: a style of rock music influenced by punk rock and featuring introspective and emotionally fraught lyrics
In emo, the heart forever hurts, and the ultra-introspective songwriter pines for beautiful death.—
Robert Sullivan
Robert Sullivan
emo
adjective
The film is sensitively directed, full of emo songs and quiet little character moments.
—Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
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Jimmy Eat World The temperature may be pushing just shy of 100 degrees during the festival's first weekend, but emo and pop-punk music fans have braved worse elements (on concrete, no less) at Warped Tour, so Jimmy Eat World feels like the perfect nostalgic Coachella lineup addition.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The band and collective have tapped trans artists and allies — including emo and skate-punk revivalists Home Is Where and Pinkshift, indie rockers Speedy Ortiz and Ted Leo, and genre-smelters Bartees Strange and L’Rain — to share wares and kick proceeds to future rallies and actions.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The veteran Seattle emo band will perform across the United States, Canada, and England in the summer, with the trek planned to kick off on May 28 in Montreal, Quebec.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
These latest wins show that even during an extended hiatus, the staple of the emo movement is still relevant to what must be a large number of listeners.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The band and collective have tapped trans artists and allies — including emo and skate-punk revivalists Home Is Where and Pinkshift, indie rockers Speedy Ortiz and Ted Leo, and genre-smelters Bartees Strange and L’Rain — to share wares and kick proceeds to future rallies and actions.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The veteran Seattle emo band will perform across the United States, Canada, and England in the summer, with the trek planned to kick off on May 28 in Montreal, Quebec.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
These latest wins show that even during an extended hiatus, the staple of the emo movement is still relevant to what must be a large number of listeners.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emo
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“Emo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emo. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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