Wendy’s Unleashes Emo EP with a Bunch of Notable Emo Singers: Stream

Marketing is officially being helmed by middle-aged Millennials as evidenced today by the release of an emo EP from Wendy’s. Wendy’s is not a band you haven’t heard of. It is exactly the entity you were thinking of when you said to yourself, “Wendy’s? Like the fast food place?” The Songs to Listen to in a Wendy’s Parking Lot EP (stream it below) is what happens when people who were teenagers in decade that followed the turn of the millennium and emotionally imprinted on the scratched surface of a Taking Back Sunday CD find themselves in marketing positions and seek the solace of nostalgia that they can’t find in being able to afford a house. That’s far too much analysis already. The six-song EP is fun and features singers from Memphis May Fire, Anberlin, Silverstein, blessthefall, State Champs, and Holy Wars baring their angst about burgers, fries, nuggets and a cold Frosty with pithy titles like “The Best Combo Meal on the Worst Night of My Life.” You can hear Beau Bokan of blessthefall belt out that one and sing lines like “I’ll take another Dave single cause I’m single again.” Other singers on the EP include Matty Mullins, Chloe Kinnon, Shane Told, Derek DiScanio, and Kat Leon. ...