Youth Novel // Boyish

Near perfection in the Melodic category.

Missive // Brother

Confession:
I stole this from RealScreamo



....I thiiinnkkkk

Old Gray // An Autobiography

Obligatory post about how the new Old Gray album will make you cry yourself to sleep.
In all seriousness though...these guys are on a role. Did they not just release an album in January?
Everything they are releasing at the moment is pretty close to perfect from the perspective of the emo/screamo fans.
Keep drinking the jungle juice man.
My personal favorite off of the album is Coventry (because of the guitar) and every song that features spoken word elements. Lyrics and the overall song message is wildly important in the emo genre...it is the genre. They have succeeded on that plane with very emotive lyrics that will have (had me) tearing up.

This album is free for digital download but support the band and pay for the damn thing available at bandcamp now!
hurry, hurry, go!

The Saddest Landscape // You Will Not Survive

This northeastern band has been around since 2002, playing authentic emo music.

Apart // Suffer In Rhythm

So glad that this band is in my life right now.
Hardcore? Melodic? Skramz? Screamo? Emo? Post-Hardcore?
I have no idea how to classify these guys, and I really like that.
They're just a dash of all my favorite things.

Keepsafe // Worth Living

Normally when random bands follow me on tumblr, I don't give them any attention.
I've been really enjoying these guys though, a melodic hardcore band from across the pond.
I'm going to listen to them a little longer before I make comparisons, but the fact that I like it can suffice for now.

This EP was released just a few months ago. Listen to the EP and enjoy.

Merchant Ships // My Journey To The Weed Den

I really wanted this song to be the one to push me over 2k views because of everything that it means to me in this moment.
The beginning is an excerpt from a Max Bemis interview. There is also clips from a Daniel Day Lewis interview and a clip of a speech made towards the end of American History X as well as others.

It’s okay to hate me, I hate myself too. If I ran away I would only miss you. But, if it means your happiness, if running’s what it takes, then I hope you see forever’s more than just mistakes.

To me, there are not a lot of songs more beautiful than this.
-CaveBear

Being As An Ocean // Dear G-d

I recently had this band introduced to me via a friend.
This Alpine, Cali group is reminiscent of Listener. It is most noticeable in their acoustic songs but when they bring down the pace too you can hear a huge similarity to Listener. What makes this group stand out to me is that while they are in the style of Listener, they're still true to themselves and a completely individual unique band. This group is a lot heavier than Listener with their vocals. The band has christian influence, but they take the moral stance that Christianity shares most other religions so this music is accessible for all people and should not be cast aside for holding different values from your own.
They've been gaining a lot of popularity over a short period of time and whenever I see those kind of movements from a band it is surely worth noting.

Here is the Title track off of their album 'Dear G-d' and the official music video.



-CaveBear

Lasting Traces // Pipe Dream

Meloodddicccc

Heart In Hand // Life Goes On

Official music video from across the pond.

Listener & Dust // He Knows

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merchant Ships // Sleep Patterns

I still cannot listen to this song without crying by the end of it.
If you like La Dispute's Here, Hear albums, then you'll enjoy this.

Listener // It's time for drastic measures, they're not taking you

Listener // Wooden Heart

"We're all born to broken people on their most honest day of living."
This is a touching poem from Listener...
..if you need some inspiration then here has it.

La Dispute // The Castle Builders

"We are only the extent to which we love"