Emo pop
| Emo pop | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Mid-1990s, United States |
| Typical instruments | |
| Regional scenes | |
| Midwestern United States · Florida | |
Emo pop (short for emo pop punk) is a fusion genre that combines elements of emo with pop punk influences, such as more concise songs and hook-filled choruses.
AllMusic describes emo pop as blending "youthful angst" with "slick production" and mainstream appeal, using "high-pitched melodies, rhythmic guitars, and lyrics concerning adolescence, relationships, and heartbreak."
Britain's The Guardian described emo pop as a cross between "saccharine boy band pop" and emo. Newer emo pop bands have toned down extremities in loud/soft changes to cultivate a more widespread appeal.
Emo pop was influenced by emo and pop punk. Bands such as The Wrens and Jawbreaker were emo bands who influenced and set the blueprints for the emo pop genre.Weezer's Pinkerton (1996) is viewed by Spin as "a groundbreaking record for all the emo-pop that would follow." According to Nicole Keiper of CMJ, Sense Field's Building (1996) pushed the band "into the emo-pop camp with the likes of the Get Up Kids and Jejune".The Get Up Kids influenced many newer emo pop bands like Fall Out Boy who were also influenced by bands like New Found Glory,Green Day, Screeching Weasel, Lifetime, Earth Crisis, Gorilla Biscuits and The Ramones. Pop punk band Blink-182 have been a very big influence on emo pop. The new generation of emo fans view the Blink-182 sound as "hugely influential," with even Montgomery writing, "... without them, there'd be no Fall Out Boy, no Paramore, or no Fueled by Ramen Records." The emo/punk rock band Jawbreaker has influenced bands like Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance.
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