Beds

From: Sterling, Virginia

Genre: Emo, Twinkle

For Fans Of: Texas is the Reason, Algernon Cadwallader, Snowing

Let me start by saying that I do enjoy a significant amount of emo, and twinkly emo a very large amount. However, like many bands in many genres, a lot of bands within the "twinkly emo" style of emo fall into a rut where they don't strike their own path, but rather, follow the formula of other bands that are already successful within the style. Essentially, far too many of the bands get lost in a crowd of other bands that sound exactly like Snowing. Luckily, Beds is not one of those bands, and consistently delivers some grade A, top notch emo. This band understands that their guitar parts have to be damn noodly, but also carry a level of melody that retains the listeners attention and makes the songs instantly memorable and a bit more connectable, as the emotion isn't hidden behind layers of "Oh look what I can do" noodle-ieness. This is where Beds is similar to bands that helped to sort of pioneer and expand the style, such as Snowing and Algernon Cadwallader, as they never get too caught up in being a "twinkle" band. If you're looking for some mega rad emo to get sad to, don't look much farther than Beds, as they're your guys.

(P.S. They just put out a super rad split with Flowers Taped to Pens/Bread Club/Skull kid, a few of my other favorite bands going right now.)

Michael Jordan EP: https://bedz.bandcamp.com/album/michael-jordan-ep

Flowers Taped to Pens/Bread Club/Skull Kid split: h
ttps://bedz.bandcamp.com/album/7-split-w-flowers-taped-to-pens-skull-kid-and-bread-club