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EMO vs MALL EMO vs SCENE vs SCENECORE

i see a lot of confusion and arguments around what is emo/scene or not so i wanted to make this blog as a fan of most of these genres to hopefully help clarify a little!

EMO this genre is the ORIGINAL emo, although it sounds completely different from the emo music most people know today. it originated in the DC hardcore scene in the mid-80s, spawning from post-hardcore and hardcore and gained more popularity in the 90s. bands include: rites of spring, sunny day real estate, moss icon, cap'n jazz, the get up kids,

if you want to listen to some emo music, here's a spotify playlist i recommend!

MALL EMO mall emo is what most people think of when they hear the word emo. i call it mall emo (not sure if others do or not but i think it's most fitting) because it's the bands whose merch you would find somewhere like hot topic or spencer's(not a dig at mall emo i love this genre so much). it's the music genre(s) associated with the emo style and gained a ton of popularity in the 2000s. bands include my chemical romance, falling in reverse, all time low, panic! at the disco, fall out boy, paramore, pierce the veil, sleeping with sirens, evanescence, escape the fate, flyleaf, taking back sunday etc.

here's a playlist (i know it says actual emo music, i think they mean actual mall emo music as opposed to like yungblud + tx2 type shit)

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: EMO AND MALL EMO ARE NOT THE SAME THING!!!!! however, getting mad at someone for thinking mall emo is real emo is kind of pointless. because of the popularity of the emo style, the word has evolved to more assosciated with mall emo in pop culture than real emo. most people don't know the difference and that's not like a personal failing on their part that you need to be rude about! if/when you explain it to someone, be respectful! i'm looking at you, garrett!

SCENE scene is a subculture within emo, with its own more colorful version of the same fashion elements, that gained popularity in the late 2000s/early 2010s. there are a lot of different music genres within the scene subculture but the ones people most think of is crunkcore, which is a mix between electronic, hiphop, rap, and metal. bands include: dot dot curve, ismfof, attack attack!, millionaires, brokencyde, metro station, the medic droid, kill paradise, chunk! no captain chunk!, jj demon, breathe carolina, 3OH!3 etc

SCENECORE scenecore is a subgenre of hyperpop that originated on tiktok. it uses the aesthetic of the scene subculture a lot, and scene related things are often mentioned in the songs. however, the difference between scene lyrics and scenecore lyrics is that while scene music mostly has lyrics about sex, drugs, love, partying, clubbing etc scenecore lyrics are oftentimes about self harm or other harmful behavior or weirdly fetishize scene people. this is a problem because it's essentially just harmful stereotypes about scene trying to perpetuate itself as actual scene music. bands include: 6arelyhuman, kets4eki, odetari, rebzyyx, d3r, asteria, luvwillow, etc.

here's a playlist

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: SCENECORE IS NOT IN ANY WAY SCENE. scenecore isn't even related to the scene style like mall emo is, it's just hyperpop! if you want to get into scene, do your research!! listen to recommendations from actual scene kids!! 6arelyhuman is not scene!!!!!

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♡ Scemo things that are easy to thrift! ♡

🎀 Converse

Since Converse are really popular outside of alternative culture, you're pretty much guaranteed to see them in any thrift store. I've never thrifted shoes, so I'm not exactly sure how common it is to find Converse that are in good condition or the right size, but if you thrift frequently then you should be able to find some.

🎀 Jeans

Black jeans, coloured jeans, flares, skinny jeans, and just regular blue jeans are all really easy to find. Obviously just regular jeans aren't always the most exciting find, but they are a good essential piece for when you're trying to start build up your wardrobe.

🎀 Nightmare Before Christmas merch

This could be less common depending on your country, but where I live, I find a lot of Nightmare Before Christmas stuff in my thrift stores. Nightmare stuff is always really cute and usually easy to find, so I'd definitely recommend trying to look for it.

🎀 Pyjama pants

I've found so many cute Halloween pyjama pants while thrifting. Last week, I found a pair of really cute Peanuts Halloween pyjama pants and I also have a pair of black and red Nightmare Before Christmas pyjama pants that I thrifted as well. Pyjamas that have cartoon characters on them are also great for scene outfits.

🎀 Zip up hoodies

Zip ups are such an essential to emo and scene style. I always find black hoodies for really cheap, and hoodies from brands like Aéropostale are also a good piece if you're going for a specifically 2000s emo or scene look.

That's it, byeeeee!!! ˚｡⋆୨୧˚♡

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Thinking about how Alesana has some of the most beautiful, soul shattering and ascending production. Like the way they layer ethereal vocals with the guitar solos and broken angel sounding screams. Like. It's fucking gorgeous