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music subgenre that emerged during the Washington D.C. Hardcore Punk scene in the 1980s. It's prominent progenitors consisted of bands like Rites of Spring and Embrace. The term stemmed from a 1986 Thrasher Magazine article, from the word, "Emocore". In the 90s, the genre had a second wave, most commonly known as Midwest Emo as most of these bands around this wave were from the Midwest. These bands included Cap'
n Jazz, Built to Spill, The Get Up Kids, Sunny Day Real Estate, American
Football, and Jimmy Eat World. This genre would have elements similar to it's neighbors like Math Rock, Punk, Pop Punk, Grunge, Alternative, and
Indie. In the 2000s, the genre would become mainstream, usually having a more harsher tone and personal lyrics. It shares traits from genres like pop punk and post
hardcore, with bands like Hawthorne Heights, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out
Boy, The Red Jump Suit Apparatus, and Pierce the Veil. Additionally in the more underground scene, bands like Mom Jeans, Title Fight, Modern
Baseball, and Joyce Manor would dominate the more underground community.
