Tag: emo

Singles Spotlight

Singles Spotlight: Mac Luster – “Staring at Nothing”

Alex M Theel - August 4, 2026

Hello reader, How are you? Welcome back, or welcome if this is your first visit to SWT. Please look around the site and stay a while....

Singles Spotlight

Singles Spotlight: Happy Just to See You – “Miracle Jacket”

Alex M Theel - June 5, 2026

Hello reader, How are you today? I'm excited to discuss another band that has flown too under the radar to this point and has been making...

Artist Essays

Artist Essay: The Sounds That Shaped Celebration Summer By Greg Raelson

Joshua M. Miller - October 23, 2025

This weekend, Northern Virginia self-described "anthemic punk/emo" rockers Celebration Summer will make their triumphant return to Gainesville, Florida's fabled music festival The FEST. The...

Album Reviews

Slow Joy – A Joy So Slow At Times I Don’t Think It’s Coming (2025) Album Review

Alex M Theel - May 15, 2025

Hello Reader, Welcome back for another review on SWT. Today, we're going to delve into Slow Joy. Dallas-based and New Mexico-born Chicano artist Esteban Flores is...

Album Reviews

Mayday Parade – Sweet (2025) Album Review

Alex M Theel - April 18, 2025

Hello Reader, Welcome back. How have you been? Today, we will delve into Mayday Parade, a band that merged two Tallahassee, FL-based bands, Kid Named Chicago...

Reviews

Hot Water Music – Vows (2024) Album Review

Alex M Theel - May 10, 2024

Hello Reader, Welcome back. How's your week been? While I have familiarity with Hot Water Music's back catalog, I am even more familiar with Chuck Ragan's...

Features

Bloody Good Time: Chicago-based Madame Reaper Thrives on the Spooky

Joshua M. Miller - October 31, 2023

Chicago vocalist and songwriter Kira Leadholm is obsessed with all things spooky and mysterious. It’s why today, October 31, aka Halloween, is a date...