05/28/2026
Talk Less from Akron. Emo is alive and well! I was stoked to catch this band at Musicia last weekend. It was pretty silly how excited I got to hear live ride bell taps and chiming guitars. Damn good band.
https://talklessband.bandcamp.com/track/i-miss-tank-man
I'ma 90's kid, and punkers Braid from Champaign Urbana got me started and then it was a bunch of Polyvinyl and Saddle Creek bands- Promise Ring, Japandriods, Hum, Hey Mercedes, Rainer Maria, Compound Red, Hot Water Music, Appleseed Cast. Which led to classics like Drive Like Jehu, Silkworm, Rites of Spring, Jawbox. And in the mid 2000's the Forecast out of Chicago was fu***ng awesome. Sunny Day??? Fuuuck so good.
Sarge was more punk than emo but definitely had the moody vibes and ran in the same circles. I have to mention them because they are one of my absolute favorite bands.
Thankfully in the early 00's I got into more metal and post hardcore, because being so damn emotional does get old eventually. Jawbreaker made me a lil' bitch 😆