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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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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.
- 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 · 425 likes
Emo pop (or emo pop punk) is a subgenre of emo known for its pop music influences, more concise songs and hook-filled choruses. AllMusic describes emo pop as blending "youthful angst " with "slick production" and mainstream appeal, using "high-pitched melodies , rhythmic guitars, and lyrics concerning adolescence , relationships, and ...
