Read An Exclusive Excerpt From Andrew Sacher’s New Book Emo Revival

For years, Andrew Sacher served as the resident emo aficionado at BrooklynVegan, shedding light on up-and-coming bands that other sites weren't covering. He first announced his emo revival book back in 2023, and the anticipation has been ramping up in recent months as the publication date approaches. But just last month BrooklynVegan — along with Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine — were hit with massive layoffs by their parent company Veeps. Sacher will continue championing emerging acts on his Substack, and his book, Emo Revival: Community, DIY, And Rebirth In Post-Hardcore And Emo (2008-2018), hits shelves next week. Below, read an excerpt that centers on Stereogum faves Joyce Manor.***A few months before Algernon traversed the US with Snowing and 1994!, they did a West Coast run in January of 2011 with the Oakland-based Topshelf band Big Kids. It was on that tour that Algernon played their first shows with Joyce Manor.“I’ll be honest, when I first heard the [Algernon] record, I was like, This is just Cap’n Jazz,” admits Joyce Manor’s Barry Johnson. “But my friends were so into it, and it was just being played all the time, and I was like, ‘Alright, this song ‘Some Kind O...