Jonah Matranga

”More than any punk/indie/emo band I can think of, Jawbreaker is actual poetry/prose set to music,” Jonah Matranga (Far, New End Original) says.

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 comp also features Fugazi covers by Failure, Shai Hulud, Teenage Halloween, Chamberlain, Viva Belgrado, Couch Slut, Into It. Over It., Jonah Matranga, Snapped Ankles, and more…

The new album finds the long-running UK post-metal band expanding their lineup to include two outside musicians, both from Sacramento: Far vocalist Jonah Matranga and Will Haven drummer Mitch Wheeler.

Inspired by the release of Hum’s first album in 22 years, we put together a list of 30 essential songs that occupy the middle ground between shoegaze and heavier music – a sound which has existed for decades but is now more prominent than ever.

Listen to new songs by Nilufer Yanya, Ela Minus, Marika Hackman (Elliott Smith & Beyonce covers), Swami John Reis, Jonah Matranga, The Abruptors (Billy Bragg cover), Lambchop (Stevie Wonder cover), Mal Blum, Tombs, Beauty Pill, and more…

Jonah and Fake Figures are also playing an LA show together as part of Jonah’s West Coast tour.

Where did the summer go? If you’re in the mood for some live music in and around NYC this long holiday weekend, we have some suggestions…

Plus: Jonah Matranga, A$AP Ant, Burna Boy, Shellshag, Dude York, Saintseneca, and more tour-related news.

Plus: Los Lobos, Injury Reserve, Amon Amarth, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jay-Z, Tomb Mold, Anti-Nowhere League, and more tour news.