: a style of rock music influenced by punk rock and featuring introspective and emotionally fraught lyrics
In emo, the heart forever hurts, and the ultra-introspective songwriter pines for beautiful death.—
Robert Sullivan
Robert Sullivan
emo
adjective
The film is sensitively directed, full of emo songs and quiet little character moments.
—Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
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More than just a pretty blond Final Girl, Monroe is a subtle and cerebral calculator whose elegant features suggest both Old Hollywood screen star and emo girl next door.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The song infuses rage and emo rock, underscoring TXT's versatile sonic range.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Not Just a Phase Fest will feature pop-punk and emo bands that broke out in the late '90s and early 2000s.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
While the melodic, emo trap of your early years has given way to much more of a dance orientation, one thing that hasn’t changed is that Auto-Tune remains your friend.
—John Norris, Billboard, 14 June 2024
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The song infuses rage and emo rock, underscoring TXT's versatile sonic range.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Not Just a Phase Fest will feature pop-punk and emo bands that broke out in the late '90s and early 2000s.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
While the melodic, emo trap of your early years has given way to much more of a dance orientation, one thing that hasn’t changed is that Auto-Tune remains your friend.
—John Norris, Billboard, 14 June 2024
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“Emo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emo. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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