While they didn’t make quite the splash as others on this list initially, they toured with other successful bands such as Brand New shortly after the release of For All Of This. It’s equal parts emo and indie rock, making songs such as “I Want to Hear You Sad” just the right tune to listen to when you’re feeling down. Signed to Drive-Thru Records in 2002, the Early November debuted their first EP, For All Of This, later that year. Nearly 18 years have passed since its release, and fans (and Anthony Green ) are still holding out for a follow up. Their self-titled debut album features some of DeLonge’s more melancholic lyrics, great drumming by his blink bandmate Travis Barker and became an outlet for DeLonge to express himself outside of the largely successful blink-182. Box Car Racer – Box Car Racerįormed in 2001 by blink-182 ’s Tom DeLonge, Box Car Racer have a DIY pop-punk sound that set them apart. With plenty of power pop, alternative and pop punk, they were able to offer a variety of sounds to their listeners and give them a fairly broad fanbase. The album’s name summarizes the band’s sound- Drunk Enough To Dance tackles wanting, feeling sorry for yourself, misplacing anger and blame and, mostly, being drunk. Featuring the hit single “Girl All The Bad Guys Want,” they went on to get nominated for a Grammy for the song. Bowling For Soup – Drunk Enough To Danceīowling For Soup ’s second album, Drunk Enough To Dance, debuted in the summer of 2002. Avril Lavigne – Let GoĪt only 17 years old, Avril Lavigne became a household name with her hits “ Complicated ” and “Sk8er Boi” off her debut Let Go, but can we make it anymore obvious? She received accolades for her record, winning four Junos and being awarded Best New Artist status at MTV ’s Video Music Awards. Undoubtedly, it’s at the top of the list for popular songs played at Emo Nights across the country.
Catchy lyrics mixed with Tyson Ritter ’s hopeful and pleading vocals skyrocketed this album to fame. Even if this record is lost in a stack of old CDs, “Swing, Swing” and “ My Paper Heart ” still reign supreme. It’s hard to believe that nearly 20 years ago, the All-American Rejects debuted their first album.
The All-American Rejects – The All-American Rejects While their success was primarily in Canada, their home country, it certainly didn’t stop them from gaining notoriety in the United States.
The self-titled album features two school girls about to engage in a knife fight, which Alexisonfire have openly claimed that that’s what they sound like-in 2002, that is. Alexisonfire – Alexisonfireįinding success through word of mouth, Alexisonfire ’s first album gained immense success in both the post-hardcore and emo underground. Check out 20 of the best albums from 2002 below. In the wake of a resurgence of scene fashion, music and design, the Rawring ’20s is as great a time as any to look back on one of the defining years of scene music. No matter how many arguments happened over AIM between emos and scenesters, it was here to stay. The longer it stuck around, the more scene bands and albums began to emerge. It was virtually impossible to go a day without hearing Simple Plan’s latest single or turning on MTV without seeing a Sum 41 music video.īut what exactly is “scene”? The moniker appears as a more stylistic choice meaning emo style mixed with punk and a hint of vibrant colors. Lying dormant, a new alternative music sound and scene was awaiting its time to shine. When the new millennium broke, the alternative music community was heavily saturated with popular genres such as punk, pop punk and emo.