NostalgicEmoDads

Our first guest in the Richmond Series highlighting the Emo scene in Richmond, Virginia during the 2000s is... Drew Vanlandingham!

Drew fronted the beloved emo act A Suffocating Signal, and we dive into the origin story, songwriting, playing vulnerable songs in a hardcore city, and what other bands in that time period made the scene so special.

He is currently playing guitar in the hardcore band Contact, so check out their new music and follow them on socials!

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We're also on instagram! So follow us @NostalgicEmoDads for some emo memes and scene related content.

What a great convo!

Matt not only listened to our podcast on his band Emery, but he reached out and said he wanted to react and respond to it! So we did just that!

We talk about the litmus test for making a good song, his guitar playing style, arranging and producing Emery songs, busting some myths and spreading some truth about the Emery discography, and so much more! Let's go!

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Cute Is What We Aim For - a band name that rolls off the tongue of scene emo kids, but for those outside the scene, it's quite a name.

This week we discuss the very limited discography of this seemingly "flash-in-the-pan" band, what makes them still worth listening to (or not?), and, as always, Jake's hot takes.

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Emery is a band that has always been MASSIVELY creative musically. There is so much talent in this group. At some points, it seems to get the better of them (according to Jake and Derek), but overall there is usually always so much to listen for and enjoy with Emery's discography.

Join us as we travel through it all, starting with The Weak's End (Happy 20th Birthday!) to Rub Some Dirt On It, and all the ups and downs and lefts and rights that came between.

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Attention! Attention!

So LiStEn Up!

This week is all about the discography of The Academy Is...a band with a really signature and special sound. Some may say refined? Reined in? Simple? Poppy? Either way, there are some special records and special songs by this band, and we get all into it.

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Robby Reider is such a compelling character from the Deleware/Maryland/DC/Northern Virginia (aka DMV) scene. And he is the absolute biggest fan of it. He's made it his personal mission to capture the era through his enterprise Bob Records, check it out on Bandcamp! (www.bobrecords.bandcamp.com)

He played bass in the incredible band The Spotlight, and shares stories about the band's history and songwriting, their "implosion" and reformation, as well as transitioning to playing bass in the pop-rock act The Friday Night Boys! Also of note, we discuss the inimitable musical mastermind Paul Leavitt, hometown heroes All Time Low, and how he now works full-time leading his non-profit Sad Dads Club - an incredibly beautiful community for men suffering loss. (www.saddadsclub.com)

What an incredible conversation. We can't thank Robby enough for his insights and behind the scene stories!

If you didn't get the chance to discover The Spotlight in the early '00s and hear "Connecticut Crossings" or "Number Five," we are sorry, but you should go do that now.

Also, being the awesome NostalgicEmoDad he is, Robby recently released a new project with his son called Bounce House! It's awesome. (wearebouncehouse.bandcamp.com)

Emarosa.

A band with a TON of history, and maybe controversy?

This band has gone through so many different versions and eras, spanning genres but still remaining firmly in the "underground" scene. Jake's number one album of 2023 was "Sting" by Emarosa. He wanted to talk about them.

Let's go!

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Our most divisive episode yet! The fellas dive back through the discography of emo mainstays/founders Taking Back Sunday. They released their latest album just months ago, called "152," and you should check it out! We share our opinions on it, as well as every other TBS release. Let's go!

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One of the greatest underrated/unknown bands from the scene has to be the legendary Between The Trees. We sit for a lovely chat with Ryan Kirkland, the frontman/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist to cover the origins of the band, what the emo scene was like, how impactful his music has been on us over the years, what he's up to now (in music and outside of music), and of course, who his favorite emo bands were from back in the day. Ryan is an awesome dude, and he was so gracious with his time with us. Please go check out his solo work! It is powerful and beautiful.

Ryan on Instagram: @the.ryankirkland

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Is From First To Last *the* defining emo band? We discuss how their image matched the intensity and emotion of their music, and how that image found its way into Hot Topics (and Myspace profiles) throughout the country. The history of the varied lead singers, how some albums do not hold up, and which album Jake picks as his favorite all get covered in this episode. Let's go!

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