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Emo: Landmark Recordings

14 releases

  1. 1985Rites of SpringEnd on EndA D.C. recording that helped establish the earliest language of the style.
  2. 1994Sunny Day Real EstateDiaryA major reference point for emo's indie-rock direction.
  3. 1997The Promise RingNothing Feels GoodA melodic, sharply written record from emo's Midwest-associated second wave.
  4. 1996Texas Is the ReasonDo You Know Who You Are?AlbumRevelation Records album that appears on several best-of lists for the emo genre.
  5. 1998BraidFrame & CanvasAlbumEmo and post-hardcore album that appears on best-of lists for the genre.
  6. 1998Cap'n JazzAnalphabetapolothologyCompilationCompilation gathering the band's recordings, filed under Midwest emo.
  7. 1999Jimmy Eat WorldClarityAlbumCommercially overlooked on release, later lauded as one of the best emo albums.
  8. 1999The Get Up KidsSomething to Write Home AboutAlbumSecond-wave emo album often cited among the best of that period.
  9. 2008Algernon CadwalladerSome Kind of CadwalladerAlbumLate-2000s album filed under emo and Midwest emo.
  10. 2013The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to DieWhenever, If EverAlbumFourth-wave emo album held in high esteem within the genre.
  11. 2014The HotelierHome, Like Noplace Is ThereAlbumRecognised as one of the best albums of the emo revival.
  12. MineralThe Power of FailingRecognised as one of the landmark albums of 1990s emo.
  13. 1999American FootballAmerican FootballDebut LP, widely considered one of the most important emo records.
  14. 2023Hot MulliganWhy Would I WatchAlbum