SO NEW YET FADING

Japanese Midwest Emo Math Rock exuding passion by the bucketful.

Sunshine-laden Summertime Emo from Sweden.

THROWBACK MONDAY (2000)

Progenitor vibes.

Great album. Hard to pick a favourite song (which is always a good sign). Technical, cathartic, fun and wry.

Jazz piano math rock from Taiwan.

Canadian emo (that isn’t Moneen). Song structure packs in more than it seems. Mid-section is excellent.

Frantic vocals and happy tapping.

Instrumental math-fun two-piece from LA. Rewards repeat listens.

THROWBACK SUNDAY (2008)

The most emotionally-charged math rock that I ever did come across.

Breathtaking rendition of Guitar & Video Games (recorded during quarantine). Intimate acoustic Enigk: the icy heights of 90s emo.

This is exactly how I hoped Jimmy Eat World would sound decades after Bleed American. Mature, still beating. That chorus hook.

Variety-laden acoustic math pop delight.

Tight and heartfelt midwest emo, straight outta the home of Dostoyevsky.

THROWBACK SUNDAY (2004)

Alt Country Emo: underrated subgenre.

Meditations on being young and driving home, in 9/8.

Feel-good goodness from the spring of Chinese emo.