When Emo Didn’t Emo: An Exclusive Excerpt from Andrew Sacher’s Book Emo Revival

A new book titled Emo Revival: Community, DIY, and Rebirth in Post-Hardcore and Emo (2008-2018) has just been released, taking a look at the reinvention of emo music during the late aughts through the 2010s. It’s written by Andrew Sacher, who is sharing an exclusive excerpt from the book with CONSEQUENCE. Sacher, a longtime editor for BrooklynVegan, hones in on the 10 years from 2008 through 2018 where emo music was defined by such bands as Title Fight, Modern Baseball, Joyce Manor, Touché Amoré, and The Hotelier. The book features interviews with members of those bands, among dozens of other acts. Get Emo Revival via Amazon An official description from publisher Clash Books reads, “Emo didn’t start with the rise of bands like Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance and it didn’t end with their turn-of-the-2010s drop-offs either. When emo faded from the mainstream, major players in the music industry were ready to move on. The genre looked like a fad that was passing. But it didn’t die; it went back to the basements and VFW halls that it began in decades earlier, fueled by a new crop of bands who kept emo alive when no one else would.” In the excerpt below, from Section Nine: 2015-201...