1997: the year emo broke
Rainer Maria’s 'Past Worn Searching' Helped Carve a Space for Women in Emo
With their debut LP in 1997, the Wisconsin trio shook up the boys' club the genre had become.
Rainer Maria’s 'Past Worn Searching' Helped Carve a Space for Women in Emo
With their debut LP in 1997, the Wisconsin trio shook up the boys' club the genre had become.
Modest Mouse’s ‘Lonesome Crowded West’ Bridged Indie Rock and Emo
On their 1997 album, the band's post-hardcore upbringings positioned them for the mid-2000s indie rock boom that was to come.
The Get Up Kids' 'Four Minute Mile' Was the Bridge to Emo's Future
The band's 1997 debut set the tone for the teenage heartbreak and small-town ennui that would become prominent in the genre.
Hot Water Music Bookended 1997 with Two Seminal Albums
The Florida band released a pair of iconic albums, 'Fuel for the Hate Game' and 'Forever and Counting,' and almost burned out in the process.
The Get Up Kids' 'Four Minute Mile' Was the Bridge to Emo's Future
The band's 1997 debut set the tone for the teenage heartbreak and small-town ennui that would become prominent in the genre.
The Promise Ring's 'Nothing Feels Good' Proved There Was Room for Pop in Emo
On their 1997 release, the band made emo more accessible, which laid the groundwork for the commercially successful acts that would follow.
'The Emo Diaries' Gave a New Genre an Identity, Then Fought to Reclaim It
The inaugural release of Deep Elm's long-running compilation series dictated the genre's DNA, from Jimmy Eat World to Samiam.
At the Drive-In's 'El Gran Orgo' EP Captured a Band Struggling to Survive
The 1997 EP saw them transitioning from their rough debut to their genre-changing powerhouse 'In/Casino/Out.'
On Their Debut Album, Cursive Dragged a Budding Genre into a Darker Place
20 years ago, 'Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes' paved the way for what was to come for Cursive, Omaha, and emo.
With 'Jersey's Best Dancers,' Lifetime Accidentally Injected Pop Punk and Hardcore into Emo
Right before the band called it quits in 1997, they inadvertently started a sound that continues to this day.
Joan of Arc's 'A Portable Model of...' Launched a Polarizing but Influential Career
Twenty years ago, an odd debut got the Chicago band lumped into a genre in which it didn't belong.