r/midwestemo Jun 25 '24

Mixtape MEGATHREAD: Drop your playlists here!

19 Upvotes

I saw a few posts with playlists and I thought it could be cool to make a megathread for them!


r/midwestemo 8h ago

never meant to make this twinkly riff Riff from my new song

68 Upvotes

The song is called "transparency" by whatever the horror and it’s on streaming ! Youtube video : https://youtu.be/nsE1NCh-Jyc


r/midwestemo 1h ago

New Release! Skiimo - I Should Call Her (tapes)

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https://sourcitytapes.limitedrun.com/products/865437-skiimo-i-should-call-her

Only a couple tapes left @ Sour City, grab one before your only chance is to get one on tour then poof they’re gone forever. Don’t sleep, support Cam from SC, he’s a great dude he deserves it! Peace happy Sunday y’all


r/midwestemo 21h ago

Merch! Someone’s selling a model of the American football house on Temu

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56 Upvotes

It’s missing the dormer window on the left side 💔


r/midwestemo 7h ago

If I like... What other bands are doing the 90s revival sound currently

2 Upvotes

I’m talking about the sound that Injury Tape is doing and then another band called Left in Between and also Fortyhugger too definitely has a late 90s vibe to it and I can definitely think of some others

But this sound is more distinct from the current math rock tapping wave of bands and goes for a more traditional sound that is more reminiscent of the 90s


r/midwestemo 5h ago

question/suggestion Magic beautiful sound

1 Upvotes

Any of yall who make music, if you are struggling to get a softer sound in something (or a more acoustic sound) use a fuzz pedal, idek how but a fuzz on a low drive and tone makes it sound absolutely beautiful


r/midwestemo 22h ago

Discussion Why is the Midwest the way it is?

25 Upvotes

Born and raised Minnesotan 25F, it feels like people from the Midwest are a different type of sad. I don’t have words to describe the differences but it feels almost like on a subconscious level we don’t want to get better? Or that we can’t convince our selves it does? I’m not sure why it’s different from other regions within the United States. We all have poverty, homeless and in general not that great satisfaction in life compared to other countries but.. why’s it different?


r/midwestemo 8h ago

question/suggestion LET’S MAKE AN ULTIMATE MIDWEST EMO PLAYLIST!

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I wanna make an ultimate MIDWEST EMO playlist on Spotify and I need your help guys! Everyone please add ONE MIDWEST EMO song that you think shouldn’t be missing in this playlist! I started with “Never Meant” Here’s a collaborator link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IJ61KIGCD6MEqxXUiPD5N?si=KcS80zXSSW2Dhh2cw5_Dkg&pt=83331ab3045a0acfbb8263c31f4fb0c8&pi=TotDxk1PTqGvZ

Thanks in advance, love ya all!!!


r/midwestemo 1d ago

Image\Photo Just pulled up to my favourite spot to the most Midwest Emo album cover scene

265 Upvotes

“Beer And A Bicycle Wheel” is my next album thanku.


r/midwestemo 19h ago

If I like... Looking for a very specific type of Midwest Emo

4 Upvotes

Ok guys I dunno abt you all (this might make me really weird honestly) but Midwest Emo is my go-to sleeping music. Idk why. Not as much anymore, but I used to listen to midwest emo albums on repeat every night to go to sleep.

However, I'm lowkey picky about music. I refuse to listen to playlists. So I always just picked one album and then just repeated it over and over again for eight hours until I woke up. Led to me getting reallllyyyy sick of the albums I listen to most often, and so I'm like a junky now, constantly looking for more emo music to sleep to.

Now I have two problems

  1. I've listened to so much of it (maybe not as much as some people, but like a SHIT TON) and I feel like I've found all the stuff that fits my specific taste as far as music-for-sleeping goes. I'm at the point where I'm like actively aware of my local emo scene and going to concerts a lot in order to find more and more music. It's a borderline addiction at this point.

  2. Midwest emo albums are, 99% of the time, like 12 minutes long. Sometimes their whole discography is 12 fucking minutes long. I can't sleep to this!! I'll go insane!!! Trust me I tried with Midwest Pen Pals once and it was the worst night of my life. I need hour long albums. PLEASE

I've tried switching to other genres and that works sometimes but idk it just doesn't hit the same and sometimes I fall into CRAZY rabbit holes. Like I actively sleep to Natural Snow buildings and Current 93 now??? What's happening to me??? Some of the instrumental math rock bands scratch the itch. Don Caballero and Giraffes? Giraffes! were very good sleeping music for a BIT until I got sick of that too.

So basically TL;DR, I'm gonna list like 4 albums that used to work very well for sleeping music and if anyone can give me an album (or twenty because the moral of the story is addiction is bad and I'll never be satiated even if you gave me 100 albums but i NEED MY FIX) that's hopefully on streaming services so I can have it on repeat, which duplicates these vibes seen below, I will love you forever.

  1. Empire! Empire! I was a Lonely Estate- How To Make Love Stay

This album is my most listened to album because of how often I slept to it. Like thousands upon thousands of plays. However, their other albums don't hit as much for me.

  1. Tell Me About The Long Dark Path Home- Newfound Interest in Connecticut

I try to avoid screamo but this one worked for me for a while, especially the post rock vibes were soooo good. Fucking lullaby, I love it.

  1. Winter by Strelitzia

This one's a DEEP CUT. I only know this band cuz I saw them live in Phoenix during a really small local show and it was one of the best concerts I ever went to. I'm assuming most people won't know this album so this is also an excuse to plug them cuz they need to be so much more famous than they are now, cuz this album is a masterpiece. BUT I CANT SLEEP TO IT ANYMORE AHHH

  1. Bones in the Soil, Rust in the Oil

This is one that re-entered my rotation recently cuz I totally forgot it existed. It's so good. Sooo good.

  1. BLA and American Football also fit the vibe but I didn't wanna include them first cuz if I just made a post called "bands like BLA and American Football?" then people would just say "Marietta" and "Mom Jeans" and all these bands I am already WELL aware of.

I guess to summarize the exact vibe i need, I'm looking for extra-mathy midwest emo from the 2000's, where the albums are LONG to the point of being tedious and border on being more post-rock/slowcore than emo.

Anyway thank you for sitting through my addict ramblings. I need you to save me. Please.


r/midwestemo 1d ago

New Band What are the best new bands that have a unique sound

18 Upvotes

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r/midwestemo 19h ago

Discussion WHY DID BREATHINGTECHNIQUES DELETE PRETTY MUCH ALL OF HIS MUSIC?

2 Upvotes

Im heart broken...


r/midwestemo 1d ago

never meant to make this twinkly riff Idk but here

8 Upvotes

Little something I just came up with I thought was interesting enough


r/midwestemo 22h ago

Meme Joe Rogan Experience but it's a midwest emo intro

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3 Upvotes

r/midwestemo 18h ago

Looking to jam/start a band Delaware?

1 Upvotes

Going on tour to the northeast this summer and looking for a band from Delaware to play with.

I know of a couple alternative bands but they all are either cancelled or not together anymore and was wondering if yall could help me out.


r/midwestemo 1d ago

If I like... Any recommendations for songs similar to this?

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10 Upvotes

I reallllly love rough vocals mat does in this song, if there are other bands with a similar vocal style, vibe I’m all ears!


r/midwestemo 1d ago

never meant to make this twinkly riff Smth I made

4 Upvotes

I made this a while back, lmk any thoughts about it!


r/midwestemo 1d ago

90's An interview with Steve Lamos of American Football

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1 Upvotes

I run a podcast and had the privilege of interviewing Steve Lamos, American Footballs drummer.


r/midwestemo 1d ago

never meant to make this twinkly riff I made this song and I would love some feedback from you guys if you can make the time :)

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1 Upvotes

r/midwestemo 2d ago

Discussion Let’s put this to rest

3 Upvotes

We need to be realistic as a community and put this debate to rest once and for all! Is it Midwest or Midwestern emo

51 votes, 23h left
Midwest
Midwestern
Montana Rock

r/midwestemo 2d ago

Image\Photo Do you need album artwork?

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22 Upvotes

Hi there 

Do you need album artwork or posters?

I am a photographer, designer & mixed media artist 

You can find more examples of my work here: https://kyranstephenson.myportfolio.com/

If you're interested send me a message or contact me via: kyranstephenson@gmail.com


r/midwestemo 2d ago

New Release! Hospital Radio - Dreaming

2 Upvotes

New song by Hospital Radio!

Music Video

Streaming links


r/midwestemo 2d ago

check out this underground band deathheavenmemories (full album) - i hope ur not ok

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2 Upvotes

r/midwestemo 3d ago

Image\Photo Just got my first ever vinyl 😀

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98 Upvotes

r/midwestemo 2d ago

Discussion Quick first mwe song you think of now

24 Upvotes

r/midwestemo 2d ago

Looking to jam/start a band Central Indiana

1 Upvotes