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Emo pop (alternatively typeset with a hyphen, also known as emo pop-punk and pop-emo) is a fusion genre combining emo with pop-punk, pop music, or both. Emo pop features a musical style with more concise composition and hook-filled choruses.
Feb 13, 2020 · As a new generation of emo opts for slick production, pop-punk song structures, or the twinkle of math rock, it’s increasingly uncommon to find a band making the sound of early emo sound...
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- 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.
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- The Used, ‘In Love and Death’ (2004) Utah's the Used blasted on the scene with a more tragic, dark brand of emo with singer Bert McCracken screaming raw, violent explorations of self-abuse, loneliness, suicide and death.
- Panic! at the Disco, ‘A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out’ (2005) What hath Pete Wentz wrought? The grammatically adventurous Panic! at the Disco were barely a band when Wentz discovered their demos online, but within a year, they had signed to his Decaydance label and became scene-dividing stars.
- Into It. Over It., ‘Intersections’ (2013) Early into his run as Into It. Over It., Chicago troubadour Evan Thomas Weiss was known mostly for the sheer volume of his work.
- Indian Summer, ‘Science 1994’ (2002) Combining three 7-inches and three compilation appearances originally released between 1993 and 1995, this nine-song studio discography by short-lived Oakland four-piece Indian Summer is most profound for its striking contrasts – every minute of calm reaps a subsequent avalanche of havoc.
The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time - Vulture.com · Playlist · 96 songs · 429 likes
Dec 7, 2023 · This article is a journey through the emotionally charged, introspective tracks that have defined the emo music scene. Table of Contents. Top Emo songs of all time. “Helena” by My Chemical Romance. “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” by Fall Out Boy. “All I Wanted” by Paramore. “Cute Without The ‘E’” by Taking Back Sunday.
