Slowcore is bigger than ever (thanks TikTok), and all the increased attention on the ’90s-centric genre has got me thinking about something that I think could use a little more love: slowcore’s ...

But now, as Swift’s wildly anticipated new album Midnights — complete with its ominous “13 sleepless nights” emo-adjacent aesthetic — is set to drop Oct. 21, we pose a new question: Exactly how emo is ...

Emo music means many different things to fans, from the genre’s forebearers in ‘80s D.C. to ‘90s godfathers like Jawbreaker and Cap’n Jazz, to the boom in popularity around the early-aughts Warped ...

Pinning down the best emo songs of all time is less about technical perfection and more about capturing a specific, lightning-in-a-bottle feeling. It’s the sound of suburban malaise, the sharp sting ...

Emo bands covering pop songs just seems to make sense. This is especially true for third-wave emo bands that started popping up in the early 2000s. Identified by their slick production and (sometimes) ...