- Taylor Swift is not an emo band.
You've spared yourself some valuable brain-space. Carry on, souldier.Knowledge of shitty rock: next to zero.
When I googled "emo bands" my chemical romance was the top return. But according to this, they're not emo. Hmmmm
To be fair, Washed Up Emo (who made this site) tends to be more "elitist" in terms of the emo bands they cover. So a band with a mainstream following like MCR would necessarily meet with distaste on their part, while a more unknown band like Sunny Day Real Estate would get the nod. At the same time, a mainstream band like Jimmy Eat World is considered emo, while a band like La Dispute is not. Essentially what I'm saying is these judgements seem rather subjective, as musical taste is wont to be, and I don't necessarily agree with a lot of their decisions. Regardless, I think it's good fun.
None of the bands I put in were "in their system."
Wilco is not in our system.
We will check with the emo council and get an answer for you.
Tweet to expedite their ruling.