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Emo / ˈ iː m oʊ / is a music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and post-hardcore from the mid-1980s Washington, D.C. hardcore scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore .
- Emotional hardcore, emocore
- I’m Not Okay (I Promise)’ – My Chemical Romance. Maybe an obvious shout, but there is nothing that encapsulates mid-00s emo more than this song, Gerard Way’s ‘Revenge’-era make-up, and the vaguely Heathers inspired music video.
- Lover I Don’t Have to Love’ – Bright Eyes. All of Conor Oberst’s back catalogue is created purely to cry to, but ‘Lover I Don’t Have to Love’ wins for its breathy, overwrought storytelling and an iconic feature on The O.C.
- A Little Less Sixteen Candles – A Little More “Touch Me”‘, Fall Out Boy. It’s hard choosing a top 10 Fall Out Boy track, but ‘Sixteen Candles’ has all the tongue-in-cheek bitterness and an ambitious vampire-themed music video while going very hard.
- Emily’ – From First to Last. Unusually mellow for From First to Last, ‘Emily’ is a melodramatic, acoustic rumination on love and one that 90% of emo boys sent to girls who were not called Emily in the mid-00s.
- American Football — “Never Meant” Close your eyes and let “Never Meant’s” melodic guitar line transport you to a quiet Midwestern town where the fall leaves crunch beneath your Doc Martens and no one quite understands you.
- Blink-182 — “I Miss You” The mall punk trio went emo for this heart-wrenching ballad. The all-acoustic, melancholy song — inspired by the Cure’s “The Lovecats”— was a change of pace for the band best known for its irreverent humor.
- Brand New — "Sic Transit Gloria ... Glory Fades” Although the now-defunct band is mostly canceled thanks to dark allegations made against lead singer Jesse Lacey, Brand New’s influence on the scene is undeniable.
- Coheed and Cambria — “A Favor House Atlantic” Long-time Coheed and Cambria listeners know the band infamously doubles their albums as installations in a science fiction saga called “The Amory Wars,” a few of which have even been adapted into graphic novels by lead singer Claudio Sanchez.
Jul 25, 2022 · The Most Important Emo Song of Every Year. By Ian Cohen and Arielle Gordon Jul 25, 2022, 6:30am EDT. Dan Evans. My Chemical Romance is touring again, Paramore and Jimmy Eat World are headlining...
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Jun 7, 2021 · Emo music is emotional and raw, and many different emo bands play their own interpretation of the genre. Although emo music has only been around for a few decades, it has already undergone many evolutions since its origin.
Sep 4, 2019 · 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time. C'mon get sad: the best of punk rock's moody younger sibling. By. Jonah Bayer, Aaron Burgess, Suzy Exposito, Leor Galil, James Montgomery, Brittany Spanos....
