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~ Music Blog!! ~ Emo / Post-Hardcore I take requests!!

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Welcome to my blog!

You can call me: Leah!!

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 18!

Spotify: Angel_Trapx

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!!!! THIS IS A SIDEBLOG , LIKES / FOLLOWS WILL COME FROM @ang3lxxtr4p !!!!

( I will also be making more side blogs focused on my other interests / hobbies to keep everything organised!! , you’ll be able to find those linked in my main account!!!)

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On this blog I will be posting about music!!

Specifically alternative genres but I will mainly be focusing on: Emo + Post-Hardcore!!

My posts will include things such as:

Band / Song recs !!

Album reviews / rankings !!

Lyric posting !!

Song analysis !!

Band culture / history !!

Guide to genres / subcultures !!

Playlists (I will also do requests for these!!)

Music inspired mood boards !!

…. And much more!! (Probably!)

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Bands / Artists that I like!! :

My Chemical Romance

Pierce The Veil

Deftones

Fall Out Boy

Paramore

A Heartwell Ending

Panic! At the Disco

Smashing Pumpkins

Hole

Dance Gavin Dance

Jimmy Eat World

Limp Bizkit

Slipknot

Korn

Linkin Park

The Killers

Carissas Wierd

Gerard Way

Frank Iero

Pencey Prep

Circa Survive

… plus many many more (this list could go on for years)

I hope you enjoy my blog!!!

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Semi-unrelated to my normal stuff but I just finished the most heartbreaking MCR fanfiction and I actually made a playlist as I was reading it. If anyone would be interested in a November 1st fic playlist let me know!!!

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The wait is finally over!!

Here’s the link to my first playlist specifically for the baby emos featuring songs that I listened to when I first started out!!

Link here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nd8gWc0kMmu0zcck3jPYa?si=inOOXtgjTGuloi1byfwYSQ&utm_source=copy-link&pi=F_VHXolwRzyKv

It’s currently a work in progress but I hope you enjoy regardless!

Happy listening!! ❤️

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Album Recommendations: #3!!

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PIERCE THE VEIL - COLLIDE WITH THE SKY (2012)

of sound while staying true to their deep post-hardcore roots. The 4th and most popular track on the album ‘King for a day’ features vocals from Sleeping with sirens frontman: Kellin Quin who’s impressively able to hit notes higher than Vic Fuentes himself which creates the perfect addition to the track. Some fortunate American fans got the chance to see Sleeping with sirens open for Pierce the Veil on their most recent tour (jealous uk fan here). This album also features an intro track ‘May these noises startle you in your sleep tonight’ (sigh… emos and their long titles) with a gorgeous transition into the true album opener ‘Hell Above’.

My favourite tracks on the album are:

Stained glass eyes and colourful tears

The First Punch

I’m low on gas and you need a jacket

This album is the perfect introductory into their sound for any new fans, delivering a perfect mix of heavier post-hardcore vocals and some more melodic tracks!!

Happy Listening!! 🏚️🌧️💚

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Currently giving ‘Black Box Recorder’ a listen after seeing a lovely Beetlejuice the musical edit to one of their songs.

All I can think of so far is that this is what I imagine living in an Edinburgh flat with high ceilings during Autumn sounds like. But in a sophisticated university girl way.

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Album Recommendations: #2!!

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PARAMORE - ALL WE KNOW IS FALLING (2005)

very few female-fronted mainstream bands of 3rd wave emo. Hayley Williams provides the powerful vocals for this album at just 15 years old (during the time of recording). The last track on the standard version of the album includes some post-hardcore style backing vocals from former guitarist Josh Farro.

Here are my personal favourite tracks on the album:

My Heart

Conspiracy

Emergency

Paramore are an essential band to listen to if you’re looking to get into 3rd wave emo and I think this album along with their third studio album ‘Brand New Eyes’ is a great place to start!!!.

Happy listening!! 💙🦋🌲

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“She blends in with the foxes”

Every time I see a fox I think of her <3

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Album Recommendations #1!!

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I’m going to be splitting this list into multiple parts as there are a lot of albums that I want to cover and I’d like to go in depth about each album and my opinions!!.

I’m going to be posting around 3 albums a day as I’m now having to do them separately (image limits). I’m going to start with very surface level 3rd wave bands that I listened to when first getting into the genre!!

Now that the explanation is out of a way, here is my first recommendation!!

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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE (2004)

are emo or not, they were still heavily influential in the emo scene especially during the 3rd wave.

I’d recommend this album for any beginner as it’s what I started with. I personally chose this over The Black Parade as this album includes some of Gerard Way’s rougher vocals that were also present on their debut album ‘I brought you my bullets , you brought me your love’.

My personal favourite tracks on the album are:

I never told you what I do for a living

Cemetery Drive

The Jetset life is gonna kill you

I think this album is a good introduction into MCR’s discography and emo as a subculture while also being highly accessible for newer fans!

Okay so I had a plan to make these posts really pretty but I just found out there’s a 10 image limit… gulp…

So I might need to do one album at a time 😕😕

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I’m gonna start working on a beginners guide to emo playlist tonight + tomorrow. Basically just a mix of essential listening across all waves of emo + some of my personal favourites!!

(I’d also like to note that I’ve only been involved in the sub-culture for about a year so my playlists might not be as in-depth and varied as others!!)

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I’ll be setting up a Spotify account tomorrow so people can also follow me on there and I can make some public playlists!!!

I’m also planning to post some album reviews in the next few days as well as rankings for individual songs on those albums!!

If anyone is wanting me to review a specific album my inbox is open!!

(I’ll happily listen to any genre you throw at me but emo / post-hardcore and any adjacent genres are especially appreciated!!!)