its been a year since you posted this but whatever - In New Zealand, where I live (and have lived, my entire life; no vacations overseas or anything) our seasons are inversed from the northern hemisphere. I mention this because a lot of midwest emo albums which are traditionally associated with the september - november part of the year are, for me, spring albums. I don't know if this changes much because I suffer from a depressive disorder and it always gets worse around this time of year. Maybe it's not the weather, just the time
You gotta do Mezzanine by Massive Attack, how the fuck it came out in 1998 is genuinely mind blowing, nothing that has come out since even sounds remotely like it, and if it came out tomorrow it'd still sound completely new
If you wanna listen to another midwest emo album, check out "Just got back from discomfort were alright" By Brave little Abacus. One of the most life changing albums i've ever listened to. I would do anything to listen to it for the first time again :)
Mike Kinsella, the frontman of this band, was in a band alongside his brother Tim before the formation of American Football. The band is called Cap'n Jazz and they're often referred to as one of the original emo bands. Tim and Mike Kinsella are often labeled as the godfathers of emo, due to the absolute powerhouses they were when it came to pushing the boundaries of rock. Cap'n Jazz and American Football could not sound any more different from each other, but they are both incredible in their own right. Would love to see you check Burritos, Inspiration Point.
It’s pretty insane how everything lined up, all modern emo is pretty much descended from either American Football or Cap’n Jazz, more so than any first wave emo bands like Rites of Spring.
@@yoshifan52the influence of bands like rites of spring seemed to translate more into the hardcore scene than the emo scene, which is wild as fuck considering Midwest emo is like, sad country jazz and rites of spring is rites of spring
@@yoshifan52Joan of Arc is also worth mentioning; the band that came right after Cap’n Jazz broke up. Their first 3 records have guitar riffs that still influence modern midwest emo, whether anyone realizes or acknowledges it; particularly the songs Post Coitus Rock, I was Born, Gin & Platonic, Whiteout, and A Name.
@@meatgrinder9506 Fake Train is a solid introduction to Unwound, also makes their other releases more interesting to listen to considering how much their music change over the years.
You gotta check out Parannoul. "To see the next part of the dream" was his big breakout album, but the one that came out this year was even more refined and the live album is just insane.
Glad to see you finally getting into emo! Once again recommending "The Brave Little Abacus - Just Got Back from the Discomfort-We're Alright". Emo same as this but more proggy, also the highest rated Emo album on RYM
For more context, the specific subgenre is called Midwest Emo. And American Football did make two more albums (both also named American Football) but these were released like waaay later. For recommendations I'd go with Fuck off get free we pour light on everything by Silver Mt. Zion. Its by a lot of people that are also in Godspeed You! Balck Emperor but they include vocals
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes - 1983. This albums did the 90's better than people from in the 90's in the 80's. Each person in the band adds so much to the jazzy folk-punk from Victor De Lorenzo single snare giving more life to one song than most drummer can with a dozen drums, to Gordon Gano's pleading but descriptive angsty lyrics & inspired guitar, and Brian Ritchie's impressive acoustic bass licks that ties everything together. Everytime time I re-listen to this project I get more out of less from all the 50's production techniques sounding clear as day to just the fact that when I listen to anything else right after I fell like its has too much. Also if seine you enjoy this album so much I would recommend: Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate August & Everything After by Counting Crows The Moon and Antartica by Modest Mouse
Tracklist ^^) 0:36 - Never Meant 3:23 - The Summer Ends 6:03 - Honestly? 8:50 - For Sure 10:57 - You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon 13:02 - But the Regrets Are Killing Me 15:29 - I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional 17:29 - Stay Home 20:36 - The One With The Wurlitzer Nice reaction :^)
My guy, I love this channel. I never thought I’d get to experience what I felt when I listened to my favorite albums for the first time again. But everytime you go “oooh” and “oh my goood” I’m here behind the screen smiling and going “RIGHT?” and “hell yes brother”, and bobbing my head along.
If you like this album, I highly recommend the band Really From and their self titled album from 2021. One of my favorite albums of that year that flew under the radar for I want to say most people, it's a great concept album and it has a similar math rock/emo feel with some jazz as well.
listen to women - public strain pls! its a super influential album from the canadian underground (calgary in particular), one of the most visceral and unique rock albums ever and some of the best guitar writing ever. plus you will be the first on youtube to react to the album :))
Saw them in London last night on the 25th anniversary to the exact date it was released… so so grateful to have seen em live… can’t describe how gorgeous their music is♥️🍂⛅️
I got a list of other great bands you should listen to -sports. -camping in Alaska -Marietta -modern baseball -Algernon cadwaller -snowing -Midwest pen pals -picture of her -oakwood -boy problems -make me -merchant ships
this album is such a emo classic, alot of people will tell you their second and third albums dont live up to this album but personally i think LP2 is their best its way more chill but at the same time melancholic it feels like settling into that deppresive suburban life style while you still want to get out, the first LP is way more set on a like teenage angst feel which i equally love. highly suggest listening to their other 2 albums even if u dont do em on the channel, as per usual amazing vid ❤
I would heavily suggest Mezzanine by Massive attack. It's a very different lp from pretty much anything you reacted to in genre and style, But I think it's only the more reason for you to try. This album is phenomenal, and it does it in a very unique way.
I'm so glad you liked this album, a personal favourite of mine- I feel as though nearly everyone has been in some sort of relationship that this talks to exactly :)
another great but unrelated af album is By The Time I Get to Phoenix, by Injury Reserve. one of the most haunting albums i've ever heard but it's definitely worth a shot if you have the mental capacity to handle it (this is not meant in a pretentious context, but i personally took a full month to process it, that's why the mental capacity preface)
loved your thoughts on this, smags. you hit it with all your analysis, especially on the last track. pro-tip: a wurlitzer is a sort of organ/synth which has that distinct sound that appears throughout the track. you could go on with cap'n jazz's only LP; the guy who sings here is the drummer of that band, and his brother sings. It's more hardcoreish but the same blueprints are there. im sure you'll dig it, and it's an essential of the genre.
Loved your reaction to this and your words/notes on each one! I love this album and listen to it on vinyl every time I get the chance. Happy to see you enjoy it!
Hell yeahh smags great reaction, love this record too tho it's been a while since I've listened to it! Here's some more recs Massive Attack - Mezzanine Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On
An absolutely seminal album of the genre. Check out the vocalists other project Owen, too. Mike Kinsella makes some of the most beautiful music out there.
Yo if you liked this you might also like Don Caballero. What burns never returns is a personal favorite of mine. It’s definitely more experimental post/math rock than midwest emo but still has that Midwest vibe.
@@holaliceanos But we can all agree that Don Cab 2, WBNR, and American Don are all great albums. Really influential in Math Rock too. Damon's one of the best drummers.
not exactly the same thing, but you should check out either Total Life Forever or Holy Fire by the band Foals. they’re a big indie rock band from the UK that isn’t as well known here in the US, but they have some of the best written and put together songs in the genre. the way they layer their music is really something else, and I always hear something new every time I listen to them. their guitar work is a staple of the band’s unique style, as well as the lower toned vocals. both albums have their ups and downs, but they really are rollercoasters to listen to. I have a feeling you’d be able to appreciate their music a lot. anyways, keep up the good work dude. you’re one of the better reaction channels I’ve found for music, and i’m excited for what ever album comes next!
Loved this video! I’m always happy to see someone getting into American Football. You basically listened to the tail of end of 2nd wave emo before all the pop punk bands like New Found Glory, Blink 182, and MCR started started wearing black, straightening their hair, and being called emo. American Football to date has 3 records, the latter two being released 15 years after the one you just listened to, very different but the same…you just have to listen to them. Someone already mentioned Cap’n Jazz and Tim Kinselle, Mike Kinsella’s brother. But there’s also Joan of Arc which was the continuation of Cap’n after they broke up…think of emo art rock, Mike played drums and sometimes guitar while Tim sang and played guitar. Then there was Owls which is basically a reboot of Cap’n Jazz as it has the same members minus one, but they make more technical and artsy music, they have two records, one from 2001 and one from 2014. Cap’n Jazz still lives on sonically through another band called Algernon Cadwallader. Mike Kinsella kept making American Football adjacent music under the name Owen, but it’s more acoustic centric as his live shows are just him and a guitar. To date Owen has 11 records, with the most recent one released last month; i recommend easing yourself into Owen with his first 3 albums where he keeps these breathier, softer vocals before his voice matured. Mike also makes music with his cousin Nate Kinsella, yeah it’s a whole family tree of bands lol. Have fun getting into the emo research rabbit hole! Goes back to the 80s. Bands that sound like this from that time period i recommend Penfold, Mineral, The Promise Ring, Hum.
if you want more midwest emo the album Shmap'n Shmazz by Cap'n Jazz is considered one of the best and most influential to the genre btw people call it Shmap'n Shmazz but the actual full title is "Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over"
This is one of my favourite albums ever. The guitars, Mike Kinsella's voice, the jazzy drums and the entire vibe just kill me. In fact, I became a fan of them sone years after they ha'd called it quits. American Football and My Bloody Valentine were raised as myths in the 00's. "Honestly?" was rhe first American Football song I ever heard, and it was an instant hook up. I wasn't even a teenager when this album first crossed my path, and yet it totally got me. I'm still dreaming of seeing American Football live sometime before my turn on earth is over. I bloody lovet it. You should check the previous three aong EP by American Football. It's a brautiful gem as well.
Atomizer by Big Black Noise rock/post punk/whatever you want to call it classic. Amazing production and guitar tone plus dark lyrical themes. Highly reccomend it.👍
also another midwest emo classic comes from a band you've already reacted to, modest mouses this is a long drive is definitely one u need to check out if you love this sound
if you would want something similar but more atmospheric and complicated, check out the long dark path home by the newfound interest in connecticut. my selling point of the album is that the band themselves suggested walking through the woods while listening to it in order to achieve what they were trying to do.
Definitely recommend "Intersections" by Into It. Over It. It was the 10th anniversary of this album this year. Great Emo Revival album with an emotional punch.
If you wanna get dropped into a horror movie and subsequently have your mind blown clear out your cranium, Ethel Cain's Preachers Daughter album. Storyline, writing, PRODUCTION, feel, literally everything is on 10 million. Tears will be imminent.
the house on the cover is a place theyd often party and do house shows at in college. a lot of my friends go to that school and theyll send me pictures of them passing the american football house waking to a party down the street i just think thats cool lol this album is a top 10 ever for me i think
came out a while after this bt a good starter emo album after this is What IT Take sTo Move Forward by Empire! Empire! I was A Lonely Estate, kind of the best midwest emo revival album imo, a big tearjerker
Bro, I know I've recommended this already, but you have to listen to 'Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern' by Lil Ugly Mane. I'm sure you'd love it, would be a great reaction!! btw love your channel
you should do more emo!! 1. the brave little abacus - we just got back from the discomfort, we're alright 2. iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook - DISCOGRAPHY 3. Gospel - The Moon Is a Dead World and for the deep end: 4. Orchid - Chaos Is Me 5. Jeromes Dream - Seeing Means More Than Safety
Great video as always! You should check out an album by The Replacements! Either the album Tim or Pleased to Meet Me. Such classic and such great records
How about listening to 'I would set myself on fire for you' band, preferably 'Believes in patterns' album? It's an emo band, also cool like American Football, but has more jazz and changes of tempo.
bro i clicked on this thinking you would just be another pretentious reviewer who does not give the attention their albums deserve but i was profoundly surprised. So glad you gave these songs the attention to detail they deserve.
Dude i just came across your channel and your reactions are basically my whole music taste (subbed). If you havent done it yet please do animals by this town needs guns (aka ttng)
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Perfect fall album.
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its been a year since you posted this but whatever - In New Zealand, where I live (and have lived, my entire life; no vacations overseas or anything) our seasons are inversed from the northern hemisphere. I mention this because a lot of midwest emo albums which are traditionally associated with the september - november part of the year are, for me, spring albums. I don't know if this changes much because I suffer from a depressive disorder and it always gets worse around this time of year. Maybe it's not the weather, just the time
Midwest Emo / indie / math rock. Once you get into this then the next step is post rock, ambient, and shoe gaze. You’re welcome.
Diary by sunny day real estate would go insane after this
You gotta do Mezzanine by Massive Attack, how the fuck it came out in 1998 is genuinely mind blowing, nothing that has come out since even sounds remotely like it, and if it came out tomorrow it'd still sound completely new
I second this
I third this
I fourth this
Noo I just commented him to react to this album too.
Mezzanine is THAT hip hop album which people hate you calling it hip hop. I do it religiously.
If you wanna listen to another midwest emo album, check out "Just got back from discomfort were alright" By Brave little Abacus. One of the most life changing albums i've ever listened to. I would do anything to listen to it for the first time again :)
Seconded!
Second this comment.
Either this or Masked Dancers too !!!!
YESS BRAVE LITTLE ABACUS
fuck yeah
Mike Kinsella, the frontman of this band, was in a band alongside his brother Tim before the formation of American Football. The band is called Cap'n Jazz and they're often referred to as one of the original emo bands. Tim and Mike Kinsella are often labeled as the godfathers of emo, due to the absolute powerhouses they were when it came to pushing the boundaries of rock. Cap'n Jazz and American Football could not sound any more different from each other, but they are both incredible in their own right. Would love to see you check Burritos, Inspiration Point.
It’s pretty insane how everything lined up, all modern emo is pretty much descended from either American Football or Cap’n Jazz, more so than any first wave emo bands like Rites of Spring.
@@yoshifan52the influence of bands like rites of spring seemed to translate more into the hardcore scene than the emo scene, which is wild as fuck considering Midwest emo is like, sad country jazz and rites of spring is rites of spring
@@Zacharysharkhazardskramz/screamo definitely took after rites of spring more.
Capn jazz changed my life
@@yoshifan52Joan of Arc is also worth mentioning; the band that came right after Cap’n Jazz broke up. Their first 3 records have guitar riffs that still influence modern midwest emo, whether anyone realizes or acknowledges it; particularly the songs Post Coitus Rock, I was Born, Gin & Platonic, Whiteout, and A Name.
Leaves turn inside you by unwound or songs for the deaf next!! 🤧
Unwound is W
Would like to see some noisier unwound first
UNWOUND YESSS
I second Unwound for sure. Would also be very happy with a reaction to something like Repetition or New Plastic Ideas.
@@meatgrinder9506 Fake Train is a solid introduction to Unwound, also makes their other releases more interesting to listen to considering how much their music change over the years.
Diary by sunny day real estate is an emo essential
If you like the vibes of this album, especially the vocal style, you should listen to blue screen life by Pinback, it’s a masterpiece
Was just going to recc some Pinback as well!
Ooh, that would be lovely
Yes and Summer in Abaddon
pinback on top
You gotta check out Parannoul. "To see the next part of the dream" was his big breakout album, but the one that came out this year was even more refined and the live album is just insane.
He’d lose his mind at the live album, it’s so good.
yesss
FUCK YES. And there's also Della Zyr's 'Vitamins and Apprehension'!
From the singer of Have a Nice Life Giles Corey - Giles Corey
Extremely depressing and suicidal themes, only if you're in the mood for that
Yike!
Glad to see you finally getting into emo!
Once again recommending "The Brave Little Abacus - Just Got Back from the Discomfort-We're Alright". Emo same as this but more proggy, also the highest rated Emo album on RYM
Or Masked Dancers: Concern in so many things you forget where you are by them too. I wish he would react the BLA stuffs!
For more context, the specific subgenre is called Midwest Emo. And American Football did make two more albums (both also named American Football) but these were released like waaay later. For recommendations I'd go with Fuck off get free we pour light on everything by Silver Mt. Zion. Its by a lot of people that are also in Godspeed You! Balck Emperor but they include vocals
I always taught this album was a math rock album It sound the same as What Burns Never Returns to me but with lyrics.
@@mastermlgmarchantdefruit3236It’s kind of a combination of the two styles
@@meatgrinder9506 Yeah its just weird to me that the main genre isn't math rock as it feel like the most engaging part of the album to me
Quadeca - I didn't mean to haunt you, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I second that
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes - 1983. This albums did the 90's better than people from in the 90's in the 80's. Each person in the band adds so much to the jazzy folk-punk from Victor De Lorenzo single snare giving more life to one song than most drummer can with a dozen drums, to Gordon Gano's pleading but descriptive angsty lyrics & inspired guitar, and Brian Ritchie's impressive acoustic bass licks that ties everything together. Everytime time I re-listen to this project I get more out of less from all the 50's production techniques sounding clear as day to just the fact that when I listen to anything else right after I fell like its has too much.
Also if seine you enjoy this album so much I would recommend:
Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate
August & Everything After by Counting Crows
The Moon and Antartica by Modest Mouse
Tracklist ^^)
0:36 - Never Meant
3:23 - The Summer Ends
6:03 - Honestly?
8:50 - For Sure
10:57 - You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon
13:02 - But the Regrets Are Killing Me
15:29 - I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional
17:29 - Stay Home
20:36 - The One With The Wurlitzer
Nice reaction :^)
I wish I could listen to Never Meant for the first time, but in the context of a BRUTAL breakup.
My guy, I love this channel. I never thought I’d get to experience what I felt when I listened to my favorite albums for the first time again. But everytime you go “oooh” and “oh my goood” I’m here behind the screen smiling and going “RIGHT?” and “hell yes brother”, and bobbing my head along.
realest reactor on youtube
If you like this album, I highly recommend the band Really From and their self titled album from 2021. One of my favorite albums of that year that flew under the radar for I want to say most people, it's a great concept album and it has a similar math rock/emo feel with some jazz as well.
Imagine him goining further down the midwest emo rabbit hole, and checks out the 2nd brave little abacus LP. Would be nuts.
they're making a remastered version, you should listen to it when it comes out
listen to women - public strain pls! its a super influential album from the canadian underground (calgary in particular), one of the most visceral and unique rock albums ever and some of the best guitar writing ever. plus you will be the first on youtube to react to the album :))
can't go wrong with their first s/t either, Shaking Hand is probably my favorite Women track.
actually my favorite thing on earth i hope he does it
Saw them in London last night on the 25th anniversary to the exact date it was released… so so grateful to have seen em live… can’t describe how gorgeous their music is♥️🍂⛅️
I'm seeing them in DC in 2 weeks, can't fkn wait!!
I got a list of other great bands you should listen to
-sports.
-camping in Alaska
-Marietta
-modern baseball
-Algernon cadwaller
-snowing
-Midwest pen pals
-picture of her
-oakwood
-boy problems
-make me
-merchant ships
this album is such a emo classic, alot of people will tell you their second and third albums dont live up to this album but personally i think LP2 is their best its way more chill but at the same time melancholic it feels like settling into that deppresive suburban life style while you still want to get out, the first LP is way more set on a like teenage angst feel which i equally love. highly suggest listening to their other 2 albums even if u dont do em on the channel, as per usual amazing vid ❤
I would heavily suggest Mezzanine by Massive attack.
It's a very different lp from pretty much anything you reacted to in genre and style,
But I think it's only the more reason for you to try.
This album is phenomenal, and it does it in a very unique way.
I'm so glad you liked this album, a personal favourite of mine- I feel as though nearly everyone has been in some sort of relationship that this talks to exactly :)
Another day, another banger from Smags 🙌
I’ve said it every time, but I STILL strongly recommend Bloc Party’s Silent Alarm. It’s such a banger.
The “no” when the horn came in on the last song 😂 I felt that
another great but unrelated af album is By The Time I Get to Phoenix, by Injury Reserve. one of the most haunting albums i've ever heard but it's definitely worth a shot if you have the mental capacity to handle it
(this is not meant in a pretentious context, but i personally took a full month to process it, that's why the mental capacity preface)
loved your thoughts on this, smags. you hit it with all your analysis, especially on the last track. pro-tip: a wurlitzer is a sort of organ/synth which has that distinct sound that appears throughout the track. you could go on with cap'n jazz's only LP; the guy who sings here is the drummer of that band, and his brother sings. It's more hardcoreish but the same blueprints are there. im sure you'll dig it, and it's an essential of the genre.
This is actually classified as “Midwest Emo”. Which is different from regular ol’ Emo.
Loved your reaction to this and your words/notes on each one! I love this album and listen to it on vinyl every time I get the chance. Happy to see you enjoy it!
so glad you loved it, this is my fav album ever
one of the most underrated and best channels
Thank You!
Hell yeahh smags great reaction, love this record too tho it's been a while since I've listened to it!
Here's some more recs
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People
Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On
yay perfect from now on!!
heyy built to spill nice !
Another titanic midwest emo album is Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate, worth listening to in your own time if you don't react to it here :)
An absolutely seminal album of the genre. Check out the vocalists other project Owen, too. Mike Kinsella makes some of the most beautiful music out there.
Awesome reaction! If you like American Football, be sure to check out Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound!
A Wurlitzer is a type of organ, the type that's being played on this track, in a subtle, quiet refrain.
Yo if you liked this you might also like Don Caballero. What burns never returns is a personal favorite of mine. It’s definitely more experimental post/math rock than midwest emo but still has that Midwest vibe.
Their drummer is so fire.
I second this, I love Don Cab. Me personally I think American Don is the better album, both albums are amazing though
WBNR's opener is amazing. I personally prefer 1995's Don Caballero 2 for consistency though
@@holaliceanos But we can all agree that Don Cab 2, WBNR, and American Don are all great albums. Really influential in Math Rock too. Damon's one of the best drummers.
A good middle ground is lava land by piglet
I can count the no. of reactions where system blower was played outta nowhere on one finger.
My comfort album
if you like this id also reccomend death cab for cutie's discography, especially we have the facts and we're voting yes
that and the photo album and transatlanticism
Anyone ever put Dinosaur Jr in your comments? You're Living All Over Me is a must.
not exactly the same thing, but you should check out either Total Life Forever or Holy Fire by the band Foals. they’re a big indie rock band from the UK that isn’t as well known here in the US, but they have some of the best written and put together songs in the genre.
the way they layer their music is really something else, and I always hear something new every time I listen to them. their guitar work is a staple of the band’s unique style, as well as the lower toned vocals. both albums have their ups and downs, but they really are rollercoasters to listen to. I have a feeling you’d be able to appreciate their music a lot.
anyways, keep up the good work dude. you’re one of the better reaction channels I’ve found for music, and i’m excited for what ever album comes next!
Loved this video! I’m always happy to see someone getting into American Football. You basically listened to the tail of end of 2nd wave emo before all the pop punk bands like New Found Glory, Blink 182, and MCR started started wearing black, straightening their hair, and being called emo.
American Football to date has 3 records, the latter two being released 15 years after the one you just listened to, very different but the same…you just have to listen to them.
Someone already mentioned Cap’n Jazz and Tim Kinselle, Mike Kinsella’s brother. But there’s also Joan of Arc which was the continuation of Cap’n after they broke up…think of emo art rock, Mike played drums and sometimes guitar while Tim sang and played guitar. Then there was Owls which is basically a reboot of Cap’n Jazz as it has the same members minus one, but they make more technical and artsy music, they have two records, one from 2001 and one from 2014. Cap’n Jazz still lives on sonically through another band called Algernon Cadwallader. Mike Kinsella kept making American Football adjacent music under the name Owen, but it’s more acoustic centric as his live shows are just him and a guitar. To date Owen has 11 records, with the most recent one released last month; i recommend easing yourself into Owen with his first 3 albums where he keeps these breathier, softer vocals before his voice matured.
Mike also makes music with his cousin Nate Kinsella, yeah it’s a whole family tree of bands lol.
Have fun getting into the emo research rabbit hole! Goes back to the 80s. Bands that sound like this from that time period i recommend Penfold, Mineral, The Promise Ring, Hum.
if you want more midwest emo the album Shmap'n Shmazz by Cap'n Jazz is considered one of the best and most influential to the genre
btw people call it Shmap'n Shmazz but the actual full title is "Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over"
This is one of my favourite albums ever.
The guitars, Mike Kinsella's voice, the jazzy drums and the entire vibe just kill me. In fact, I became a fan of them sone years after they ha'd called it quits. American Football and My Bloody Valentine were raised as myths in the 00's.
"Honestly?" was rhe first American Football song I ever heard, and it was an instant hook up. I wasn't even a teenager when this album first crossed my path, and yet it totally got me. I'm still dreaming of seeing American Football live sometime before my turn on earth is over.
I bloody lovet it.
You should check the previous three aong EP by American Football. It's a brautiful gem as well.
they're touring again this year if you haven't heard btw
for more math rock/midwest emo stuff definitely try out “animals” by ttng, one of the best emo albums ever
gotta listen to brave little abascus too honestly extremely slept on
You gotta check out Alex G's Race, its his older work but all of the songs are so catchy its my personal favorite Alex G album
Atomizer by Big Black
Noise rock/post punk/whatever you want to call it classic.
Amazing production and guitar tone plus dark lyrical themes.
Highly reccomend it.👍
also another midwest emo classic comes from a band you've already reacted to, modest mouses this is a long drive is definitely one u need to check out if you love this sound
One of my favorite albums ever 🥹 also such a great reaction. Loved how you connected with it instantly. Thanks!
It's so well written I can't breathe
You gotta check out The Seer by Swans next! Mind-blowing and terrifying album, it’s one of a kind and one of the best ever!!
Amazing album. Their other two albums are really good as well.
I saw dirt on the poll and I can’t wait for you to hear it. This album is of course great as well
BLACK METAL 2 PLEASEEEEEE you will love it so much !!!! Thank you Smag ily
seconded!!!
if you would want something similar but more atmospheric and complicated, check out the long dark path home by the newfound interest in connecticut. my selling point of the album is that the band themselves suggested walking through the woods while listening to it in order to achieve what they were trying to do.
loved your reaction and feels bro. stay safe, hugs from Spain.
Definitely recommend "Intersections" by Into It. Over It. It was the 10th anniversary of this album this year. Great Emo Revival album with an emotional punch.
Perfect autumn album bro
If you wanna get dropped into a horror movie and subsequently have your mind blown clear out your cranium, Ethel Cain's Preachers Daughter album. Storyline, writing, PRODUCTION, feel, literally everything is on 10 million. Tears will be imminent.
the house on the cover is a place theyd often party and do house shows at in college. a lot of my friends go to that school and theyll send me pictures of them passing the american football house waking to a party down the street i just think thats cool lol this album is a top 10 ever for me i think
u haveeee to get into mitski especially with her new album having just dropped!! great video as usual fr :P
If you like the guitar in this you should check out animals by this town needs guns
The Power of Failing by Mineral might be up ur alley
came out a while after this bt a good starter emo album after this is What IT Take sTo Move Forward by Empire! Empire! I was A Lonely Estate, kind of the best midwest emo revival album imo, a big tearjerker
Love this one!
(Soldering for Sol-fa by AKFG)
awesome choice
Bro, I know I've recommended this already, but you have to listen to 'Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern' by Lil Ugly Mane. I'm sure you'd love it, would be a great reaction!! btw love your channel
Man I love your reactions
and inevitably, Smags becomes a fan of Midwest Emo. Welcome.
and also heavily reccomend owen by owen its a side project of the singer of american football
‘Mourn’ - Corbin OR ‘The Girl, the Cat and the Tree’ - Lausse the Cat
@@zr0w1 needs to be done
you should do more emo!!
1. the brave little abacus - we just got back from the discomfort, we're alright
2. iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook - DISCOGRAPHY
3. Gospel - The Moon Is a Dead World
and for the deep end:
4. Orchid - Chaos Is Me
5. Jeromes Dream - Seeing Means More Than Safety
ALSO Parannoul - After the Night
been waiting a century for this one
on a completely unrelated note you should 100% listen to Aja by Steely Dan
Great video as always! You should check out an album by The Replacements! Either the album Tim or Pleased to Meet Me. Such classic and such great records
Invalids - Eunoia
Some insane emo mathrock stuff, highly underrated masterpiece of guitar madness
Bro IS consistency
holding out for Drive Like Jehu or Mogwai's Young Team
Xiu Xiu - A Promise is AMAZING! Also- you need to finish the Swans TRILOGY
Common Smags W.
Recommendation: Pinegrove - Cardinal
god i love this album
made a cover of it a long time ago
Bro you gotta react to songs for the deaf
How about listening to 'I would set myself on fire for you' band, preferably 'Believes in patterns' album? It's an emo band, also cool like American Football, but has more jazz and changes of tempo.
just a fun fact, this album was released on septembre 14 so its almost exactly 24 years old
We're getting closer to a reaction to TTNG's Animals
if you want some more emo with twinkly guitars try summer death by marietta!
Marietta is awesome
This album is Half my Brain, mann. I love AM💜🩵
Check out either: Atna or I want to be there by Sadness. I reckon you'd like them
19:33 I'll take this as the Death Grips reaction I asked for
also I think an UFO flew by ur window at 22:42
bro i clicked on this thinking you would just be another pretentious reviewer who does not give the attention their albums deserve but i was profoundly surprised. So glad you gave these songs the attention to detail they deserve.
Dude i just came across your channel and your reactions are basically my whole music taste (subbed). If you havent done it yet please do animals by this town needs guns (aka ttng)
oh god dont go near the house smags
What’s in the house
i think you’ll really like [trauma ray] by trauma ray, it’s a really short ep with like 4 songs and it’s an amazing listen
I urge you to give Delaware by Drop Nineteens a listen. It very much caters to what you’ve liked in the past in my opinion
You should check out 30 degrees everywhere by the promise ring