We are now 1/4 of the way through the 2000s. This is a thread to post your favorite EP's since 2000. Someone with more time than me should take the time to aggregate the lists. If someone could suggest criteria for releases that qualify as EP's, please do. Same goes for releases that should NOT qualify as EP's. It doesn't feel right to list EP's in the Albums thread. I feel the EP format is worth celebrating and highlighting, especially considering some standalone EP's from the last 25 years. Shoutout to OhTheWater because I was inspired by their Albums thread.
2000 Say Anything - Junior Varsity 2001 Dashboard Confessional - The Drowning Dashboard Confessional - So Impossible Finch - Falling Into Place Minus The Bear - This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic 2002 Dashboard Confessional - Summers Kiss The Mars Volta - Tremulant Rainer Maria - Ears Ring Say Anything - Menorah/Mejora 2003 Kaddisfly - Did You Know People Can Fly? Long Beach Shortbus - Long Beach Shortbus Saosin - Translating The Name 2004 Minus The Bear - They Make Beer Commercials Like This 2005 The Forecast - Relationships Ruin Friendships MGMT - Time To Pretend 2006 Dance Gavin Dance - Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean 2007 Iwrestledabearonce - Iwrestledabearonce 2008 Finch - Finch Thursday - Thursday/Envy (Split) VersaEmerge - Perceptions You, Me, And Everyone We Know - Party For The Grown And Sexy You, Me, And Everyone We Know - So Young, So Insane 2009 NOFX - Cokie The Clown 2010 Dark Dark Dark - Bright Bright Bright The Get Up Kids - Simple Science Swear and Shake - Extended Play 2011 Paramore - Singles Club Strawberry Girls - Italian Ghosts War Games - Mountains 2012 Blink-182 - Dogs Eating Dogs Eisley - Deep Space Hail The Sun - Elephantitis Kurt Travis - Wha Happen? 2013 Dikembe - Chicago Bowls Kurt Travis - Kurt Travis Oh No Fiasco - No One's Gotta Know 2014 Sianvar - Sianvar The Story So Far - Songs Of 2015 Dikembe - Ledge Incubus - Trust Fall (Side A) 2016 Hot Mulligan - Opportunities 2017 At The Drive-In - Diamante Eternity Forever - Fantasy Hail The Sun - Secret Wars 2018 Cliffdiver - Small Hours The Get Up Kids - Kicker Minus The Bear - Fair Enough The Spill Canvas - Hivemind 2019 Cliffdiver - At Your Own Risk 2020 Incubus - Trust Fall (Side B) 2021 Hot Mulligan - I Won't Reach Out to You 2022 Winona Fighter - Father Figure 2023 Saturdays At Your Place - Always Cloudy 2024 Ben Quad - Ephemera Hot Mulligan - Warmer Weather Koyo - Mile a Minute
Even though I consider Thrice's the alchemy index as an album, it is technically 4 eps, so that. New light by Moving mountains is absolutely beautiful and probably my favorite release by them.
Quick list. Probably missing some big ones, but I don't want to think too much about it. You, Me, and Everyone We Know - A Great Big Hole The Gaslight Anthem - The Senor and the Queen Signals Midwest - Pin Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties - Bittersweet Daytrader - Demo Bomb the Music Industry! - Adults! The Graduate - Horror Show The Swellers - Running Out of Places To Go Joie de Vivre - Summer Months Real Friends - Everyone That Dragged You Here The 1975 - Music For Cars Forgive Durden - When You’re Alone, You’re Not Alone AM Taxi - King of the Pond Jimmy Eat World - Stay On My Side Tonight The Wonder Years - Won’t Be Pathetic Forever
Fightstar - They Liked You Better When You Were Dead (2005) Saosin - Translating the Name (2003) My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade: The B-Sides (2009) Mae - (m)orning (2009) Emarosa - This Is Your Way Out (2007) Charlie Simpson - When We Were Lions (2010) The Used - Shallow Believer (2008) Ethel Cain - Inbred (2021) Bring Me the Horizon - Post Human: Survival Horror (2020) The 1975 - Sex (2012) Spiritbox - The Fear of Fear (2023) Ankor - Shoganai (2024) There Will Be Fireworks - Because, Because (2011) The 1975 - IV (2013) Poppy - EAT (2021) The Reign of Kindo - The Reign of Kindo (2007) The 1975 - Music for Cars (2013) Mae - (e)vening (2011) Carly Rae Jepsen - E·MO·TION: Side B (2016) Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation II (2021) I don't really listen to EP's a ton or keep track of them that well so there may be some I have missed but these are my favourites.
Can't believe I forgot Translating the Name. Could probably argue that's one of the most important EPs in this entire scene.