Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While emo music might be most associated with sadness and heartbreak, those lovelorn artists couldn’t have written such songs ...

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 ...

If you’re a fan of alternative music, you are well aware that emo is way more than just a phase. It’s a sound, it’s a subculture and it’s a lifestyle to be a forever emo kid. Emo didn’t die back in ...

Uplifting, resilient, hopeful .... these are words that can be used to describe Cliffdiver's latest single "IKEA Strikes Back." But as we've seen, emo is not always an uplifting genre, working out ...

No matter the wave or subgenre, most emo bands seem to have a knack for covering songs from the ’80s and ’90s. Maybe it’s the unexpectedness of hearing a screaming version of a-ha’s “Take on Me” or an ...

Valentine’s Day playlists may traditionally be dominated by R&B jams and cheesy pop ballads, but rock fans know there are other — way better — options, which is why we’ve assembled 22 of our favorite ...

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) ...

In Defense of the Genre is a column on BrooklynVegan about punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, ska-punk, and more, including and often especially the bands and albums and subgenres that ...

When you think of emo songs, you probably recall heart-wrenching tracks that you sing-scream all the words to. And you probably think of those tracks you turn to when you’re really going through it.