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Photo by Scott Legato/WireImage 3 Emo Bands Who Are Currently Reviving Midwest Emo, Winning Over My Millennial Heart
With the fifth wave of emo currently developing, Midwest emo has made a return, and these are three of the bands reviving the genre.
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Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 3 Fourth-Wave Emo Songs That Belong on Your Fall Playlist
Since it’s October and the fall season is officially here, you need to add these fourth-wave emo songs to your fall playlist.
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Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images 2000s Emo Bands That Released an Underrated Album in the Early 2010s
These emo bands are heavily associated with the 2000s, yet they released great albums in the 2010s that are often overlooked.
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Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images 3 Fourth Wave Emo Bands Who Carried the Torch Into the 2010s
In the 2010s, these bands ushered in the fourth wave of emo with defining releases that were more reminiscent of the second wave of emo.
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Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage 3 Emo Bands From the 2000s That Are Winning Over Gen Alpha, Making Their Millennial Parents Proud
Emo has become the new classic rock, and millennial parents are attending concerts with their Gen Alpha kids, who are now emo fans as well.
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Photo by M. Von Holden/WireImage 3 Emo Bands of the 2000s That Deserve a Second Life With Gen Z
As Gen Z has embraced 2000s emo in recent years, these three bands deserve a second life with the young generation of fans.
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Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images 3 No-Skip Emo Albums Turning 30 This Year
These three no-skip emo albums from 1996 were released during the second wave of emo, which was somehow 30 years ago.
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Photo by MJ Kim/MTV/Getty Images 3 Myspace-Era Emo Bands of the 2000s That You Probably Forgot About
In the Myspace era of the 2000s, these three bands were popular on the website, though you may have forgotten about them in time.
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Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images 3 Hardcore Punk Bands From the 80s That Accidentally Created Emo of the 90s and 2000s
These hardcore punk bands of the 1980s accidentally created the second and third waves of emo, which broke into the mainstream in the 2000s.
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Photo by John Medina/WireImage 3 Millennial Ballads That Bring a Tear to Every Elder Emo’s Eye
These millennial ballads will bring a tear to every elder emo’s eyes as they look back on their youthful emo days.
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Photo by Patrick Ford/Redferns 3 Underrated Songs From the Mid-90s That Accidentally Created 2000s Emo
Though emo music was yet to be defined, these three underrated songs from the mid-90s laid the foundation of what would become 2000s emo.
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Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage 3 Debut Emo Albums From the 2000s That Got Overshadowed by a Sophomore Release
These three debut emo albums were overshadowed by the band’s far more successful sophomore release, bringing attention back to the debut.