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Conmaniac
April 9th 2019


27771 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

uhm ok well the band WAS emo back in the 90s and altho there's some of those influences leftover theyre much more post rock/indie rock/shoegaze(?) I guess nowadays. the tag will still carry over tho

deathschool
April 9th 2019


29477 Comments


Much like most other genres (if not all), Emo ain’t a vacuum. Thank you for coming to my sput talk.

Iamthe Nightstars
April 10th 2019


3001 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Emo is the most ambiguous music genre ever.

Faraudo
April 13th 2019


5389 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

This album just keeps getting better and better, what a beautiful collection of songs.



And Doom In Full Bloom still is one of the best songs of the year.

Lucman
April 13th 2019


5537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Doom in Full Bloom is gorgeous, agreed.

00mee
April 16th 2019


258 Comments


this isn't emo

Artuma
April 16th 2019


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

"Emo is the most ambiguous music genre ever. "



not necessarily but there are plenty of misconceptions about it which makes it kinda confusing

neekafat
Emeritus
April 16th 2019


26926 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

My friend once tried to describe to me the differences between false true emo and true false emo and i almost threw up

deathschool
April 16th 2019


29477 Comments


If you throw up, you'll feel better.

outliers
April 16th 2019


5316 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i'll make new friends in the ambulance

Rik VII
April 16th 2019


4130 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

The emo label is more of a scene/image thing instead of a sound thing anyway. Kinda comparable to gothic in that sense.

This is post rock-y with a fair share of dream pop. It still has a somewhat similar sound to the debut due to the arrangement of multiple guitars in odd time signatures plus restrained bass, so it's a neat case of being different yet recognizable. Not "emo" though, most definitely.

Project
April 16th 2019


5959 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"The emo label is more of a scene/image thing instead of a sound thing anyway."



in popular conception yes, on niche music forums like this one no

Rik VII
April 16th 2019


4130 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

What would be 3 albums that you would consider as distinctly emo in the niche music forum kind of way? It's a serious question - I love the debut and it made me curious.

Megabomberman
April 16th 2019


172 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

What were people's main takeaways for the meaning held by Doom in full bloom?





I could be miles off the mark, but it struck me as two moments in time converging on top of each other. One, where the man is looking at the love of his life at the outset of their lives together, in a moment of great happiness and admiration. This moment is felt with the concurrent knowledge (almost in clairvoyance) that one day she will be taken from him (or possibly leave him) while still a young woman.



It feels right to me and fits the beautiful mood of the song. Most of us take our loved ones for granted and don't consider in moments of happiness that one day the shared relationship will always ultimately conclude with sadness (loss) - hence doomed, even when it is in a state of 'full bloom'.

butt.
June 5th 2019


11428 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I used to not care for uncomfortably numb at first, but now my heart melts every time it starts.

What a fantastic album.

JayEnder
June 5th 2019


22702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Such a classic "American Football" sounding song.



Also the fem vox on this are spellbinding

butt.
June 5th 2019


11428 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

same with Every Wave to Ever Rise. Those french vox are booootiful

JayEnder
June 5th 2019


22702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I could fall in love with her voice.



They all just sound so sweet and welcoming. :,]

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
June 5th 2019


38334 Comments


so so so much better than their st

deathschool
June 5th 2019


29477 Comments


Aren’t they all their s/t?



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