Emo

Crying Stream ‘Get Olde/Second Wind’ In All Its Chiptune Glory

I’ve been spreading love for the joy-inducing chiptune pop of New York trio Crying in various places across the internet. We haven’t celebrated this trio at Under the Gun since they signed with Run For Cover in May, somehow, so we’ll be fixing that now. Crying is releasing the follow-up to last year’s debut EP Get Olde […]

Senses Fail Announce ‘Pull the Thorns From Your Heart’

Activity continues from the Senses Fail camp after a summer of playing shows for the anniversary of Let It Enfold You and just recently announcing a new record. Yesterday the band announced the title of the album, Pull The Thorns From Your Heart. The album will be released in the summer of 2015. It appears […]

REVIEW: Dead Leaves – ‘Dead Leaves’ EP

Artist: Dead Leaves Album: Dead Leaves EP Genre: Emo, Pop-Punk, Alternative It’s been a few years since the hey-day of Ohio’s cult-favorite pop-punk band, Call It Fiction — an emo-tinged group that pumped out some seriously catchy tunes from the Midwest back in 2010. The band’s EP, Something I’ve Never Felt, was a smash hit […]

REVIEW: Young Statues – ‘The Flatlands Are Your Friend’

Artist: Young Statues Album: The Flatlands Are Your Friend Genre: Indie/Emo Label: Run For Cover Records I walked out of my apartment and took the elevator down to the lobby. I situated my headphones onto my ears, walked to the door, and saw that the rain was coming down in sheets. I was running late and since I was picking […]

Dead Leaves Stream New Self-Titled EP

Dead Leaves, the reincarnate of Ohio pop-punk band Call It Fiction are just a few days away from releasing their second EP, or is it their first? According to vocalist Elliot Blair, the newest EP is the first true release for Dead Leaves. Their original EP, 2013’s Amend Regret, was billed as Dead Leaves, but […]

REVIEW: Dads – ‘I’ll Be The Tornado’

Artist: Dads Title: I’ll Be The Tornado Label: 6131 Records Genre: Emo, Indie Rock “Oh.. there we are,” I thought to myself as the two-minute mark hit track number one, “Grand Edge, MI.” Drummer and vocalist John Bradley’s familiar, eerie falsetto finally made its way into Dads’ new record; a vocal watermark etched onto their […]

REVIEW: Moose Blood – ‘I’ll Keep You In My Mind, From Time to Time’

Artist: Moose Blood Album: I’ll Keep You In My Mind, From Time to Time Label: No Sleep Records Genre: Indie, Emo Fall is here. It’s my favorite time of the year, and as such, the albums I listen to during this magical season are incredibly important. It takes a certain type of band to fit into my Fall […]

Mineral Announce Japanese Tour Dates

Reunited emo legends Mineral will be taking their live show East early next year. The band has announced a week’s worth of Japanese tour dates beginning in February. You can check them all out below. This is the band’s first tour announcement since their unfortunate van burglary in September. The band reunited earlier this year, and we […]

Moose Blood Stream ‘I’ll Keep You In Mind, From Time To Time’

Moose Blood are streaming their fantastic new album, I’ll Keep You In Mind, From Time To Time, over at Rocksound. The UK act will be officially releasing the album through No Sleep Records Tuesday, October 7. Featuring 11 tracks of pure-hearted alternative rock, Moose Blood have created an album that instills nostalgia all while keeping […]

The World Is A Beautiful Place Put Up Spoken Word EP ‘Between Bodies’ Early

“Here you go. Don’t forget that we told you that you would hate it.” With that, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer AfraidTo Die ‘s Between Bodies EP, “a collaboration with spoken word artist and poet Chris Zizzamia,” went live. Judging by the comments, a number of people agreed, and even more […]

Mineral Lost Thousands of Dollars When Van Was Broken Into Last Night

This fall, Mineral have been touring around North America, making people’s dreams come true by playing live for the first time in 17 years. The long-defunct Texas emo act are responsible for the rise of so many modern bands like Balance and Composure, Into It. Over It., and countless more. So when they announced tour […]

REVIEW: Tiny Moving Parts – ‘Pleasant Living’

Artist: Tiny Moving Parts Album: Pleasant Living Genre: Post-hardcore / pop-infused emo Label: Triple Crown Records As it cools down on the East Coast and Fall starts to show its face, I’ve been thinking a lot about why we tend to gravitate toward certain music during different times of the year. I spent the better […]