Episode 203: Going Emo (National Emo Day)

Today we’re celebrating National Emo Day, a day dedicated to an interesting subculture that started as a music genre and spread onto fashion and a lifestyle. While most people may mock or scratch their heads, emo is rather simple. It’s having a personal connection that transcends logic. The music is melodic, with lyrics that evoke an emotional connection. The fashion is contrarian to the mainstream, with thick-rimmed glasses, button-down shirts, graphic tees, tight jeans, and Converse shoes. The style tends to be bold, with spiky hair, bangs that covers one of the eyes, and black fingernails. While perceived as being alienating, angst, and resentful of people, emos are introspective and sensitive. For this week’s episode, we’ll be playing tracks from video games that feature an emo protagonist or main character: a transfer high school student who can summon Personas, a hedgehog with an attitude after being revived from a deep stasis, and a teenage boy who finds himself in a game with Reapers. We’ve also got covers and remixes to follow, all collaborations with the Keytar Kween herself, Lacey Johnson. Prepare to let your emotions go free…   National Emo Day Emo subculture Persona 3 Protagonist Shadow the Hedgehog Neku Sakuraba   Track Listing “Burn My Dread” – [Persona 3] – composed by Shoji Meguro “Persona 3 – Burn My Dread” – covered by Lacey Johnson, with Theology “I Am… All of Me” – [Shadow the Hedgehog] – composed by Johnny Gioeli, arranged by Jun Senoue “I Am… All of Me – Shadow the Hedgehog REMIX” – remixed by Noteblock, with Lacey Johnson “Someday” – [The World Ends With You] – composed by Takeharu Ishimoto “Someday (The World Ends With You)” – remixed by GaMetal, with Lacey Johnson   YouTube playlist Discord channel   Source