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2016 has been an absolutely insane year. From Donald Trump being elected to the slew of amazing musicians dying, I would say we have nearly hit rock bottom as a planet in 2016. Luckily, we have been blessed with having many incredible artists release eclectic and seminal albums that will be stuck in our heads for decades to come. The emo, punk rock, and indie rock genres have had quite the shift in sonic change. A lot of bands who play these styles of music have really hit it home with their style changes. Here are, in my opinion, the Top 10 Indie Rock, Emo, and Punk Albums of 2016:<\/p>\n
10.\u00a0Celebrate<\/i>\u00a0– Tiny Moving Parts<\/b>
\nTiny Moving Parts are an emo band who have a unique approach to the genre. They write music which is both impressive and just all around fun to listen to. With their third full-length LP,\u00a0Celebrate<\/i>, Tiny Moving Parts deliver a much more accessible album than their last two releases,\u00a0Pleasant Living<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0This Couch is Long and Full of Friendship,<\/i>\u00a0but still encapsulate the great Tiny Moving Parts sound that always has me screaming their lyrics on long car trips with my best friends. They include lyrics which harken back to previous albums, and the tracks are as melodic, fun, and emotional as ever.<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0Weezer (White Album)<\/i>\u00a0– Weezer\u00a0<\/b>
\nWeezer have had a long a bumpy music career that has been completely characterized by their first two albums,\u00a0Weezer (Blue Album)<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Pinkerton<\/i>. These records are staples of the 90s, boasting classic tracks like \u201cSay It Ain\u2019t So,\u201d \u201cUndone (The Sweater Song),\u201d and \u201cEl Scorcho.\u201d After these two records, Weezer began releasing what I believe is commercial garbage, especially albums like\u00a0Weezer (Red Album)<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Ratitude<\/i>.\u00a0White Album<\/i>\u00a0is easily their best release since\u00a0Pinkerton<\/i>, featuring their catchiest and Weezer-iest tracks to date such as \u201cCalifornia Kids,\u201d \u201cLA Girls,\u201d and \u201cDo You Wanna Get High.\u201d If you love Weezer and love catchy indie\/alternative rock, give\u00a0White Album<\/i>\u00a0a listen.<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0Nobody Likes a Quitter\u00a0<\/i>– All Get Out
\n<\/b>Georgia\u2019s All Get Out is back with another loud and catchy release. The Favorite Gentlemen Records favorites have delivered their most powerful and unique collection of tracks on\u00a0Nobody Likes a Quitter<\/i>. On their first record,\u00a0The Season<\/i>, All Get Out dished a sound like Manchester Orchestra with some Band of Horses-esque southern rock sounds mixed in. All Get Out has remained consistent with this next release, performing compelling tracks with catchy and well-written indie rock riffs.<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0White Hot Moon<\/i>– Pity Sex
\n<\/b>RIP Pity Sex, a band whose approach to shoegaze was incredibly distinct and emotional.Pity Sex released\u00a0White Hot Moon<\/i>\u00a0a couple months prior to announcing their indefinite hiatus. Previous to this release, the band released their first EP\u00a0Dark World,\u00a0<\/i>and first LP,\u00a0Feast of Love,\u00a0<\/i>through emo kingpin label Run for Cover Records. On all both of those releases, and\u00a0White Hot Moon<\/i>\u00a0as well, Pity Sex released music unique to both the shoegaze and emo genres featuring the dual female-male vocals of Britty Drake and Brennan Greaves. Their vocals were set back in the mix, creating a blend of vocals and instrumentals which went along perfectly with their dreary, yet poppy, riffs.<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0Slow Burn<\/i>– Old Gray<\/b><\/p>\n
New Hampshire\u2019s own Old Gray, the first of Cam Boucher\u2019s many great projects, is an emo\/screamo band derivative of 90s favorites I Hate Myself, Saetia, and American Football. On the band\u2019s sophomore LP\u00a0Slow Burn<\/i>, Old Gray delivers a short, yet powerful 20-minute banger. This record is filled with both soft, twinkly emo ballads, blaring screamo tracks with Cam\u2019s high pitched scream, and a dynamic mix of the two, creating an overall exceptional album. For fans of both Old Gray, and the emo and screamo genres as a whole,\u00a0Slow Burn<\/i>\u00a0will not disappoint.<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0Tired of Tomorrow<\/i>\u00a0– Nothing
\n<\/b>Nothing is a shoegaze band who broke out in 2014 with their debut LP\u00a0Guilty of Everything<\/i>, which was met with immense critical acclaim, and also hit #4 on my top 10 best album list of 2014. With\u00a0Tired of Tomorrow<\/i>, Nothing have released the perfect follow up to their 2014 masterpiece. This record combines catchy 90s indie rock and modern shoegaze and does so with power and fury.<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0Holy Ghost<\/i>\u00a0– Modern Baseball
\n<\/b>Ah, Modern Baseball, a band who blew up so fast, and out of nowhere they have played both basements and massive venues in the past three years. Modern Baseball is a consistent band whose three LPs have all been magnificent in their own ways.\u00a0Holy Ghost\u00a0<\/i>has done the band justice by securing their spot as the faces of the emo revival, and is a quite eclectic record to boot. Spanning influences from The Get Up Kids, to Brand New, to The Killers,\u00a0Holy Ghost<\/i>\u00a0serves as Modern Baseball\u2019s most diverse and dynamic album to date.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0Stage Four<\/i>\u00a0– Touch\u00e9 Amor\u00e9<\/b>
\nTouch\u00e9 Amore has had a long and interesting music career, releasing four great LPs, but\u00a0Stage Four\u00a0<\/i>is by far their best.\u00a0Stage Four\u00a0<\/i>is the ideal emo album because it mixes all aspects of emo perfectly: from its punk side, to its screamo side, to its hardcore side, to its most melodic and emotional side.\u00a0Stage Four\u00a0<\/i>is a poignant and moving album, focusing lyrically on the death of vocalist Jeremy Bolm\u2019s mother to stage four cancer of which the album is aptly named. Featuring vocals from Julien Baker and songs with a new, clean vocal Bolm,\u00a0Stage Four\u00a0<\/i>makes for a rather powerful listening experience.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0The Dream is Over<\/i>\u00a0– PUP
\n<\/b>PUP have been a savior of punk with their self-titled 2014 debut and their sophomore album,\u00a0The Dream is Over<\/i>. No punk band has been more important and critically acclaimed in this music scene in a long time. With\u00a0The Dream is Over<\/i>, PUP expands upon their already catchy and original sound and mixes it with the classic punk rock formula. The album flows together perfectly from the dynamic opener \u201cIf This Tour Doesn\u2019t Kill You, I Will,\u201d to the furious hardcore attack on both \u201cDVP\u201d and \u201cOld Wounds,\u201d to the massive, anthemic finale \u201cPine Point.\u201d PUP belong on any punk fan\u2019s Top 10 list.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0Cardinal\u00a0<\/i>– Pinegrove<\/b>
\nHere we are, with the grand finale, #1. Pinegrove released their indie rock magnum opus,\u00a0Cardinal<\/i>, earlier this year, and blew the music world\u2019s mind. If you think Modern Baseball have grown a lot, look at Pinegrove\u2019s career. They were playing basements last year, and are now taking the music world by storm.\u00a0Cardinal\u00a0<\/i>is the perfect mix of alternative country, folk, indie rock, emo, and even punk rock sounds to create Pinegrove\u2019s diverse and eclectic sound. There really is nothing like this record, with the masterfully catchy \u201cOld Friends\u201d and \u201cThen Again,\u201d the beautiful and emotional \u201cCadmium\u201d and \u201cAphasia,\u201d and the moving closers, \u201cSize of the Moon\u201d and \u201cNew Friends.\u201d Pinegrove have created their own sound and image, and manifested it into this seminal debut collection of eight amazing songs.<\/p>\n
– Zach Mccollum<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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