Shall we just cut to the chase? Halloween's over. The leaves have mostly fallen. Ithaca is growing gray. If you were to ask me how I'm doing today…
Shall we just cut to the chase? Halloween's over. The leaves have mostly fallen. Ithaca is growing gray. If you were to ask me how I'm doing today (thanks for asking), I'd give you one word: emo. But it's probably a little more complicated than that. It's hard to define 'emo,' since it can imply different things, but I believe it's centered around angst, nostalgia and reflection. To a listener, it can kind of feel like all the feelings.
So, with that, I've carefully crafted an emo compilation with just the right amount of angst, just the right amount of catharsis, and just the right amount of emo. Not too much, but just enough. Paramore: "Conspiracy" From their debut album All We Know Is Falling, "Conspiracy" is a must-listen. Paramore's track opens with a drifting guitar riff before moving into a drum-heavy breakdown.
In the chorus, Hayley Williams croons "explain to me" (brain-scratchingly pronouncing "me" as "may") with a level of yearning for answers that's akin to my need for an explanation about how it's already November. Also, if you're looking to get into earlier, heavier Paramore, this is an incredible place to start. 2. American Football: "Never Meant" If you're unfamiliar with Midwest-emo - a more vulnerable and off-beat branch of emo - "Never Meant" is the genre's magnum opus.
With a twinkling guitar riff, sporadically introspective lyricism and intentionally "bad" vocals that feel like crying out, this track is perfect for watching the sunset on the slope and realizing that the leaves are falling, some things come to an end and everything is temporary. American Football's most popular track isn't filled with heavy, angsty energy, but rather a nostalgic, 'some things are just not meant to be' kind of feeling. 3.
My Chemical Romance: "Ghost of You" I apologize if the supernatural title reminds you of Halloween's departure, but this track simply cannot be left out. Gerad Way's gritty, building vocals and maximalist rock production leaves you feeling all the angst and more. The track's lyrics are drenched in loss, longing and a whole lot of drama. The way emo can and should be at times. 4.
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