Comadre

The Wave is a loosely defined cluster of American post-hardcore/emo bands that surged in the early 2010s as emo-pop’s mainstream moment faded. The name was a tongue‑in‑cheek scene tag that stuck in press coverage, but it points to a real overlap in sound, ethos, and touring networks. Musically, The Wave fuses the urgency of 1990s post‑hardcore and screamo with confessional, literate lyric writing associated with emo. Expect shouted or half‑sung/half‑spoken vocals, dynamic quiet‑loud builds, intricate but driving drums, and guitar textures that shift between glassy clean arpeggios and overdriven, emotive climaxes. The songs often emphasize catharsis, narrative detail, and community-minded DIY presentation.

Skramz is the grassroots, early form of screamo that emerged from DIY hardcore and emo scenes in the mid‑to‑late 1990s. Raw, cathartic vocals, breakneck dynamics, and fragile clean passages collide to create songs that feel intimate and volatile at once. Hallmarks include tense quiet‑loud arcs, dissonant chord voicings, trebly guitar tones that flicker between arpeggios and frantic strumming, and highly expressive, often confessional lyrics. Unlike more polished, post‑2000s screamo variants, skramz foregrounds unfiltered emotion, community ethics, and a live‑in‑the‑room sound.