SO NEW YET FADING

So New Yet Fading Finding Midwest Emo & Math Rock in the 2020s Spotify | Instagram | Twitter

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Japanese Midwest Emo Math Rock exuding passion by the bucketful.

“言葉にすると陳腐で.“

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Sunshine-laden Summertime Emo from Sweden.

2:46. When in doubt, harmonise in thirds.

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THROWBACK MONDAY (2000)

Progenitor vibes.

1:02. One of the great 90s emo choruses.

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Yvette Young noodling.

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

“The facts you told yourself weren’t true at all.”

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Jazz piano math rock from Taiwan.

1:45. I agree with this part.

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

“Leaving never felt so much like home.”

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Frantic vocals and happy tapping.

“I think you wish I wasn’t around anymore.”

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

Gentle drift at 1:58 makes everything OK.

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THROWBACK SUNDAY (2008)

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

“All that once was is not quite gone yet.”

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

“All this time looking for love. And you want to find peace, but you find me.”

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

“...and we realise we’re in a future memory.”

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Variety-laden acoustic math pop delight.

“Good vibes and land mines and look at the time.”

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

“Зачем ты здесь?“

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THROWBACK SUNDAY (2004)

Alt Country Emo: underrated subgenre.

“We’ll drown in this desert sea.”

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

“Time to face this midwestern horizon.”

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Feel-good goodness from the spring of Chinese emo.

“我也想纵身一跃 哪怕就一次也好.”