Nowadays, of course, you can't say the e-word without conjuring the horrors of asymmetrical haircuts, eyeliner, and really bad music. However, some of us thirty-somethings can remember a time in the early 90s when the word "emo" did not necessarily mean "teh suck." Equally drawing inspiration from Rites of Spring, Jehu, and the wide, wide world of pop punk, the second wave of emo (presuming we all agree that the first wave began and ended in DC - Rites of Spring, Embrace, Gray Matter, et. al.) burned brightly for a few years before Carraba and the Fall Out Boys gave the e-word whole new meaning*.
Which brings me to Garden Variety, who caught lightning in a bottle with this album. If, like me, you prefer Frame and Canvas and Yank Crime over Every Night Fireworks and Suicide Invoice, then have a listen.
If you like this record I suggest heading over to Wilfully Obscure and grabbing the New Sweet Breath singles.
P.S. the Garden Variety singer's next band was Radio 4, who similarly practiced "dancepunk" before that genre also became synonymous with "teh suck."
*crybaby kiddie-punk shit
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