Emo
Emo is a genre. Defining acts include Jon Bon Jovi, My Chemical Romance, Tokio Hotel, Hayley Williams and Bullet for My Valentine, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Emo grew out of Post-hardcore, Rap, Alternative rock, Punk and Hardcore punk. It sits close to emo pop, jangle pop, funkcore, Gekijou and Britpop, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Emo rap, Screamo, mall screamo, emo pop and Gekijou, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 28 connections around Emo. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Emo came from and where it led.
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Emo connections
Emo grew out of Post-hardcore, Rap, Alternative rock and Punk, shares an orbit with emo pop, jangle pop, funkcore and Gekijou, went on to shape Emo rap, Screamo, mall screamo and emo pop. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
What influenced Emo
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What Emo shaped
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