rolling emo/pop-punk/dogs on skateboards 2017

for some reason that makes me wonder if Arab Strap should be eligible

lol i'm open to the argument

naaaaaah

Very happy to be finding no resistance to this.

― devvvine, Friday, February 10, 2017 2:07 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

well i'm gonna insist on johnny foreigner being eligible so it'd be weird for me to draw a line

let's not forget that Conor Oberst guested on Hug and Pint

I dunno they don't feel like a bridge too far to me (tho, like, B&S obviously are) but I'm not gonna die on that hill

well i'm gonna insist on johnny foreigner being eligible so it'd be weird for me to draw a line

― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, February 10, 2017 9:12 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

with you there, all in for 'salt, peppa and spindarella'

at the time of lifted i for sure thought of bright eyes as emo but in hindsight for some reason it feels more indie singer-songwriter'y? obv this has something to do w/ the trajectory his career took since then but lifted seems of a piece w/ the rest of his catalog - like maybe he was never emo it was like one of those things where something presents as X but it turns out it was coincidental and actually it turned out to be Y all along.

yeah agree. interested to see how you end up framing this whole thing with which inclusions/exclusions. good luck

I would say all Oberst things count as emo until you hit, say, Cassadaga.

(both Desaparecidos records are damn near essential pop-punk, also)

imo bright eyes doesn't count, desaparecidos does (the first is as straight up of an emo record as you can get in its design), but i won't fight anyone over it

How do people feel about 'The Blood, The Body, The Machine'?

nah

thermals have more in common with like the breeders than they do emo

is this just an emo/poppunk thing or is screamo / hardcore gonna be involved too?

.... that's a tough call

Fevers and Mirrors is maybe the most emo thing ever

I think Thermals almost count as pop-punk but I'm inclined to agree with brad

imo it will be more fun if we include screamo

screamo for sure going to be included

Fevers and Mirrors is maybe the most emo thing ever

in terms of the actual songwriting? eh

hell yeah, at least the bits I remember ("The Calendar Hung Itself" stands out for this), though I could use a relisten

"calendar" is the closest it gets imo

anyway iirc i said upthread i wouldn't fight anyone over this so i'm not sure why i'm doing it now lol

lol I don't know why I'm arguing about records I have 0% chance of voting for and haven't listened to in full in over a decade

Haha. not really sure where else to post this but there's just enough pop-punk in here to warrant sharing. I spent like 2 hours messing w this last night:
http://themagicipod.com
normally i scoff at stuff like that but i couldn't resist

lol touch the sky / soul meets body >>>>>

having a great time with lose control + you only live once

looool at country grammar + sugar, we're going down

nice thats a good one. so many solid pairings.

Domestica is such a great record, to go back a couple dozen posts.

blood command fall enough into a venn diagram of like... actual pop metal, metalcore, post-hardcore, emo, etc. that i think i can post them here. their new song is wonderful https://soundcloud.com/tigerfysisiskformat/blood-command-cult-drugs

is that a radio rip or something? the compression makes it unlistenable for me

nature of soundcloud i think. try bandcamp? https://bloodcommand.bandcamp.com/track/cult-drugs or spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/01wtyqu6JITgDWi4jKdk0R

lmao i am OBSESSED with this song

It's good

ok yeah this is great

Choon

omg at the mashup machine

Not sure if it got discussed anywhere last year (still no search feature?) but I keep coming back to this Ian Sweet LP. Not many other bands that can pick me up and make my stomach churn in the same song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWDLfQQ0u4Y

If It Makes You Less Sad I Will POLL Emo Albums

this ought to be good :)

This Estates album slays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6yff_whqj4

hey Brad, you like Camp Cope, right? Smalltown NZ band fruit juice parade's first single is kind've on that buzz: https://fruitjuiceparade.bandcamp.com/

Also, can't remember if I posted about this last year, but here's a comp of current stuff from China/Japan/Indonesia/Singapore: https://qiiisnacksrecords.bandcamp.com/album/emotion-no

apparently there will be new Antarctigo Vespucci (Jeff Rosenstock + Chris Farren) soon which makes me happy

it's like a cornucopia of active emo threads

https://phatnphunky.bandcamp.com

"All proceeds to be donated to Planned Parenthood."

oh man All Dressed Up In Dreams is my favorite Merritt song from my favorite of his records and Elaiza Santos is the perfect person to cover it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePnrP7sIH_c

Still catching up on everything but faves from this year have been Oliver Houston and Dryjacket. This track is particularly delightful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h01AQ7_3C6g

It's also been a dream winter for emo gigs in the UK! So far I've caught The Hotelier, Tiny Moving Parts, The Wonder Years, PUP, Pinegrove, Crying... Martha this month. TMP were the happiest band I have ever seen in my life.

Am I missing a Spotify/YouTube playlist for this year's thread? If not, I'll happily throw one together.

Everybody reading this: don't forget to vote in the EMO POLL! You have until tomorrow to send in your ballot.