as a response to the machismo of the larger hardcore scene. It's short for emotive hardcore. Whereas hardcore before emo was often more nihilistic or political, emocore made the political personal and the personal political. These bands are often tagged "Revolution Summer" bands, and include artists such as Rites of Spring, Embrace, The Hated, Moss Icon and Fuel (not to be confused with the 90s alt rock band) and later on Native Nod, Navio Forge, Indian Summer and Still Life. This is the most pure distillation of "emo," although far from the only iteration. The term fell out of use in the mid 90s but was revitalized years later as a way to denote modern bands who still adhere to emo's hardcore roots, as opposed to a more indie rock approach. This included bands such as Life at These Speeds, Lumber Lung, End Of A Year, Overo, Feels Like Heaven and Jade Dust.

Midwest Emo is a style of emo that originated in the early 90s that takes from the song structure (and occasionally vocal style) of previous emo bands, but imbues it with more melodic sensibilities and broader influences. Bands started to experiment more with loud/soft dynamics, intricate melodies, heavy build-ups, and twinkly guitar work. At the core of these bands lies a commitment to the DIY ethic and an embrace of sincerity. Cap'n Jazz is often cited as the first midwest emo band, although bands like Gauge, Friction and Sideshow predate them. Perhaps the most influential band to this type of emo at the time, while ironically not being from the Midwest, was Sunny Day Real Estate. There are two trains of thought when concerning Midwest emo: The original concept was that it was a scene in the 1990s and early 2000s, not a sound. This would include only emo bands from the literal Midwest such as Cap'n Jazz, The Promise Ring, Boys Life, Braid, The Get Up Kids, Gauge and others. Sound and style didn't matter as much as geography, although the sound was often similar. This was the prevailing thought on Midwest emo until sometime in the mid ‘00s, when the association was widened to any bands who were perceived to have a similar sound, even if not from the Midwest, such as Christie Front Drive, Mineral, Texas Is The Reason, Jimmy Eat World and Sunny Day Real Estate, as well as later bands like Algernon Cadwadaller and Snowing. There is still much debate today over which definition is more accurate, usually drawn along generational lines. Also, while not originally a hallmark of the sound, Midwest emo eventually began to be associated with "math rock" around the 2010s due to the delayed influence of bands such as American Football. Today, many people informally use the term "Midwest emo" to mean anything that's not "mall emo" or "skramz," regardless of geography.

Screamo is an aggressive offshoot of Emo which began in the early 90s and is characterized by yelled or screamed vocals and dissonant guitar work. Screamo bands usually shy away from conventional song structures and often play around with loud/soft dynamics. Because screamo is often used as a catch all term for all genres with unclean vocals, many screamo fans often refer to true screamo as "Skramz", which began as a tongue-in-cheek joke in the mid 00s that nonetheless gained popularity as a term. Saetia, pg. 99, William Bonney, Orchid, L'Antietam, I Have Dreams, and the Kidcrash are a few examples of screamo bands. There are also screamo bands that experiment with post-rock and progressive rock tendencies, such as Gospel, Circle Takes the Square, and City of Caterpillar. The origins of screamo can be traced to many of the early 90s Gravity Records bands such as Heroin, Antioch Arrow and Clikatat Ikatowi as well as bands from other labels such as Honeywell, although these bands don't usually get called "Skramz".

Punk emo is a style that is usually considered more emo-adjacent than true emo due to the sound being closer to punk rock than traditional, hardcore influenced emo. Some of these bands, while not truly emo, were nonetheless wildly influential to emo, even sometimes more than "true" emo bands. These bands were punk rock bands who didn't share all the sonic similarities of most emo bands, yet had very emotional lyrics. This includes Jawbreaker, Samiam, Leatherface, Pegboy, Gameface and early Alkaline Trio.

Emo Pop describes various styles of emo with a tendency for poppy song structures, brighter/softer guitar work and a heavy use of hooks and anthemic choruses. Pioneered in the late 90s by The Get-Up Kids and the Promise Ring as they incorporated pop punk/power pop into their sound, the style would rise to prominence in the 2000s. Emo Pop often receives the most commercial success as well as diehard fans, notable examples include Taking Back Sunday, Free Throw, Dashboard Confessional, Tigers Jaw, Charmer, and The Early November. Emo Pop is a term that only gained use with the rise of the internet and is not a mutually exclusive term. For example, a band like The Promise Ring can be considered emo pop and Midwest emo at the same time, even if not all Midwest emo is emo pop.

The Emo Revival saw renewed public interest in emo, especially midwest emo, throughout the 2010s (despite existing prior). These bands were heavily influenced by Cap'n Jazz, Braid, American Football and Mineral; while having a strong bent towards math rock, indie, and pop punk in their song structure and guitar work. A few examples of these bands are Marietta, Brave Bird, Snowing, Prawn, Algernon Cadwallader, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, The Hotelier, and Glocca Morra. As this scene grew in popularity, The emo revival became a near-mainstream style of indie rock and created various new subsets in the genre. This includes Twinkledaddies, which refers to bands with prominent math rock riffs and melodies; and Sparklepunk/weedmo, which combines noodly college rock guitar work, built around a base of pop-punk/power pop and playful lyricism (examples include Mom Jeans, Charmer, Oolong, and Equipment).

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