: 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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Accordingly, one of last night’s best sketches found Poehler playing a middle-aged mom dealing with perimenopause by acting like a teenage emo fan.
—Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2025
That’s all thanks to Fever’s status as both a capsule of early aughts emo and a road map for the pop-leaning explosion that would go on to include artists like Gym Class Heroes and Cobra Starship.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Foxing spent the next couple of years on the road, landing opening slots for fellow emo favorites like the Hotelier and Modern Baseball.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 23 Sep. 2025
They were not done bringing us into pure emo mode.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2025
That’s all thanks to Fever’s status as both a capsule of early aughts emo and a road map for the pop-leaning explosion that would go on to include artists like Gym Class Heroes and Cobra Starship.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Foxing spent the next couple of years on the road, landing opening slots for fellow emo favorites like the Hotelier and Modern Baseball.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 23 Sep. 2025
They were not done bringing us into pure emo mode.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Emo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emo. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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