In Defense of the Genre

OTMOP drummer Chris Enriquez looks back on their classic, influential sophomore LP, the explosion of Long Island emo, and much more.

In 2011, the new wave of post-hardcore came into full effect with seminal albums by Touche Amore, Pianos Become the Teeth, La Dispute, Defeater, Title Fight, and more. This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks back on those albums for their 10th anniversary, the overall punk landscap…

The January roundup of punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news and features, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

1996 was a historic year for emo. This edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at 18 landmark emo (and emo-adjacent post-hardcore) albums from that year in honor of their 25th anniversaries...

Here's the December (and year) roundup of our punk/pop punk/emo/etc column 'In Defense of the Genre,' with tons of year-end lists, and the five best songs of the month...

Infant Island, Record Setter, Touche Amore, Respire, Soul Glo, Nuvolascura, and more of this year's screamo and post-hardcore releases that we strongly recommend...

A ton of good ska and ska-punk records came out in 2020. Here are 18 -- plus some non-album singles and honorable mentions -- that we highly recommend.

The best punk, hardcore, emo, etc that 2020 had to offer, from Jeff Rosenstock to Touche Amore to Soul Glo to Svalbard, and much, much more...

The November roundup of punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news and features, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.

The October roundup of punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news and features, along with a list of the five best songs of the month.