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A music writer's newsletter covering mid-tier, underrated albums and bands, especially emo, indie and shoegaze, with reporting-flavored features and playlists. Readers get track picks, context on lesser-known records, and glimpses of a book project on 90s emo.
Andrew Sacher's Substack covers punk, emo, hardcore and indie through album reviews, new-song roundups and artist interviews. Readers get informed, opinionated takes on new releases and scene news from a writer with clear taste and a book on emo.
A personal newsletter from a writer in Philadelphia mixing essays on emo genre debates and albums like The Replacements' Let It Be, with anecdotes about friends and daily life. It is more about the author's voice and mood than music criticism, and the author has moved the newsletter to a Ghost site.
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