Mixtape #11 - It's Always Emo in Philadelphia
/Emo bands love a few things: weed, guitar tapping, and (apparently) the FX sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Fittingly, the first time I noticed this trend came from one of Philly's strongest warriors, The Wonder Years, when the pop-punk band named a song on their second album “It’s Never Sunny in South Philadelphia.” The first time I actually heard the show name-dropped in a song was Macseal’s tap-happy early hit “Cats,” then “Pepe Silvia” from the now-defunct Perspective, A Lovely Hand To Hold. By the time I heard “Fight Milk” by Riley! I realized this was a real trend unfolding right before my ears. While normies have an inexplicable draw to The Office, it seems that Midwest Emo bands can’t get enough of the Paddy’s Pub gang. I decided to do the only logical thing and throw all these songs in a playlist that continues to grow to this day, up to and including the closer from this year’s Home Is Where album.
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