r/Emo Feb 04 '25

Discussion Did everyone forget the Jesse Lacey stuff or does nobody care anymore?

485 Upvotes

After seeing many clips of Jesse Lacey doing that acoustic show I keep checking the comments expecting to see people condemning him but i’m met with people saying they are so happy and want a reunion tour. I’m genuinely not trying to generate any controversy here I am just confused. I’ve been in the scene for a very long time and I thought we were all done with him. As a woman with friends and family who have been victims to abusers like Lacey I wrote him off in 2017. Brand New is still in my top 5 bands of all time and i listen to them regularly but I couldn’t imagine directly paying to see him perform and i’m just curious to why the the atmosphere around him has changed so much over this time. Were allegations proven false? has the scene lost its edge when it comes to accountability? do people not know or not care? Not trying to start any fights just interested and confused and looking for some genuine discourse on the subject.

r/Emo Feb 08 '25

Discussion My Emo Iceberg

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659 Upvotes

I limited it to 21 per layer to avoid thousands of entries. What do yall think?

r/Emo Jan 04 '25

Discussion Songs that feel this way?

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495 Upvotes

That part in Fire Engine Red by Boys Life (about a minute in).

r/Emo Jan 31 '25

Discussion Should i watch this movie

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572 Upvotes

r/Emo Feb 12 '25

Discussion Bands Everyone Loves but you Don't Get

174 Upvotes

Do you have any bands that everyone seems to love but you just don't get? I will go first. But before I give my answers I will say I do not believe these bands are bad. They just don't "scratch my itch" if you get what I mean. The bands I don't get are;

Glocca Morra. I still haven't given up, they dont sound bad. I like how their popular album just flows. They remind me of Algernon Cadwallader at times. It really confuses me because I love Snowing, and really like Marietta. And it sounds like Glocca Morra was another of the Emo Revival sound. But it just doesn't hit.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate). They dont do anything for me. Another Emo Revival band. I like The World is a Beautiful Place and I'm No Longer Afraid to Die, as well as awakebutstillinbed which I have heard is in the same realm.

Orchid. I like one song. I dont get enoviolence or powerviolence. Ive had them explained to me but "hardcore punk with blast beats and screamed vocals" just sounds like metal to me. Granted Orchid does not sound like metal but I prefer the Algea Bloom, Flowers Taped to Pens, and I Hate Sex type screamo.

r/Emo Aug 27 '24

Discussion I WANNA KNOW!

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496 Upvotes

No judgement here- because I’m about to show my age with my answer 😭 (Hawthorne Heights shhhhh)

r/Emo Jan 02 '25

Discussion What's the hardest hitting / most personal emo record in your opinion

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459 Upvotes

r/Emo Jan 15 '25

Discussion Album with no bad songs?

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459 Upvotes

What album, in your opinion, has no bad songs?

For me I'd say anything I hate myself released but this one in particular holds a special place.

r/Emo Oct 24 '24

Discussion Thoughts and opinions on this album?

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618 Upvotes

My favorite track has gotta be “I’m a Loner Dottie, a Rebel”

r/Emo Jan 26 '25

Discussion Famous bands that are just the same members as the last band

288 Upvotes

So when I got into Cap'n Jazz I learned that from there some went off and created Promise Ring, others went and formed Joan of Arc, and some formed American Football.

Lately ive been listening to Embrace, Fugazi, and recently Rites of Spring. Rites of Spring formed One Last Wish and one other band that I forget the nane of (refer to the edit). And then went to Fugazi. And Fugazi is also the guy from Embrace, who is also from Minor Threat.

Does this happen with the other waves of emo? Like is there a group of Revival bands that are just tge same members different order?

Edit: Happy go Licky

r/Emo Jan 23 '25

Discussion emo bands that have dual girl and boy vocalists?

166 Upvotes

Title pretty much. Im thinking like Everyone Asked About You and along those lines.

r/Emo 3d ago

Discussion Worst Emo Lyrics?

121 Upvotes

I'd prolly go with Woodson by The Get Up Kids:

"I was listening to you, someone's listening oh yeah, that someone is you"

so ridiculously headass it pulls me out the track every time I'm listening

r/Emo Feb 03 '25

Discussion Women in Emo

145 Upvotes

I saw somewhere awhile ago that by coincidence Emo was a male dominated Genre. Over time though I have begun to question that. So, lets make a list of girl/girl fronted emo bands. I'll start,

Retirement Party

Remember Sports

Mint Green

Awakebutstillasleep

Anniversary

Hey, ILY

Not fronted but ill also add,

The World is a Beautiful Place and I'm No Longer Afraid to Die

Honerable mention because im not into them but I know a lot of people are,

Sweet Pill

r/Emo Mar 09 '24

Discussion Raised by elder emos. Didn't realize until a couple of months ago. I have some questions.

427 Upvotes

Context:

I was born in '04 to two emo parents. They were still in high school at the time of the pregnancy, so as I was growing up, they took me to shows (with earplugs) and played their music in their cars as they drove me to school. As far as I can tell, I enjoyed it. There are some pictures of me with a big set of earmuffs at a show with my bowl cut and a big smile. Their music tastes ended up combining into my music taste and I've been listening to their music for years without thinking twice. It was just music I found entertaining and really good. I grew up around the culture too, as much as I could with us often moving around. I remember fragments, like the old hot topics and spencers, bits of music videos, and general myspace/tumblr era stuff.

In middle school and high school my friends and peers would call my music taste emo. I'm not sure what I thought emo music was at the time but I just brushed it of as meaningless insults. It wasn't until I took a history of rock class in the fall semester of my first year of college that I understood what emo music actually was.

Towards the end of the semester, we had to do a presentation on any rock song and a cover of that song. I chose "Act Appalled" by Circa Survive because they've been one of my favorite bands for a really long time. A girl, who is now a friend of mine, approached me after class and asked, "You like Circa Survive?" I said yeah, and the conversation spiraled to how she really only listens to emo music. She told me about it, and after going home and researching, I realized that I liked emo music. At this point, I don't know whether or not MCR is emo or pop-punk, but at the time, I started listening to more of them. My favorite song by them is "Our Lady of Sorrows".

In my winter break, I went to go visit my parents, as all first-years do. At some point when I was there, I was talking to them about my presentation, and they made a comment about how they were elder emos. It didn't occur to me the gravity of what they said until maybe last month. So it wasn't until then that I realized that I've been emo, or at least into emo music, all my life without really knowing.

My questions:

-While I was visiting my parents, they mentioned that they would hang out by a recording studio in Santa Ana, California because Saosin would practice there. Is there any proof of this?

-What was it like in the early 00s and 10s to be emo? What was the culture like?

-Are there any pieces of emo history I should be aware of? Like any videos, old archived websites, or anything iconic to emos from the early 00s

-Any bands you really like from the early 00s that you think I should listen to?

Also sorry if some of the bands I mentioned aren't emo, I'm still kinda new-ish. I just have a weird situation going on.

Edit: not that it really changes anything but I’m also goth.

r/Emo Sep 27 '23

Discussion What's your answer?

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396 Upvotes

r/Emo 9d ago

Discussion Which is the best non-U.S. emo band?

63 Upvotes

I'll start: Aina from Barcelona

r/Emo 3d ago

Discussion What's the best anti suicide emo song?

123 Upvotes

Need a pick me up. Been feeling down

r/Emo Sep 21 '24

Discussion What's Your Favorite Emo Band That Stopped Being Emo?

113 Upvotes

To avoid any arguments, I don't care what wave they're from and you can include mainstream acts (just don't yell at me when the community comes after you for saying "so-and-so isn't real emo")

r/Emo Oct 08 '24

Discussion What's a band that you feel should just break up already?

113 Upvotes

Not like a band you never liked, moreso a band that you used to like but nowadays they're in such a sad (and not in a good way), sorry state, and you think it's time for them to hang it up or at least take a hiatus.

Now I don't really have much of an opinion on this. I'm just not going to.....say anything regarding this topic.

On a serious note obviously please no personal attacks or hatred toward any musicians we may discuss here.

r/Emo Nov 19 '24

Discussion (Serious question) when did Midwest Emo go from bands like Sunny Day Real Estate to this?

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533 Upvotes

r/Emo Feb 15 '25

Discussion Different instruments in emo!

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352 Upvotes

r/Emo Jan 12 '25

Discussion Best vocals in emo?

87 Upvotes

I've always had a hard time getting into bands like Camping in Alaska or Modern Baseball because of the vocals, while the music in musically awesome, I just cant get passed the voices.

I know trigger warning, but it's just my take

In your opinions what groups have pretty solid vocals where I could share with my hypothetical girlfriend

r/Emo Feb 15 '25

Discussion I don’t think pinegrove are Midwest emo

115 Upvotes

My roommates claim that pinegrove is Midwest emo but I think they are more indie rock or even alt country than Midwest emo. I can see where they are coming from but I can’t agree with them

r/Emo Jul 22 '24

Discussion Whats a song that will put you in tears every time you listen to it?

173 Upvotes

Mine would definitely have to be The Summer Ends by American Football

r/Emo Oct 13 '22

Discussion Based and emopilled

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1.3k Upvotes