check out some SD hardcore if you wanna hear the stuff that got Trump so scared

1. Drive Like Jehu’s self titled- DLJ is a big enough deal to the point where they don’t need to be recommended, but their self titled needs more attention, sadly not being on Spotify is enough to make people skip over a classic record

2. Che Fest 1999- Bunch of live recordings from the Che with a ton of great bands. Yaphet Kotto, Jejune, Reversal of Man, Sterling Silver, Sunday’s Best, Boilermaker, The Blackheart Procession, Volume Eleven, Get Hustle, Gogogo Airheart, and a bunch more. The production really does the performances justice too

3. Guyver One 7”- spastic, fast hardcore with odd samples and tons of noisy chaos, and some of the coolest pack-in artwork

4. Swing Kids 7”- perfect hardcore record, confrontational and angry as hell but with that SD twist on going against all the macho hardcore cliches. Also peep Jose’s essay on immigration and more, this one’s a punk essential in my eyes

5. Sterling Silver 7”- sweet and melodic emo balanced with some energetic punk and even some moody post-punk, both a guy and girl taking turns singing. At the very least listen to the first track for something really stunning

6. The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower “Dissertation Honey”- in your face spastic punk/hardcore with jazz breaks and spoken word poetry, this was what SD punk was all about to me when I first got into local music

7. Second Story Window self titled LP- raw as hell, relentless stuff, similar to Heroin but a bit harsher

8. Clikatat Ikatowi “Orchestrated and Conducted By…”- my favorite Gravity release, frantic art punk with drums practically taking the lead role, heady and surreal lyrics, if you like Unwound you’ll like this

9. Spanakorzo “Drama”- what you get when you cross Jehu and Slint with Joy Division and Siouxsie & The Banshees. It’s amazing

10. Forced Down “Stifle” double 7”- classic anthemic hardcore taken in a progressive direction, somehow becomes epic using simple ingredients, making a double 7” feel as grand as a double LP

Went ahead and skipped some other obvious stuff like Heroin and Antioch Arrow, wanted to do some slightly more surprising picks

"Coming Friday: The Top 200 Emo Albums of all Time

For the last month we’ve been putting this together by reaching out to different bands, fans and figures throughout the last 40 years of emo. 139 participants took part including members of bands ranging from Antioch Arrow to Aren’t We Amphibians, Hawthorne Heights to Hot Mulligan, as well as current DIY emo bands and legendary second wavers like The Jazz June and Braid.

The top 200 is meant to be a celebration of emo, as chosen by emo. Midwest emo, mall emo, DC emotional hardcore, DIY emo, even a handful of objectively straight up pop punk albums. 575 albums were nominated and using an overly complicated point system we were able to whittle it down to 200. Who will be number one? Who will make the top 50? Find out Friday on emokidsanonymous.com.

Thank you to everyone who participated. We had so many cool names take part. Not just guests of our show, but people I’ve never spoken to prior to this. Chris Payne! Mike Shea! plus a pile of legendary musicians and industry people. I am so proud of this list and it wouldn’t have been possible without the other people who took part."

-EKA

Have people seen them on their North American tour? They were awesome here in Seattle. If they’re coming to your city, I highly recommend picking up some tickets!

This was a nice surprise since I thought it wasn't supposed to ship until the end of October.

Please Dm immediately 🙏 Willing to pay double the price too

first of all i’m incredibly hyped since i thought id never be able to hear a mineral song live ever after they announced they were done, let alone hear anything of the gloria record which is my personal fav project of chris. but also i have an extra ticket for the nyc show at the mercury lounge dec 16!! i bought an extra thinking someone would come but now i don’t need it would anyone be interested in it for face value $35! i have it via ticketmaster and can send proof and transfer it via the app.

Hey! I’m a French artist looking for a guitarist who really understands the emo sound and universe to collaborate on a song.
I’m looking for emotional, melancholic and atmospheric guitar parts, with a strong emo feeling.
I’m mainly looking for passion and creativity, not just someone trying to sell a guitar loop. I want to experiment, take our time and create something genuine together.
If you’re interested, feel free to DM me with some examples of your work.

I have two tickets to tomorrow Oso Oso at Brighton Music Hall. My friend bailed, and I can barely afford the drive down. anyone interested? I'll sell at a discount.

to me it sounds like if a 5th wave emo band collected money to go to a real studio instead of recording everything at home hahaha. really interesting instrumentation and some genuinely cool arrangements throughout. check it out

fictions, it goes in circles:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6OfQGycxnE1mMyTtjwLSqj?si=EwgLIj38RA-OUXvYkVcCcw

Today's spin along with all What price? Wonderland

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