Bath quartet Medway have honed a powerful, emotional and engaging sound that floats between pop-punk, rock and emo.
Introducing: Medway
New Band of the Week: Realms
If, like us, you never grew out of your emo phase then you're very much in luck with exciting Yorkshire band Realms. The quintet have honed a sound that transports us to the good old post-hardcore and emo days of the early 2000s or, as they put it, "music for people who never grew out of their emo phase."
Discover This: Old Neon
We're well and truly hooked on the warm, engaging punk meets emo and indie rock sound of Pittsburgh newcomers Old Neon.
Discover This: AM0RA
Expect the unexpected when it comes to Pennsylvania band AM0RA, who throw in elements of pop-punk with emo, metal and more not only on a song-by-song basis but even within the same song.
Discover This: Second To Safety
Pittsburgh band Second To Safety make an interesting observation that their home city, famed historically for steel and blast furnaces is now a booming health and medical centre.
Introducing: I Fight Fail
We're always suckers for a bit of old-school emo, but when a band goes full-on emo and covers our favourite Taking Back Sunday song well... we felt obliged to find out more about Ohio trio I Fight Fail.
Discover This: Holmstrum
Surprise by location, surprise by sound. Surprise, Arizona, quartet Holmstrum fuse pop-punk and alt-rock with elements of metalcore and overtly emo lyrics to form a fascinatingly diverse sound that varies from track to track.
Discover This: Selfish Things
Having formed my musical tastes in the early 2000s I'm a sucker for anything emotionally charged and full of edgy rocky angst. So it should come as no surprise that the sound of Canadian emo-rockers Selfish Things is right up my street.
Introducing: Molars
Nottingham's Molars are an intriguing bunch, fusing emo influences and trademark melodramatic lyrics with their engaging pop-punk meets midwest-emo sound. The trio of Chris (vocals and guitar), Dec (bass) and Matt (drums) began life a couple of years ago, started writing and then released a three-track demo and their debut EP last year. They released... Continue Reading →
New Band of the Week: Foxbite
Herefordshire newcomers Foxbite have combined elements of emo, pop-punk and alternative rock to form a hard-hitting but engaging fresh sound, which they describe as "sad, loud and shiny."
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