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There are certain opinions that all former emo kids hold. Like how listening to sad, confessional songs is the best way to feel alive or… OK, maybe that’s it. Truth be told, there’s no one commonality between every emo phase. Don’t believe us? Just look at the small fraction of dislikes on Matt Cutshall‘s YouTube videos. Seriously, if […]

Here at AltPress, we’ve learned a crucial lesson. Mainstream America doesn’t understand that the concept of “emo” is over 30 years old. We know it wasn’t invented in a Hot Topic store. But we also know that the Grammys don’t have a category for “Best Emo Performance By A Duo Or Group With A Minimum […]

One of the greatest feats of the emo genre is its ability to cross barriers, genres and fandoms to unite us all under the common denominator of music. Whether there’s a tinge of rap or a twist of pop-punk, the branches of emo music all extend from the same familiar source. While the early 2000s […]

Chicago-based four-piece Weighted have been hard at work creating their debut EP, A Better Place, set for release Nov. 8. The group have teamed up with AltPress to give you the first listen of their four-track, emo-tinged release. The alt-rock act secured local shows alongside Safe Bet, Better Love, Beach Bunny and Young Culture after […]

Plenty of thought goes into the images plastered across album covers, even if they don’t have the same relevance in the digital age. Now, artists can focus on making the right statement and summing up their music with the visuals. These records could belong in any top 10 list, but the ability to see them […]

Home is a pretty broad term that means a lot of things to a lot of different people. Luckily, music often gives us a chance to process these feelings through lyrics that hit…well, home. Read more: Trophy Eyes work to restore ‘The American Dream’ on upcoming album From tracks that celebrate our hometowns to the feeling […]

Grayscale Signed to Anchor Eighty Four Records, Grayscale have some serious Jimmy Eat World and Brand New vibes. Check out “Palette” and be prepare for it to get stuck in your head immediately. Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Check out: “Palette”   Tiny Moving Parts TMP’s Facebook “about me” says it all: “Short Description: Family band from […]

Massachusetts-own the Hotelier have announced that their new album, Goodness, will drop in May 2016 via Tiny Engines. Catch the (not safe for work) album trailer below. Read more: Review: The Hotelier Home, Like Noplace Is There Engineered and produced by Seth Manchester, Goodness is the band’s third full-length LP, a follow-up to 2014’s Home, Noplace Is There.

Following their upcoming stint on the Get Up Kids' 20th anniversary tour, Massachusetts emo rockers the Hotelier have announced a fall headlining tour that will run throughout October and November across the U.S. and Canada. Joining the band for support will be Runaway Brother, Oso Oso and The Spirit Of The Beehive. You can find […]

The Get Up Kids will be heading out on a 20-year anniversary tour with special guests the Hotelier and Joshua Berwanger. A full list of dates and locations can be found below. (Tickets are on sale now.) Video: Watch the Get Up Kids perform a full set in 1999 Dates: Aug 28 – Denver, CO @ Riot […]

The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die will set out in the fall for a 32-date headlining tour with the Hotelier. They will be joined by Rozwell Kid and Posture And The Grizzly. Tickets will go on sale this coming Friday, August 22. You can check out a full list […]

Foxing and the Hotelier will unite for a summer co-headlining tour with alternating support from Prawn and Little Big League. The 18-date summer trek kicks off July 25 in Chicago, Illinois and goes through August 12 in Nashville, Tennessee. You can check out the full list of tour dates and locations below. Foxing’s new LP, The […]

After finishing a massive run with the Wonder Years, Modern Baseball will unite with Tiny Moving Parts, the Hotelier and Sorority Noise for a U.S. headlining tour. The 15-date summer trek begins June 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through June 17 in Baltimore, Maryland. You can check out the full list of tour dates and locations […]

Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or fuzz. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries; we read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of February 2014. […]

The Hotelier Home, Like Noplace Is There On Home, Like Noplace Is There, the Hotelier (formerly known as the Hotel Year) hold nothing back. Hope, despair, longing, unabashed excitement and love at its most naked surge from the speakers, every emotion both palpable and irresistible. Their stripped-back and organic-sounding punkish indie rock recalls early Jimmy […]