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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.
Emo (/ ˈ iː m oʊ /) is a music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and post-hardcore from the mid-1980s Washington, D.C. hardcore scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore.
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]) 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]
Rites of Spring was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in late 1983. [7] Along with Embrace and Beefeater, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement [8] which took place within the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene.
Squirrel Bait was an American punk rock band from Louisville, Kentucky active from 1983 to 1988. Squirrel Bait's dense, moody, melodic hardcore sound, featuring pronounced tempo shifts, foreshadowed the grunge sound of the late 1980s as well as math rock.
8. Buffalo Springfield. Before he became a successful solo act, Neil Young was a member of the folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield alongside Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
Still Life was an American post-hardcore band originally from Moorpark, California, and then the San Fernando Valley, California. They are credited for helping pioneer the first wave of emo . They started in the late 1980s with the name Monster Club .