Sharks and Minnows - It's Christmas, and You Hate Christmas

• emo
• check out
• athens
• indiemo
• midwestmo
• indie-emo
• midwest-emo

Christmas a Go GoFollow “(illustration by Petr Valek) There are anti-Christmas songs, with lyrics that absolutely trash the trees & the tinsel. And there…” on Dec 24th, 2025 →

Greet Death - Country Girl

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• shoegaze
• slowcore
• dreampop
• emo

BrooklynVeganFollow “As 2025 draws to a close, we’ve been asking artists about their favorite albums of the year. Greet Death drummer…” on Dec 23rd, 2025 →

Pool Kids - Easier Said Than Done

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• emo
• math rock
• indie rock
• pop punk
• indie
• midwest emo
• female vocalist

BrooklynVeganFollow “As 2025 draws to a close, we’ve been asking artists about their favorite albums of the year. Christine Goodwyne, Nicolette…” on Dec 23rd, 2025 →

THE WESTERN EXPANSE - MY DIRTY FACE

• emo
• indie

Rosy OverdriveFollow “Today, we’re closing out my personal best-of-2025 picks with Rosy Overdrive’s favorite reissues, compilations, and archival releases from this year.…” on Dec 23rd, 2025 →

Van Zon - O Messiah

• emo
• folk
• experimental
• indie rock
• post-punk
• avant-garde
• post-rock

Brighton Music BlogFollow “5. Goodbye / Meat (single) You only get one debut single, so as frustrating as it was as a listening…” on Dec 22nd, 2025 →

Griefeater - The Trouble With Being Born

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• shoegaze
• emo

Destroy//ExistFollow “Chicago-based Griefeater continue their evolution with The Trouble With Being Born, a standout track from their debut record Worn, following…” on Dec 20th, 2025 →

cootie catcher - Friend of a friend

• indie
• emo
• 2
• 90s emo

Loud and QuietFollow “Track of the Week ‘Friend of a Friend’ is not a new song by Toronto band Cootie Catcher, but I…” on Dec 19th, 2025 →

LEIGH - Coleoidea

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• alternative pop
• alternative
• alternative rock
• emo
• folk rock
• art rock

UndertheradarFollow “UTR team and contributors' sonic high points of 2025.” on Dec 18th, 2025 →

wishes on a plane - what's left of what is...

• post-rock
• emo

Rosy OverdriveFollow “It’s been a surprisingly busy week in mid-to-late December here on Rosy Overdrive, and we’re capping it off with a…” on Dec 18th, 2025 →

Retirement Party - Sixth Sense

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• emo
• indie rock

Rosy OverdriveFollow “EPs! My 25 favorites from this year, to be precise! A week after Rosy Overdrive wrapped its Top 100 Albums…” on Dec 16th, 2025 →

Polara - Counting Down

• emo
• brazilian
• real emo
• indie

Snooping the BandcampFollow “POLARA Polara (self titled) by Polara 12/14/25. Polara were a Minneapolis, Minnesota based band. This S/T release was originally issued…” on Dec 14th, 2025 →

Hit Like A Girl - Keepsake Theory

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• emo
• indie

AnalogueTrashFollow “Keepsake Theory announces Burning At Both Ends, the upcoming album from American hardcore/emo leaning Hit Like a Girl. Keepsake Theory…” on Dec 13th, 2025 →

Tiberius - Mosaic

• rock
• alternative
• emo
• alternative rock
• indie rock

No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn finishes off “List Week” with a bunch of his personal favourites) Here we are again folks, at the…” on Dec 12th, 2025 →

Frog - TOP OF THE POPS VAR. I

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• rock
• emo
• indie rock
• folk rock
• lo-fi indie
• indie
• alternative

KLOF MagazineFollow “It’s that tough time of the year again, when music writers feel like they’re throwing some of their favourite artists…” on Dec 12th, 2025 →

tethered - consume

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• hardcore
• emo

The QuietusFollow “Noel Gardner caps off his 15th year as our punk and hardcore columnist with a roundup of the 10 best…” on Dec 11th, 2025 →