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This is a list of Midwest emo bands. This is not a list of emo bands from the Midwestern United States, but bands that are a part of the specific Midwest emo genre.
Midwest emo (or Midwestern emo [1]) refers to the emo scene and/or subgenre [2] that developed in the 1990s Midwestern United States.Employing unconventional vocal stylings, distinct guitar riffs and arpeggiated melodies, [3] Midwest emo bands shifted away from the genre's hardcore punk roots and drew on indie rock and math rock approaches. [4]
Shmap'n Shmazz is regarded as a foundational album of Midwest emo and a milestone in the genre, helping emo become a more widely accepted subset of indie rock. All of the album tracks were re-released on the band's anthology album Analphabetapolothology, and Cap'n Jazz reunited in 2010 and 2017 to perform tracks from the album.
Formed in 1995, the band was a major act in the mid-1990s Midwest emo scene, otherwise known as the "second wave" of emo music. Their second album Something to Write Home About remains their most widely acclaimed album, and is considered to be one of the quintessential albums of the second-wave emo movement. [3]
Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C. , where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace .
Algernon Cadwallader's music has been described as emo and math rock.They cite Cap'n Jazz and The Beatles as influences. [16] According to Ian Cohen of Pitchfork, the band "purposefully chose Midwestern emo over other forms of punk and hardcore, a choice that liberated from the professionalism, earnestness, and striving that defines indie rock."
Considered by many to be a defining emo album of the second wave, and key in the development of its subgenre, Midwest emo. [267] Spin's "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)": #155 [42] Pitchfork's "The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s" (1999): #76 [6] Paste's "The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s": #58 [268]
Camping in Alaska has been considered influential to Midwest emo and the emo revival movement, particularly its debut album, which has been described as a cult classic. [12] The band has cited Sunny Day Real Estate, Modest Mouse, Fugazi, Pavement, and Jawbreaker as influences. [1] [2] [3]