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Midwest emo (or Midwestern emo [1]) is an 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]
Diary is the debut studio album by American rock band Sunny Day Real Estate, released on May 10, 1994. The album is considered by many to be a defining emo album of the second wave, [1] and key in the development of its subgenre, Midwest emo. It has also been called the "missing link" between post-hardcore and the nascent emo genre. [4]
The American Football House is a house in Urbana, Illinois, United States, famed for its appearance on the cover of Midwest emo band American Football's 1999 self-titled debut album. The house's interior was also featured on the cover of the band's 2016 self-titled second 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]
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.
Algernon Cadwallader is an American Midwest emo and math rock band from Yardley, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] [3] They were originally active from 2005 to 2012. In 2022, the band regrouped and began touring again. Stereogum referred to the band as the "heroes of the emo revival". [4]
The band's musical style, which uses instruments such as the banjo and pedal steel guitar, is commonly described as a mix between alt-country and emo. Pinegrove's early years were spent self-releasing music – including their debut album, Meridian (2012) – and performing do-it-yourself (DIY) house shows.
The band outsourced the album to have it mixed due to their lack of comfort or experience in that stage of the production process. [4] [5] The band had previously released the split EP Couples Therapy with fellow Philadelphia-based emo band Marietta and embarked on a short tour during the summer of 2012. [6] Farmer later joined the band himself.