In Defense of the Genre

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

As an addendum to our list of the 50 best punk albums of 2021, here's a list of 40 great EPs, splits, and singles across punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, and more...

2021 has arguably been ska's biggest year since the third wave died down, and the genre produced tons of great albums this year. Here are 20, from We Are The Union, Catbite, Flying Raccoon Suit, Jeff Rosenstock, Big D and the Kids Table, and more...

2021 was a fantastic year for screamo and screamo-adjacent music, with For Your Health, Portrayal of Guilt, Dreamwell, Raccoon City, Snag, and more...

2021 was an incredible year for punk and its many offshoots. Here are the 50 best albums across punk, hardcore, post-hardcore, emo, screamo, metalcore, ska-punk, pop punk, indie-punk, and some hard-to-define stuff in between.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of emo's breakout year, this edition of 'In Defense of the Genre' looks at the 20 best emo albums of 2001.

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

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

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

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