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Finding Emo
by Finding Emo
Discussing the songwriting, production, and musicianship of emo's beloved albumsfindingemopod.com
Episodes
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SNACK! A (super sad) Hayley Williams tune + Initial Yellowcard Thoughts
We talk about the newest Haley Williams single, Good Ol' Days. It's completely obviously about her and Paramore guitarist Taylor York's relationship, and despite feeling like a windows down vibe, is super sad. Then we get into our initial thoughts on the new Yellowcard album after a few tangents,...
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SNACK! The Format announce a new album!
We talked last week about The Format playing Fallon this week, but at that point didn't know there'd be a new single and full album announcement. So, 20 years after the last album, we're getting a third album from the Arizona band! We talk about the excitement of fans of fun. discovering Nate's...
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What do we think of the new The Staring Line album?
This week Kyle and Blake are talking about the new The Starting Line album, Eternal Youth, as well as Acceptance's Phantoms/Twenty re-imagining. Plus, The Format is doing a few reunion shows, including playing Jimmy Fallon on October 6th where the other guest is the genre's biggest promoter…
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New Motion City Soundtrack album is out!!!
We're so excited that Motion City Soundtrack is making new music. We're even more thrilled that the album is, as should be expected, awesome. Kris and Blake also talk about Cartel's Chroma - 2025 album, where they re-record, but maybe don't quite re-imagine, their 2005 debut album on it's 20th...
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Are demos worth listening to? + New music recommendations!
We talk about Panic! At The Disco's original demos, as well as new music we're listening to.
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Ep079 - Infinity on High by Fall Out Boy
We're back! And we figured we should return with as big an album as the 2000s produced, and so we chose Fall Out Boy's massively successful Infinity on High. The 2007 album sold over 2 million records worldwide! We love the album, but can't help but make fun of some of the lyrics. And we're...
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SNACK! Will We Ever Get Another Paramore Album?
Hayley Williams released the album version of the 17 singles she dropped last month, but more importantly (because we're out of touch), apparently she and Paramore guitarist Taylor York broke up. We're understandably concerned about what that means for the future of one of our favorite bands.
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String versions of Jack's Mannequin? YES, Please!
We're talking about the 20 year celebratory version of Jack's Mannequin - Everything In Transit. It's just Andrew, piano, and GREAT string arrangements of 5 of the album's tracks. And we dig it. Plus we continue our talk from last week about artists re-imagining their songs/albums.
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We Did NOT Expect These Artists to be Featured on Emo Classics
Vote for which albums we should cover on the show next! Blake and Kyle talk about Acceptance's new singles from their re-recording of Phantoms, which turns 20 this year. The entire album features guest vocalists, including Teddy Swims on So Contagious and Martin Johnson on Take Cover. The new...
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SNACK! Are You READY for AFI's Fro and Mustache Era?
VOTE FOR WHICH ALBUM WE COVER NEXT! https://forms.gle/VfXfnhLxooRdoUn77 AFI have a new single, and both the sound and look took the guys by surprise. Davey Havok is rocking a curly fro, braids, a handlebar mustache and a t-shirt that frees the nip. And honestly, the vibe works with the new song....
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SNACK! New Music Buzz: Motion City Soundtrack & Hayley Williams
We discuss the latest music releases from Motion City Soundtrack and Hayley Williams (who released all 17 singles on streaming), exploring the stories behind the new singles and the excitement surrounding upcoming albums. And then we answer what full album we'd like to see performed live.…
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SNACK! Haley Williams, The Staring Line, and Patrick Stump fills in with Motion City Sountrack
Let us know what albums you want us to talk about next! What a week! Haley Williams dropped 17 new tracks on her 90s aesthetic website (which we're pretty sure has disappeared, now). The Starting Line teased and released a new single from their upcoming album. And when Justin Pierre fell ill and...
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SNACK! The Starting Line's new single
Blake and Kyle chat about the unexpected comeback of The Starting Line, thanks to a shoutout from Taylor Swift. They debate the difference between full re-imagining of classic albums (yay!) and artists sneakily George Lucas-ing their original albums on Streaming. Plus, find out which bands Kyle…
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SNACK! MXPX and The Ataris mini-tour
Look at us being consistent and releasing snacks two weeks in a row! On the agenda today: MXPX and The Ataris are gracing 4 towns with their presence this coming fall, including OKC (probably because we're so good at basketball). Plus, we learn what the upcoming Yellowcard album's cover art is…
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SNACK! We're back talking about Yellowcard's new single
SURVEY: What albums do you most want to hear us talk about next? We are aware we've been radio silent for over a year. Life has been busy for us. But we're getting back to it! In this SNACK!, we talk about Yellowcard's three tunes released so far from their upcoming Better Days album. Stay tuned…
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Ep078 - Invented by Jimmy Eat World
Happy 4 year birthday to the podcast! As per tradition, we do a Jimmy Eat World record every year and we've made our way to the 2010 album Invented by the kings of emo from Arizona. This record definitely had a tough task of following four PERFECT albums in a row from Jimmy Eat World (Clarity,...
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Ep077- Stick And Stone by New Found Glory
In this episode of "Finding Emo," we dive into New Found Glory's iconic album "Sticks and Stones." Celebrating its 20th anniversary, we explore everything from the album's production with Neil Avron to the cameos from the likes of Mark Hoppus on the album. We'll share why tracks like "My Friends...
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Ep076 - Five Score and Seven Years Ago by Relient K
Relient K nailed it with their follow up to their breakout album, Mmhmm. Five Score takes what worked about the previous album and gets even more ambitious - specifically ending the album with an 11 minute epic. We think they strung together a perfect three records with this sandwiched right...
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Ep075 - Paramore's self-titled
Hayley Williams is the G.O.A.T. Yeah, we said it. Now, listen to us say it for 2 hours straight. After the departure of the brothers Farrow, I don't think any of us imagined we'd be getting this album. But it turned out Hayley Williams' pipes weren't Paramore's only secret weapon, because Taylor...
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Ep074 - Dog Problems by The Format
We're back!!! We took some time off, but we're back to our regularly scheduled programming. Thanks for sticking around! What a weird little gem of a 70s record this album was in a sea of the giant drums and guitars of 2006. The Format's sophomore effort sees the beginnings of what would become…
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Ep073 - One More Time by blink-182
We throw all the rules out the window and review this brand new album from blink-182. It's basically a track-by-track "first impressions" episode (although we somehow skipped track 10 -apologies). Earmuffs, for obvious reasons.
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Ep072 - Give Up by The Postal Service
This album turned twenty this year, and it was really such a weird genre bending and impossible-to-label thing that we decided "sure, it's emo enough!". After all, it has Ben Gibbard on it, right? These guys really created a wonderful thing and then were like "THAT'S ALL YOU GET!". We love it…
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SNACK! blink-128 have new singles and an album release date!
You can count on us to get a snack out related to blink-182. Every. Time. (unfortunately Blake somehow screwed up and left his as a draft for 3 weeks) The new album comes out October 20th and we got a preview of two more songs from the album - the nostalgia-bomb ONE MORE TIME (complete with...
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Ep071 - Guilt Show by The Get Up Kids
After the disappointing follow up to Something To Write Home About (at least for us), we truly needed this record. Some of us might even think it's The Get Up Kids at their best. Maybe. You'll have to listen to find out.
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Ep070 - Boxcar Racer's self-titled album
Was Tom's side project the beginning of the end of blink-182? (and then another beginning...and another end of the oh jeez this is so convoluted). Or does Kyle's theory hold up that this was basically the prelude to blink's untitled album? We report, you decide. Boxcar Racer on Spotify and Apple...
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Ep069 - A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar by Dashboard Confessional
We decided the episode number deserved a title that was a mouthful, and boy did Dashboard Confessional deliver! The Gil Norton produced follow up to The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most (seriously, Carrabba - do you get paid per letter in the title?) which included the electric-guitar-ified...
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SNACK! Kris saw blink-182 live in Austin
Kyle and Blake live vicariously (and jealously) through Kris' blink-182 concert experience. Including how he was sitting next to the couple he sold 2 of his floor seats to for double face value so he essentially went for free. It's been a while, so we obviously get off topic too. Is blink-182...
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Ep068 - Permission to Land by The Darkness
Is The Darkness an emo band? Absolutely not. But does their debut album qualify as one of our favorite albums of the early 2000s? Yes, absolutely. So we're going to talk about it. Because it's our podcast. And if you enjoy your face being rocked off, you should listen to it, too. The album turns…
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Ep067 - Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World
We think this album is way underrated. After giving us Clarity, Bleed American, and freaking FUTURES three albums in a row, they still manage to come out swinging with Chase This Light in 2007. And if you were lucky enough to have the iTunes version, it closed with one of our favorite covers EVER...
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Ep066 - Southern Air by Yellowcard
We skip around a bit through Yellowcard's discography to 2012 for this episode. In case you're new here, all three dudes genuinely love the band and basically spend the whole time gushing about them. Our only complaint is they haven't repressed Ocean Avenue on vinyl yet. C'mon, guys! Notes:...
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Ep065 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket by blink-182
Finding Emo, now in video form! We're trying a new thing and going to start releasing episodes in video form on Youtube and Spotify. Let us know your thoughts! We went out of order on blink-182 albums, but are finally getting around to discussing the band's monstrous follow up to Enema of the...
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Ep064 - The Artist in the Ambulance by Thrice
Blake really hadn't listened to much Thrice (ya know, due to the screaming and him being an overall wuss), so it was fun to get a fresh first perspective. Plus Kyle picked the most screamy song clips possible. Notes: The Artist in the Ambulance on Spotify and Apple Music Send Me an Angel cover...
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Ep063 - Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line
We went out of order with The Starting Line because we love their sophomore effort so much, but went back to their debut album for this episode. We basically feel like it's a real shame we only got 3 full length albums from this band, as this album has one of the the best pop-punk songs of all…
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Ep062 - The Everglow by Mae
2005 was a heck of year for music, but The Everglow is hovering at the top of all of the guys' "best of" lists for that year (and maybe the decade?!). It's full of great melodies, optimistic lyrics, and works so well from front to back as an album. We wish more people loved Mae, because they...
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Ep061 - Deja Entendu by Brand New
The guys have complicated feelings about Brand New, which is no surprise if you listened to the Your Favorite Weapon episode. How can they like the music so much, but dislike everyone else talking about how much they like the music? (they understand it doesn't make sense).
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Ep060 - 2022 Year End Review
Instead of talking about an album, we're talking about our favorite songs/albums we listened to in 2022. Be sure to check out the notes below for links to all the tunes! Notes: Playlist with all the tunes we discussed on Spotify and Apple Music The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language on...
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SNACK! Interview with Chris from Shower Beers
We normally talk about really old music, but on today's snack we chat with a super fresh band - so fresh they just released their 2nd single ever this week! Kyle found the band on Reddit and invited Chris from Shower Beers to join us to talk about the tunes (one of which he believes is the first...
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SNACK! Punk Rock Cliche single
NOFX released a tune Fat Mike originally wrote with Matt Skiba and that was recorded for blink-182's California album, but didn't end up making the cut. Punk Rock Cliche on Spotify and Apple Music
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Ep059 - Homesick by A Day To Remember
This band is too gigantic for 2/3 of us to have never listened to any of their albums all the way through, so we remedy that on this episode. We realize the irony of 3 guys who don't love screaming to have a podcast about emo music, but it is what it is. Notes: Homesick on Spotify and Apple Music...
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ep058 - Through Being Cool by Saves The Day
We're going back to Saves The Day's 1999 release for this episode. We talk about all the stuff you'd expect, including the (creepily foreshadowing) lyrical content. Here's what our faces looked like most of the time. 😬
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SNACK! More blink and such
More blink-182 news! More concerts! More festivals! Catch up with us.
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SNACK! Recent live concerts
Kyle and Blake talk about seeing Motion City Soundtrack, A Day To Remember, and The Used recently. Kris hasn't been to a concert in a bit, so he just cries in the background.
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Ep057 - Emotion Is Dead by The Juliana Theory
This one has to be on the podium of all time emo album titles, right? The Juliana Theory undoubtedly inspired a lot of bands with their 2000 album (which wasn't released Jan 1st despite Blake seeing so on Spotify - chalk that one up to a lazy intern at Tooth & Nail maybe). The guys talk at length...
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SNACK! Paramore's new single This Is Why
Paramore finally give us a peek into their new album scheduled to release in February 2023. We're pretty excited.
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SNACK! State of Emo-gency - blink-182 announcement update
Well, our last snack was relevant for approximately 48 hours because as of this morning, it's official - blink-182 is back with Tom with a world tour and album in 2023. Join us as we discuss in a very special SNACK recorded pre-NINE AM! A true first for the podcast.
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SNACK! Ok, for real - It looks like Tom is rejoining blink-182
Adding further credibility to the rumors swirling around the internet of Tom re-joining blink-182 was a since-deleted tweet from the head of rock programming for Cumulus Media saying as much, and that the trio would be doing an arena tour in 2023. The guys discuss.
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Ep056 - Page Avenue by Story of the Year
Story of the Year's debut album went platinum, y'all. So, despite Kris and Blake not having really given them a chance in the 2000s, we felt we had to do an epsiode on it.
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SNACK! What's the best concert you went to in the 2000s?
Blake puts Kyle and Kris on the spot to think of the best concert they went to in the 2000s. It's highly probable all three guys spent the time between recording and releasing this episode kicking themselves for not including other shows. WE WERE UNDER PRESSURE!
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SNACK! Labor Day Mixtape
Since we'll not be releasing a full album episode for Labor Day, we thought we'd put together a few songs we think you should check out. We each pick 2 old tunes, and one new(ish) one to share with each other...and you! Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music
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SNACK! New Cartel singles
It's Cartel week here at Finding Emo, apparently. We talk about their new singles 17 and The End, and whether the beat in 17 should be referred to as "BLAH-ka-ka Blah-ka-ka" or "Clocks" beat. Very important stuff. Cartel on Spotify and Apple Music
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