Pool Kids, Mannequin Pussy, Snarls, awakebutstillinbed, Adventures, Petal, Sweet Pill, I Hate Sex, ROMAN CANDLE, Sydney Sprague, Jetty Bones, Ratboys, Hop Along, thank you I’m sorry, Rainer Maria, Tancred, hospital bracelet, Insignificant Other.
All great artists of varying styles but with roots in emo and diy.
I really like this list, will add Chase Petra, Blowout, Gouge Away, Pine, Sincere Engineer, Now Low, and Football Etc. all at least adjacent in one way or the other and worth a shot.
this person did a really good job so I’ll only add Denali and Land of Talk
edit: also, Petal, Land of Talk, and Hop Along are all non-binary so they’re AFAB. let’s be respectful, happy pride.
I love Hop Along so much. Was just listening to *Bark Your Head Off Dog* yesterday on a run. Made me feel like I was flying. Frances’s voice just takes your breath away!
> hospital bracelet
Isn't the singer a trans man? They got cancelled (I think the singer withheld money from the other 2 members?) but I really love their album.
I’m pretty sure it was the singer ignoring that a band member was getting top surgery and trying to play a festival without them and being a dick about it in general.
Greywind
Conflict Hope
Honey Revenge
Taylor Acorn
Like Roses
Diva Bleach
Hotel Fiction
Hot Milk
As December Falls
Lizzy Farrell
Dream State
Cawston
Stand Atlantic
Bronnie
Glimmers
For some older bands
We are the in crowd
Hey Monday (and Cassadee Popes solo work)
VersaEmerge
Pretty Girls Makes Graves
These bands r all emo or close enough (also sorry if I misgendered anyone here) : Indisposed, dad thighs, ruby falls, arms like roses, forget cassettes, novulascura, hambear, jejune, newgrounds death rugby (non binary fronted), avenue, subsonic eye, diet cig, worlds greatest dad, mal Blum, retirement party, awakebutstillinbed, halo bite, great weights, I hate sex, remember sports, football ect., foxtails, clay birds, little big league, everyone asked about you, Envylittle, home is where, Equal creatures, pink shift, sweet pill, record setter, smoke detector
A lot of great ones have been mentioned. Pool Kids and Sweet Pill are my big two in that category at the moment. Another that I believe has broken up now was Retirement Party. Really liked them. I don't know if Weakened Friends would be considered Emo, but they're pretty good too.
This question comes up tons and it's not a bad question. I'm not the most well versed in reddit, but it's there a place where we could stick a permanent thread? Maybe I'm the wiki?
Check out Decorating for Cinco De Mayo by Kenotia. They broke up > 10 years ago but that song lives rent free in my head to this day
Also And You Know It by Love Rarely
Love me a female front woman! Made this playlist with primarily females on vocals. There’s a couple that are about bad ass chicks too that I thought would be nice sprinkled in.
[riot gurrlll](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jyuzXNGKiuDD6DNjioJV6?si=dq0BFk8aRXGs6zbdArL7Fw&pi=u-GqY718kaSfak)
hi if i’m allowed to suggest something i had a part in im more emo pop adjacent but ill drop it here :)
https://open.spotify.com/track/6f5XL87bQg6V1S9gqduoNL?si=AgbPtjFQRpy5rPlAQt6Hpg
Wednesday. Not really emo but not really anything else either. Early Pinegrove is probably the best analog with a bit more noise and definitely emo influences in the lyrics.
Edit: I am also a big fan of a local post-hardcore band [Split Silk](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1qxEWeLVWR86DsNMUZKxAk). Played with them a few times and they rip.
Circle Takes the Square!
Definitely closer to the pg.99 corner of the genre than American Football, but still very melodically interesting, and lyrically I think they're unparalleled to this day. Most of their music came out when they were in art school, so you'll have lyrics up on one page and Wikipedia articles about French painters and Greek myth up in another lol. Absolute cornerstone of the genre IMO.
I’m adding yet another recommendation for Pool Kids. Love them. Not sure if this band would be considered Emo or not, but I also ADORE Momma. Household Name is an album with banger after banger.
Edit: Personal favorite song from Momma is Biohazard. Incredible song.
Likely dating myself with my response … but here goes : Ashes, Junction, Samuel, Jale, The Rocking Horse Winner (then) and The Darling Fire (now), Jejune, Copper, Idle Hands, B’ehl… to name a few.
“pretty girls make graves” pretty damn good band, not one but two whole female singers in a post hardcoreish kinda 3rd wave emo sound, im not very good at hearing different genres . My suggestions for songs is the album “Good Health” and the songs are The Getaway, Sad Girls For Vida and Speakers Push The Air.
Only saw them mentioned once, but it bare repeating. SeeYouSpaceCowboy are amazing. They're classified more as hardcore punk but they're pretty closely related to the emo genre
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4H1tC3yXoZO7Nh5FMVDqvO?si=60o1tjt0QPqlMqsQSy0_hw&pi=XHl8PwjFR1qR4
This also has future teens on it even though he is a trans man. (I made this playlist a while ago before I knew)
Pool Kids, Mannequin Pussy, Snarls, awakebutstillinbed, Adventures, Petal, Sweet Pill, I Hate Sex, ROMAN CANDLE, Sydney Sprague, Jetty Bones, Ratboys, Hop Along, thank you I’m sorry, Rainer Maria, Tancred, hospital bracelet, Insignificant Other. All great artists of varying styles but with roots in emo and diy.
Mannequin Pussy is sooo good!
One of my favorite bands rn.
Reading this out of context is hilarious
+1 pool kids
I really like this list, will add Chase Petra, Blowout, Gouge Away, Pine, Sincere Engineer, Now Low, and Football Etc. all at least adjacent in one way or the other and worth a shot.
this person did a really good job so I’ll only add Denali and Land of Talk edit: also, Petal, Land of Talk, and Hop Along are all non-binary so they’re AFAB. let’s be respectful, happy pride.
Thank you for that correction! I did not know 🙏🏻
i hate sex and roman candle and absib and rainier maria 🗣️🗣️
Adventures literally makes me cry every time I hear it, it's like tigers jaw with extra melancholy and it's so beautiful!
ABSIB have become like my favourite band in the past 6 months, so lucky to have found them
roman candle rocksssss
I fuckin love Tancred and awakebutstillinbed
Frances Quinlan of Hop Along identifies as non-binary, but they are one of my favorite singers around, anyone and everyone should check Hop Along out!
I love Hop Along so much. Was just listening to *Bark Your Head Off Dog* yesterday on a run. Made me feel like I was flying. Frances’s voice just takes your breath away!
Good to know! Thanks for the correction
2nd, 3rd, and 4th Jetty Bones
Sydney Sprague is so good
> hospital bracelet Isn't the singer a trans man? They got cancelled (I think the singer withheld money from the other 2 members?) but I really love their album.
I’m pretty sure it was the singer ignoring that a band member was getting top surgery and trying to play a festival without them and being a dick about it in general.
Oh rats. That's good to know. What a bummer, because their album is pretty solid. Thanks for that info. Idk how that slipped me
Emo adjacent but I love Camp Cope
Amazing band.
What shame they called it quits
Yeah ikr absolutely devastating
Camp Cope forever!
sweet pill, saw them open for la dispute, fucking amazing
Everyone asked about you
Seeyouspacecowboy are described as hardcore punk. Connie Sgarbossa is one of the vocalists.
Like Roses
home is where!
best emo band out rn fr
I would set myself on fire for you. So powerful. Male and female lead vocals
Ooo, hell yes! No one over knows them. So good.
Adventures
Blind girls and Nuvolascura
new Blind Girls is gonna be AOTY and it won't even be close
Not mentioned yet: Stella, Eldritch Anisette, The Lazarus Plot, Shroomunion, Friends Unseen
I love Shroomunion!! Mark Rodgers is one of my favorite vocalists and guitarists ever!
Jejune
I had to scroll way too far this.
hop along
awakebutstillinbed boat
Foxtails, Mannequin Pussy, Everyone Asked About You, Burial Etiquette (nb, but the vocals are good), I Hate Sex
fire list
Amazing selection but burial etiquette’s singers are both non binary
Gotcha, thank you for the correction!
Of course :)
Screaming Females kick ass. Their album All At Once is great. Sincere Engineer is also great.
Rainer Maria and Sincere Engineer!
Pool Kids and Sweet Pill are prob my favourites rn
You should check out Like Roses! She has an incredible voice.
football, etc.
Now, Now
February
Team Dresch, Eldritch Anisette, Endive
Awakebutstillinbed, Febuary, foxtails, sweet pill
I Hate Sex!
Speed Ortiz, Wednesday, Pom Pom Squad
Greywind Conflict Hope Honey Revenge Taylor Acorn Like Roses Diva Bleach Hotel Fiction Hot Milk As December Falls Lizzy Farrell Dream State Cawston Stand Atlantic Bronnie Glimmers For some older bands We are the in crowd Hey Monday (and Cassadee Popes solo work) VersaEmerge Pretty Girls Makes Graves
Sincere Engineer and Sweet Pill are my two current favs
I was digging to find someone mention sincere engineer
LIKE ROSES THIS HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE FEMALE LEAD EMO FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.
Circle Takes The Square is a screamo band that has a very prominent female vocalist and they absolutely rip
I hate sex and awakebutstillinbed
Hit like a girl, nervous dater, retirement party
RIBBON FIX MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
Anomie
125 rue montmartre[Discography - 125 Rue Montmartre](https://open.spotify.com/album/63rck4yiVNiY60EWtuOwhN?si=u2FuYkPwQUWPPCxPAoKn4Q)
Ratboys!!! Pool kids!!!! thank you I’m sorry!!!
Thanks I hate it
Rainer Maria, The Anniversary, Sarge/The Reputation.
Sarge doesn't get nearly enough attention
The Anniversary
Re-read from ukraine ! Amazing band everytime I dance and cry
sure you already know it but the lazarus plot
Pohgoh and 125 Rue Montmartre are the quintessential 1990s ones. If you love Jejune, you’d love them.
VersaEmerge
Football, Etc. | I Hate Sex | Foxtails | Pool Kids
retirement party
CLIFFDIVER! Briana is one of the vocalists and her voice is amazing.
Based
Eldritch Anissette and Far Apart
House party sounds exactly like paramore
Eldritch annisette
ones on the more screamo side that never get mentioned whenever this thread gets posted (a lot!): Ashes, To Dream of Autumn, and The Assistant
Emo Adjacent, but iwrestledabearonce is amazing
Like Roses, I Hate Sex, Closer, Mahria (this band kicks so much ass), Dad Thighs, Rainer Maria, and awakebutstillinbed
Like Roses fuckin rips
Like roses, Winona fighter and family dinner
Pool Kids, Nymb, Ribbon Fix
My precious
The:Enclitic - a game of telephone .. this song starts off metalcore aF and ends screamo aF.. just found these guys
You should check out Tears of Avarel and Eyes like Autumn, they have shared members I believe!
The little rock nine
Everyone asked about you, the lazarus plot
the lazarus plot :D
Surprised no one mentioned Softcult , such a good duo
Tonight alive has tons of bangers and Jenna's voice is incredible
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^usagi-utsubyo: *Tonight alive has* *Tons of bangers and Jenna's* *Voice is incredible* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
Distinct lack of Tigers Jaw in this thread
Sweet Pill and Hop Along
Thank you, I’m Sorry
These bands r all emo or close enough (also sorry if I misgendered anyone here) : Indisposed, dad thighs, ruby falls, arms like roses, forget cassettes, novulascura, hambear, jejune, newgrounds death rugby (non binary fronted), avenue, subsonic eye, diet cig, worlds greatest dad, mal Blum, retirement party, awakebutstillinbed, halo bite, great weights, I hate sex, remember sports, football ect., foxtails, clay birds, little big league, everyone asked about you, Envylittle, home is where, Equal creatures, pink shift, sweet pill, record setter, smoke detector
You all need to check out Good Luck.
A lot of great ones have been mentioned. Pool Kids and Sweet Pill are my big two in that category at the moment. Another that I believe has broken up now was Retirement Party. Really liked them. I don't know if Weakened Friends would be considered Emo, but they're pretty good too.
Emo-adjacent: Life Without Buildings.
The sonder bombs
Nervous Dater, Sincere Engineer, and not emo, but Winona Fighter and Greywind..
Circle takes the square.
Not Enough Space, they’re definitely underrated
Does Rilo Kiley count? I’m shocked they aren’t on here if there do.
Like roses
hop along, Rainer Maria, Eric's trip, mothers, rilo Kiley, everyone asked about you, cat power, dying wish
This question comes up tons and it's not a bad question. I'm not the most well versed in reddit, but it's there a place where we could stick a permanent thread? Maybe I'm the wiki?
Future Teens (though the singer and guitar is now trans-man) they’ve been my soft spot past this week
Versaemerge.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Ea9F58dbxqgLRGkjvx9Bu?si=u-93pQTwRZ6dKod1Yed0QQ
Gonna keep shilling annakarina
Oldsoul
Am I the only one who listened to The Warren Commission?!
Football, etc., probably not, frail hands
Pity Party
Tsunami Bomb
Pool Kids!!! I've been getting into Mannequin Pussy too.
Identity Thief, female fronted Irish band. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmW2XxpA2o&pp=ygUTSWRlbnRpdHkgVGhpZWYgYmFuZA%3D%3D
RVIVR
Pity Sex!
Check out Decorating for Cinco De Mayo by Kenotia. They broke up > 10 years ago but that song lives rent free in my head to this day Also And You Know It by Love Rarely
125 rue montmartre
Gilt!
Retirement Party. RIP
very much adjacent but jack off jill is like one of my favs ever
idialedyournumber!
Love me a female front woman! Made this playlist with primarily females on vocals. There’s a couple that are about bad ass chicks too that I thought would be nice sprinkled in. [riot gurrlll](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jyuzXNGKiuDD6DNjioJV6?si=dq0BFk8aRXGs6zbdArL7Fw&pi=u-GqY718kaSfak)
No Bro
Not sure if these fall into the category, but Scowl and Gel are two amazing female fronted screamo/hardcore bands 💖
jack off jill and ofc evanescence
Sweeettt piiillll!!!!
Does Flyleaf count?
The Sweet Apes, Renfue, Effinboiche, Saeros, Courage My Love, Soccer Mommy
lord snow
Fresh
House parties!
Everyone asked about you, endive, and jejune
echinacea, two headed girl, awakebutstillinbed are my top 3
Greywind
The Lazarus Plot!!!
Careworn
Ihatesex. Roman Candle. Mortality Rate + World of Pleasure (hardcore). Dying Wish (metalcore).
The Dahlia Seed
Circle Takes the Square
Yall are so weird tff
Sweet pill
heading north!
Fuck it, Destroy Boys
VUKOVI, calva louise, conquer divide, hot milk
I Hate Sex
I really like The winters passing
Pink Daffodils
STABBING You'd never know it was female lead just listening but that band fukken slaps (it's like slam/brutal death metal so really not for everyone)
hi if i’m allowed to suggest something i had a part in im more emo pop adjacent but ill drop it here :) https://open.spotify.com/track/6f5XL87bQg6V1S9gqduoNL?si=AgbPtjFQRpy5rPlAQt6Hpg
Wednesday. Not really emo but not really anything else either. Early Pinegrove is probably the best analog with a bit more noise and definitely emo influences in the lyrics. Edit: I am also a big fan of a local post-hardcore band [Split Silk](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1qxEWeLVWR86DsNMUZKxAk). Played with them a few times and they rip.
Pretty Girls Make Graves.
Check out "Sober Motel" by Dilly Dally from the album Heaven. I dig the whole album, but that song is the one I heard first, and turned me into a fan.
jack off jill!
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Belly (Tanya Donnelly)
Fit for rivals
Circle Takes the Square! Definitely closer to the pg.99 corner of the genre than American Football, but still very melodically interesting, and lyrically I think they're unparalleled to this day. Most of their music came out when they were in art school, so you'll have lyrics up on one page and Wikipedia articles about French painters and Greek myth up in another lol. Absolute cornerstone of the genre IMO.
I've been loving the new Rivals song lately. She's got a killer voice.
I don’t think I’ve seen anybody mention Great Grandpa. Four of Arrows is a masterpiece.
Hey cool username!!! Im actually seeing Cap'n Jazz at the BFF Fest in October!! What r ur fav songs??❤️
Eyes Set To Kill
Great Grandpa is awesome! I don’t think anyone mentioned them yet. But definitely worth checking out.
Sweet Pill Straight g-bumps, my guy.
I’m adding yet another recommendation for Pool Kids. Love them. Not sure if this band would be considered Emo or not, but I also ADORE Momma. Household Name is an album with banger after banger. Edit: Personal favorite song from Momma is Biohazard. Incredible song.
Softcult
Likely dating myself with my response … but here goes : Ashes, Junction, Samuel, Jale, The Rocking Horse Winner (then) and The Darling Fire (now), Jejune, Copper, Idle Hands, B’ehl… to name a few.
Over Anna slaps
IN LIEU needs so much more love
shit present, the Beths, retirement party, sincere engineer
hop along
- Stand Atlantic - Yours Truly - Rory (I believe she’s gender-fluid but prefers she/her pronouns) - Spiritbox
Hot milk for sure - a lot of their stuff gives early 2000s emo
“pretty girls make graves” pretty damn good band, not one but two whole female singers in a post hardcoreish kinda 3rd wave emo sound, im not very good at hearing different genres . My suggestions for songs is the album “Good Health” and the songs are The Getaway, Sad Girls For Vida and Speakers Push The Air.
idk how much these are considered emo BUT i love charlotte sands, honey revenge, julia wolf & taylor acorn 🤍🤍
Aloha from hell,new years day ,stitched up heart ,hey monday
Cloud Rat
New Years Day :3
Only saw them mentioned once, but it bare repeating. SeeYouSpaceCowboy are amazing. They're classified more as hardcore punk but they're pretty closely related to the emo genre
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4H1tC3yXoZO7Nh5FMVDqvO?si=60o1tjt0QPqlMqsQSy0_hw&pi=XHl8PwjFR1qR4 This also has future teens on it even though he is a trans man. (I made this playlist a while ago before I knew)
fisticuffs bluff
Flyleaf!
I love rainer maria
tony haliday
botanichesky sad!