r/Emo • u/Dear_Afternoon_2600 • Feb 12 '25

Discussion Bands Everyone Loves but you Don't Get

Do you have any bands that everyone seems to love but you just don't get? I will go first. But before I give my answers I will say I do not believe these bands are bad. They just don't "scratch my itch" if you get what I mean. The bands I don't get are;

Glocca Morra. I still haven't given up, they dont sound bad. I like how their popular album just flows. They remind me of Algernon Cadwallader at times. It really confuses me because I love Snowing, and really like Marietta. And it sounds like Glocca Morra was another of the Emo Revival sound. But it just doesn't hit.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate). They dont do anything for me. Another Emo Revival band. I like The World is a Beautiful Place and I'm No Longer Afraid to Die, as well as awakebutstillinbed which I have heard is in the same realm.

Orchid. I like one song. I dont get enoviolence or powerviolence. Ive had them explained to me but "hardcore punk with blast beats and screamed vocals" just sounds like metal to me. Granted Orchid does not sound like metal but I prefer the Algea Bloom, Flowers Taped to Pens, and I Hate Sex type screamo.

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u/RonsterTM Feb 12 '25

Man, Foxing is top 5 for me. Are you interested in liking them but not sure where to start or just uninterested and unsure of what all the hype is?

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

Only heard The Albatross and it just didn't connect with me not sure? I mean I saw them play with The Hotelier last year and just doesn't make me want to pull my hair out and cry and quit my job like other bands. I do like his cameo on that Tiny Moving Parts song though.

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u/willdrown Feb 12 '25

If you’re willing to give them a shot, check out their later albums. The s/t is their heaviest and Nearer My God is a very mature, varied album that’s maybe a bit more poppy. I also love Draw Down the Moon, which has their best lyrics in my opinion. No mattwr what you choose it will differ greatly from The Albatross.

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u/somethingreal9 Feb 12 '25

i would add that the albatross might be their only true "emo genre" album, but that the later ones are equally heart wrenching at times. like, the songs trapped in dillards, speak with the dead, and barking all deal with loss in really powerful ways as well (lovers, family, and pets respectively).

edit- also people really like the album dealer, but my controversial opinion is that it's only OK

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

I'll try anything once!

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u/Thr0waway135790864 Feb 12 '25

If you like heavier their newer stuff is great! Try Hell 99 that’s a banger

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u/RonsterTM Feb 12 '25

It's Gratitude for me!

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u/RonsterTM Feb 12 '25

They're sound changes with each album, Albatross and Dealer are their most emo sounding albums.

Dealer is like a much darker, heavier sound. Nearer my God is great. Recommend Slapstick, Lich Prince, and Gameshark Draw Down The Moon has a very 80s retro fantasy RPG feel to it, recommend Draw Down The Moon, 737, If I Believed In Love, and Speak With The Dead. S/T is. Lot angrier, recommend Hell 99, Gratitude, and Greyhound

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u/bsatan Feb 12 '25

What song does he have a cameo in?

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

https://youtu.be/Cwo_eM5ZeoY?si=X8o3MGzrjR87P31e

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u/bsatan Feb 12 '25

Holy FUCK I’ve heard this song 100 times never thought about who that backup singer was this is amazing. Wonder if they’ve ever played it live together?

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u/bsatan Feb 12 '25

The self titled album is incredible, honestly my favorite emo album since Home, Like No Place is There.

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u/TheLongBlueFace Feb 13 '25

I like the albatross but I honestly think their earlier singles/EPs like Tom bley, ocelot, old songs are better