Well, they were pretty miserable

Here is a quote from Thursday’s Guardian that had our eyebrows raising faster than ticket sales at a festival The Kooks have just pulled out of:

“Emo - short for ‘emotional hardcore’ - has a large teenage following, with many sporting characteristic dark clothing and dyed black hair. Notable bands include My Chemical Romance and Embrace.”

Before you consult your copy of ‘Good Will Out’ looking for more reasons to kill yourself than the 14 that are already on there, you should probably be aware that the Embrace being referred to above is actually an American post-hardcore band from the mid-80s, not the foghorn-fronted West Yorkshire drone merchants we all know and 'love'.

So that clears that up, then.

(Thanks to Holly C for the ‘heads up‘.)

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