Editing Emo (section)

===1991–1994: Reinvention===
As the Washington, D.C., emo movement spread across the United States, local bands began to emulate its style.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=18}} Emo combined the fatalism, theatricality and isolation of [[The Smiths]] with hardcore punk's uncompromising, dramatic worldview.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=18}} Despite the number of bands and the variety of locales, emocore's late-1980s aesthetics remained more-or-less the same: "over-the-top lyrics about feelings wedded to dramatic but decidedly punk music."{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=18}} During the early–mid 1990s, several new bands reinvented emo,{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=19}} making emo expand by becoming a subgenre of genres like indie rock and pop punk.<ref name="EmoAM" /> Chief among them were [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]] and [[Sunny Day Real Estate]], who inspired cult followings, redefined emo and brought it a step closer to the mainstream.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=19}} In the wake of the 1991 success of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s ''[[Nevermind]]'', underground music and subcultures were widely noticed in the United States. New distribution networks emerged, touring routes were codified, and regional and independent acts accessed the national stage.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=19}} Young people across the country became fans of independent music, and punk culture became mainstream.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=19}}

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[[File:Sunny Day Real Estate 2010.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=Sunny Day Real Estate performing onstage|[[Sunny Day Real Estate]] performing in 2010]]

Emerging from the late 1980s and early 1990s [[San Francisco]] punk rock scene and forming in [[New York City]], Jawbreaker combined pop punk with emotional and personal lyrics.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=21}}{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=20}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monger |first=James Christopher |title=Jawbreaker {{!}} Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jawbreaker-mn0000808944/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731015020/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jawbreaker-mn0000808944/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> Singer-guitarist [[Blake Schwarzenbach]] focused his lyrics on personal, immediate topics often taken from his journal.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=21}} Often obscure and cloaked in [[metaphor]]s, their relationship to Schwarzenbach's concerns gave his words a bitterness and frustration which made them universal and attractive to audiences.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|pp=21–22}} Schwarzenbach became emo's first idol, as listeners related to the singer even more than to his songs.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|pp=21–22}} Jawbreaker's 1994 album, ''[[24 Hour Revenge Therapy]]'', was popular with fans and is a [[Touchstone (metaphor)|touchstone]] of mid-1990s emo.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|pp=24–25}} Although Jawbreaker signed with [[Geffen Records]] and toured with mainstream bands Nirvana and [[Green Day]], Jawbreaker's 1995 album ''[[Dear You]]'' did not achieve mainstream success. Jawbreaker broke up soon afterwards, with Schwarzenbach forming emo band [[Jets to Brazil]].{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|pp=25–26}}

Sunny Day Real Estate formed in [[Seattle]] at the height of the early 1990s [[grunge]] boom.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=28}} The [[music video]] for "Seven", lead track of the band's debut album ''[[Diary (Sunny Day Real Estate album)|Diary]]'' (1994), was played on [[MTV]], giving the band more attention.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003|p=29–31}} Another band often considered to be emo which emerged at the same time was California's [[Weezer]].<ref name="Stranger">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Rich |date=June 1, 2016 |title=A Grown-Up Emo Kid Braces for the Coming Wave of Emo Nostalgia |url=https://www.thestranger.com/music/2016/06/01/24144980/a-grown-up-emo-kid-braces-for-the-coming-wave-of-emo-nostalgia |access-date=July 21, 2018 |website=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221906/https://www.thestranger.com/music/2016/06/01/24144980/a-grown-up-emo-kid-braces-for-the-coming-wave-of-emo-nostalgia |url-status=live }}</ref> Nonetheless, it is debated whether Weezer is emo. For example, ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' argues that the emo label has been misapplied to the band,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.altpress.com/bands-mistaken-as-emo-the-used-weezer/ | title=9 bands commonly mistaken as emo who really aren't | website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] | date=March 29, 2022 }}</ref> and author [[Andy Greenwald]] also states that the band is not emo.{{sfn|Greenwald|2003}} [[Jimmy Eat World]], an [[Arizona]] emo band, also emerged at this time. Influenced by {{nowrap|pop punk}} bands such as [[the Mr. T Experience]] and [[Horace Pinker]],<ref>''Book Your Own Fuckin' Life #3: Do-It-Yourself Resource Guide.'' San Francisco, CA: Maximum Rocknroll, 1994; pg. 3.</ref> Jimmy Eat World released its [[Jimmy Eat World (1994 album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |title=Jimmy Eat World {{!}} Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world-mn0000852688/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012073143/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-eat-world-mn0000852688/biography |url-status=live }}</ref>