#Emo Genre

[mlekom3]

Sam listens to emo music and Castiel listens to vocaloid fuck you,you won't change my mind.

[dazedere]

Just my current music obsession.

[emonthlynews]

This Is Why: Paramore’s Masterpiece Departs from Emo Roots and Defies Genre

Emo, a subculture and genre that rose to popularity in the early 2000s, has been making a massive comeback in recent years. 

From the resurrection of old school emo bands such as My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy, to the rise of new acts like Phoebe Bridgers and The Neighborhood, emo has re-established itself as a powerful force in popular music. 

And now, one of the most iconic emo bands of all time, Paramore, is back with their first album in five years, “This Is Why.”

Paramore, consisting of singer Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro, rose to fame in the early aughts with their blend of emo, punk, and pop-punk. 

Hits like “Misery Business” and “Decode” earned the band a massive following, cementing their place in the emo canon. And now, with the release of “This Is Why,” Paramore is once again making waves in the music world.

But this album isn’t what you might expect from an emo band in 2023. Instead of embracing the emo revival and capitalizing on the genre’s recent resurgence, Paramore has taken a different approach. “This Is Why” can’t be described as emo, punk, or pop-punk at all. 

In fact, it’s a deliberate departure from the sound that made Paramore famous. And that’s entirely by design.

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Paramore

Hayley Williams and her bandmates have always been known for their genre-defying approach to music. From the start, they’ve never been afraid to push boundaries and try new things. And with “This Is Why,” they’ve done just that. 

The album is a melting pot of different genres and influences, from indie rock to alternative pop to R&B. It’s a testament to the band’s versatility and willingness to experiment.

So why did Paramore choose to go in this direction with their new album? It’s simple: they wanted to evolve. The music scene is constantly changing, and the band didn’t want to be stuck in the past. 

They wanted to create something new and fresh, something that would stand the test of time. And they’ve succeeded. “This Is Why” is a masterpiece, a tour de force of musical creativity and ambition.

The album is a departure from their earlier emo and pop-punk roots, and it’s a deliberate choice by the band. They didn’t want to remain in the past and instead wanted to create something new and fresh that would stand the test of time. 

And they’ve succeeded. The 10 songs on “This Is Why” are a tour de force of musical creativity and ambition, showcasing the band’s versatility and willingness to experiment.

But what sets “This Is Why” apart is its powerful political lyrics. The album examines the group’s anger and frustration over the state of the world, and it’s a reflection of the current political climate. 

The songs are a call to action, urging listeners to stand up and fight for what they believe in. It’s a bold statement from a band that’s never been afraid to speak their mind.

Emo Genre

Despite the major shift in sound, the members of Paramore can’t help but compare the early days of their career to the now emo and pop-punk revival. 

They’ve seen the genre they helped pioneer make a massive comeback in recent years, with old school emo bands like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy making a comeback, and new acts like Phoebe Bridgers and The Neighborhood rising to prominence. 

But Paramore isn’t just cashing in on the sudden mainstream popularity of emo. They’re leading the charge and taking the genre in a new direction.

“It’s very unexpected,” Farro stated of how famous the genres have become. 

“It’s cool, but it’s also weird. Hayley got to express a lot of cool things [at 2022’s When We Were Young music festival] and speak to that scene [about] some stuff that needed to be touched on. If anything, [the genre] was for all the people that didn’t fit in, and it was cool to be there for that.”

Williams added: “It’s wild because emo meant something different to us when we were really young. When we came on to the scene, it was very much a bad word. It had negative connotations because even before us, that word was not really a welcomed expression or term to people in punk music.”...Read More

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Source: Entertainment Monthly News

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

I think what people can sometimes miss is that emo — as in "Emotional/Emotive Hardcore" — is a genre of music, but emo — as in the emo scene — is a subculture, and the latter is what bands like MCR and FOB didn't like being associated with in the early/mid aughts because the emo scene was a culture that glorified and romanticized mental illness and suicidal mentality and because a lot of the members of bands like that had struggled or were struggling with those very issues it wasn't a scene they wanted to be associated with. it was never about the genre

[clothedinblack]

Green Day

[levitatingbiscuits]

au where azula is a pop star who runs her girl group like a paramilitary death squad and up and comer katara infiltrates with the intention of destroying it from the inside but the fanbase reacts so well to their duets, dance choreo that looks more like a fight than anything, and belligerent sexual tension that the girl group rockets to the top of the charts even as it is ripping itself apart

[joesbandmerch]

Saves the Day

genre: pop punk, emo

listen on spotify, apple music

photo source

bonus: saves the day was a massively influential band for fall out boy, they often cite through being cool as an album very important to their early sound (see below, from page 116 of none of this rocks)

[doyoulikethisemoband]

[ohthewh0rror]

Tom “It's no big surprise you turned out this way, when they close their eyes and prayed you would change and they cut your hair, and sent you away—” Riddle

[mumblesplash]

tumblr user mumblesplash, i've created a spotify playlist based on one of your tetris gijinkas

what do i do, theyve consumed my every waking thought

cmon u gotta tell me which one cmonnnn

[mlekom3]

Gasp an emo(me)

[stardustinternational]

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[sendmyresignation]

For one, I cannot possibly reflect on my lived experience of the word “emo” without acknowledging that the more comfortable I became in my own skin over time, the less discomfort I felt over being associated with a word that once connoted weakness and sentimentalism. I spent a great deal of time in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s basically terrified of being “found out” as gay, and while this fear was not unfounded — there were hardcore kids being arrested for murdering a gay man in New York City as recently as the summer of 1990 — it may have been somewhat misplaced. Being vulnerable or in touch with your full range of emotions isn’t “gay” as much as it’s human. The closet denied me of my total humanity in that way, and it has almost become my life’s work to reverse the damage I caused to others and myself by living that way. Those things that people now identify as “emo” from my work in the ‘90s, I see as my coming out. A slow, but meaningful coming out. Texas is the Reason and Anti-Matter were projects that did an inordinate amount of the heavy lifting in helping me accept myself for who I was, and over the years, I’ve heard time and again that they’ve also played a direct part in giving other hardcore kids the permission they felt they needed to become fuller versions of their own unique selves. If that’s called “emo” now, then I want to continue to be a part of that.

Norman Brannon Emo: A Personal History in Three Parts -- Part 3 2004-2019

I've seen the post about Norman Brannon's experience with the word "emo" as a closeted gay man pass around before but I think it's unfortunate that the quote is taken out of a larger piece, specifically the way it's been unintentionally removed from the introspective conclusion.

[floweringpopcat]

jason todd playlist! red hood playlist! metal/rock music!! my brain has latched onto this man

[389]

i think my high school 'emo pop punk' phase have evolved into a love for ebm, post-punk, and shoegaze lol