in the early 2000’s, emo music saw a third wave emerging which overshadowed midwest emo. this wave of black t-shirts, guy-liner, and dyed dark hair is what’s most associated nowadays with the term ‘emo’. my chemical romance, fall out boy, and panic! at the disco grew quickly into the mainstream and left the second wave in the dust.
however, many bands are now taking inspiration from the original midwest emo movement in a fourth wave called emo Revival. modern baseball, mom jeans, and cardboard swords are among the very many bands taking part in this revival.
read more at: https://chhsnews.com/3466/archive/the-unspoken-revolution-of-midwest-emo/