The Early November Ask What It Means to Turn ‘Twenty’
The Early November’s Twenty is an innovative retrospective album exploring memory, nostalgia, and aging. Ace Enders and drummer Jeff Kummers talk about its creation.
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The Promise Ring’s ‘Nothing Feels Good’ Built the Bridge Between Emo and Indie Rock
The Promise Ring’s Nothing Feels Good became one of the first emo records to break through on college radio, paving the way for the next wave of 2000s emo.
So High School: Taking Back Sunday’s ‘Tell All Your Friends’ Is the Quintessential Emo Album
Taking Back Sunday’s Tell All Your Friends shows emo for what it is: a sonic representation of what it really feels like to be an American teenager.
Pinegrove Affirm Their Worth on the Verdant ’11:11′
Pinegrove’s 11:11 is the extolled group’s most sober collection of songs—a literate latticing of personal sorrow and environmental collapse.
Big Vic’s Auspicious Debut Finds a Bleary Sweet Spot Between Grunge, Shoegaze, and Emo
Grungy shoegazers Big Vic wade through a fog of guitar noise in search of clarity on their debut album, Girl, Buried.
Kitner Revamp Emo Rock on ‘Shake the Spins’
Kitner’s Shake the Spins lives up to its hype as a debut LP that breathes fresh life into genres like emo and indie rock in dire need of resuscitation.
The Lasting Legacy of Weezer’s Now-Beloved Commercial Flop ‘Pinkerton’
Weezer’s Pinkerton was released 25 years ago today and it was a critical and commercial flop. But in the intervening years, it’s become a beloved emo rock classic.
Are Weezer’s Songs from the Black Hole the True ‘Pinkerton’?
Why won’t Weezer admit that the “embarrassing” unfinished Songs from the Black Hole rock opera are the rudiments of 1996’s (eventually) critically acclaimed ‘Pinkerton’?
‘Hella Mega’ Good Time with Green Day and Weezer
Green Day’s fan-favorite set at NYC’s Hella Mega Tour offered a grand-standing reminder that we’re still breathing.
Leisure Sport’s Debut EP ‘Title Card’ Is a Soundtrack for Sunsets
Leisure Sport’s sound leans toward indie rock and power pop. The combination of exhilarating drums and layering guitars creates an atmosphere that fits sunsets on the beach or the top of a mountain.
Fiddlehead Deliver Hearty Post-Hardcore with ‘Between the Richness’
Fiddlehead’s Between the Richness takes from post-hardcore, punk, and emo and skips the boyish flourishes. Although it could benefit from being longer, it’s precise and vigorous.
From Hardcore to Harajuku: The Origins of Scene Subculture
TikToker Madeline Pendleton and early metal and hardcore scenester Ethan Stewart recall the scene subculture of the ’00s.
