Best EP's of the 2000s: Q1

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.

1. You, Me, and Everyone We Know - A Great Big Hole
2. The Gaslight Anthem - The Senor and the Queen
3. Signals Midwest - Pin
4. Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties - Bittersweet
5. Daytrader - Demo
6. Bomb the Music Industry! - Adults!
7. The Graduate - Horror Show
8. The Swellers - Running Out of Places To Go
9. Joie de Vivre - Summer Months
10. Real Friends - Everyone That Dragged You Here
11. The 1975 - Music For Cars
12. Forgive Durden - When You’re Alone, You’re Not Alone
13. AM Taxi - King of the Pond
14. Jimmy Eat World - Stay On My Side Tonight
15. The Wonder Years - Won’t Be Pathetic Forever

 

Bon Iver - Blood Bank

 

Trophy Scars - Never Born, Never Dead is the goat

 

1. Fightstar - They Liked You Better When You Were Dead (2005)
2. Saosin - Translating the Name (2003)
3. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade: The B-Sides (2009)
4. Mae - (m)orning (2009)
5. Emarosa - This Is Your Way Out (2007)
6. Charlie Simpson - When We Were Lions (2010)
7. The Used - Shallow Believer (2008)
8. Ethel Cain - Inbred (2021)
9. Bring Me the Horizon - Post Human: Survival Horror (2020)
10. The 1975 - Sex (2012)
    
    
11. Spiritbox - The Fear of Fear (2023)
12. Ankor - Shoganai (2024)
13. There Will Be Fireworks - Because, Because (2011)
14. The 1975 - IV (2013)
15. Poppy - EAT (2021)
16. The Reign of Kindo - The Reign of Kindo (2007)
17. The 1975 - Music for Cars (2013)
18. Mae - (e)vening (2011)
19. Carly Rae Jepsen - E·MO·TION: Side B (2016)
20. 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.

 

Anyone else got good EP recommendations from the last 25 years?