OK, I’m Sick

Emo pop blends the confessional lyricism and emotional intensity of emo with the bright hooks, concise song forms, and polished production of mainstream pop and pop-punk.

Alternative rock is a broad umbrella for guitar-based rock that emerged from the independent and college-radio scenes as a counterpoint to mainstream, commercial rock.

Rock is a broad family of popular music centered on amplified instruments, a strong backbeat, and song forms that foreground riffs, choruses, and anthemic hooks.