GAMI GANG is an exuberant, nostalgic record about The Good Old Days of watching Pokémon and eating Taco Bell with your friends at 3 a.m., as “Caught in the Moment” testifies. Guitarist-vocalist Ryland Heagy and drummer Pat Doherty present an alternative. Artists frequently sing about topics like heartbreak and abandonment, yet emo doesn’t always have to be so dispirited. Generally, emo music suggests a sort of despondence. Origami Angel’s double album from this spring, GAMI GANG, is unalloyed emo bliss. The Washington, D.C., duo Origami Angel fall under this putative fifth wave, but, as emo bands have invariably done, they pave their own path within the genre.
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Now, according to the internet, fifth-wave emo is in full force. Then came the fourth wave, an emo revivalism inspired by the dominance of indie bands, such as The Hotelier and Joyce Manor. The third wave consists of cathartic, heart-on-your-sleeve acts like Taking Back Sunday and Dashboard Confessional. Emo, since its inception, has been subjected to relentless taxonomy, categorized into numerous waves that each exemplify a particular style. Throughout the course of 2021, a new term surfaced that dominated online discourse: fifth-wave emo.
That’s why, this month, we’re bringing back our No Album Left Behind series, in which the Paste Music team has the chance to circle back to their favorite underrated records of 2021 and sing their praises. The hard truth is, no matter how many albums we review each year, there are always countless releases that end up overlooked.
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