Shoegaze
Melodic Canvas
Melodic Canvas emerged from the deep woods of Northern Michigan in fall 2016 as the creative undertaking of musician and visual artist Evan Alderton. An experimentalist a...
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Emo
The best emo artists featured on Release Wave
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Shoegaze
PALESKIN
PALESKIN are a Stockholm trio, Casper Frisk, Jimmy Fransén and Adrian Bellan, who fold shoegaze haze into emo vocals and nu-metal-weight riffs. Their second album Euphori...
Indie Rock
sundots
sundots is a Connecticut five-piece incorporating hazy guitar-pop, slowcore, and emo influences. Originally a solo project, the band has evolved into a collaborative effo...
Shoegaze
Prize Horse
Minneapolis trio Prize Horse blend grunge, shoegaze, emo and alternative rock into a heavy, atmospheric sound. Following their 2024 debut album Under Sound , the band sig...
Emo
One Step Closer
One Step Closer are a straight edge melodic hardcore band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, blending the urgency of hardcore with emo, post-hardcore and '90s alternative r...
Emo
ANORAK!
ANORAK! is a Tokyo-based emo band formed in 2019 with a sound influenced by Japan’s 2010s emo revival. Their music blends intricate guitar work, English and Japanese lyri...
Punk
FFO: Chillin
Concord, New Hampshire four-piece FFO: Chillin mix slacker rock, punk and emo with catchy guitar-driven hooks. Their debut album High Horse arrives November 6, 2026 via D...
Emo
New Vision
Hudson Valley rock band blending alternative rock, post-hardcore and emo with grungy guitars and melody. Their LP Can’t Leave With Less arrives December 4, 2026 via Paper...
Indie Rock
Hillsboro
Hillsboro are a Vancouver five-piece blending emo and alternative rock with lo-fi folk and electronic textures. Their new EP, this is me if i was you , arrives November 1...
Emo
Broadheart
Broadheart, a five-piece band hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, merges late '90s and early '00s emo melodies with melodic hardcore urgency and modern post-hardcore weight...
Indie Rock
Pave The Rocket
St. Louis band Pave The Rocket blend melodic alternative rock, angular indie/emo rock, post-hardcore and noise rock. Their shelved 1998 sessions return as The Lost Album...
Indie Rock
Dad Hats
Dad Hats are a five-piece emo/pop-punk band from Nashville, Tennessee, built around huge hooks, alternate-tuned guitars, a driving rhythm section and lyrics that balance...
Pop Punk
Commoner
Arizona emo/alternative band Commoner pair raw post-hardcore intensity with atmospheric guitars, soaring melody and emotionally direct songwriting. Their debut album Form...
Shoegaze
Empty Nesters
Empty Nesters is the Montreal-based project led by Eric Liao, moving from its lo-fi, shoegaze and indie roots into hardcore and emo leaning post-hardcore. The six-song No...
Power Pop
pushbike
Exeter, UK indie-rock band pushbike bring together second-wave emo, noisy power pop and ’90s alternative guitar music, drawing on the melodic pull of Teenage Fanclub and...
Shoegaze
Oversize
OVERSIZE, an alternative band from Southwest England, showcases a unique blend of post-hardcore, alternative metal, shoegaze, grunge, and emo in their debut album, Vital...
Power Pop
Wavves
Wavves is the San Diego alternative rock project led by singer, songwriter and producer Nathan Williams. Since emerging in 2008, the band has built its sound around blown...
Indie Rock
Underlined Passages
Baltimore indie rock band Underlined Passages pairs layered guitars and shoegaze haze with a strong melodic core, drawing on touchstones including Nada Surf, American Foo...
Indie Rock
popfree
Orange County emo band popfree pair melodic indie rock with a post-hardcore edge, drawing from bands like No Knife and The Jazz June. Their seven-track full-length Overt...
Indie Rock
Deer Leap
Deer Leap are an emo band from Windham, New Hampshire, formed in 2009. The current lineup is Chet Morrison on bass, Dustin Sciacca on drums, Keith Galvin on guitar, vocal...