To cherry pick from Matt’s (incredible) list, I especially recommend Indigo De Souza, Rat Tally, and Ellis.
if you don't listen to mannequin pussy you are fucking up also seconding field mouse and insignificant other
Now that they've been called on their shit, Tiny Engines seems at the very least to be doing the right thing vis-á-vis other bands but not Adult Mom. Hopefully they can do right by Steph as well but this is a good start.
Adding some adjacent recommendations to the above: Crying Sincere Engineer Cayetana Retirement Party The Beths Sidney Gish
did anyone mention Long Neck or Great Grandpa? also want to second Queen of Jeans, their record from this year is one of my sleeper favorites also i still need to listen to the Tiny Blue Ghost record ahhh
Ain’t here to be a cop or nothin’, but especially considering we’re in a scene that has a lot of trans/non-binary musicians, I think it’d be kinda wise to rethink how we refer to vocalists rather than simply “male/female.” Because, for example, if you say “female vocalist” and you’re recommended a band with a trans woman vocalist and you’re like “this isn’t what I asked for,” well then that sucks.
To add on to everyone's recommendations so far (some of these are not specifically emo but are closely related or stuff emo fans would like) Julien Baker Lomelda Sir Babygirl Florist Varsity Phoebe Bridgers Jade Bird Lucy Dacus Big Thief Free Cake for Every Creature Stef Chura Marika Hackman Weyes Blood Palehound Yowler Frankie Cosmos Lady Lamb Illuminati Hotties Gobbinjr Girlpool Sincere Engineer Awakebutstillinbed Diet Cig Camp Cope Lala Lala Football, etc. Remember Sports Sincere Engineer Little Big League Japanese Breakfast Hop Along Petal Thin Lips Slow Mass
Are you a new user or someone from the past... I always wonder haha. I feel like not a lot of new people find this community at this point
New-ish user. Long time lurker. I posted on AP a bit back in the day. I’ve been checking this site almost daily since the beginning and I registered over a year ago but I’m usually too lazy to sign in and post. Haha. I recently figured that I might as well start posting stuff since I’m here constantly anyway.
Also, anyone who likes Football, etc. should check out Overo. Lindsay and Mercy from Football, etc. playing early 2000’s influenced screamo. Their album is one of my favorites of the year. Great band, nice people. Backed hard. Overo, by overo
It’s wild to me that padfoot is gonna end this year as my most listened to released above all else. That LP/EP/whatever is slays so damn hard
I feel I’m growing increasingly jaded with this scene of late and I think this sort of stuff and the seemingly never ending drama/soap opera that surrounds the DIY scene and its inhabitants plays a large role in that.
Oh hell yes. New Ratboys! If you aren't in the thread for them, new album "Printer's Devil" out February 2020.