Among most circles, emo is often spoken of dismissively. It is the cracking-voiced, limp-wristed realm of cringy, whingey, immature songwriters offering up poor-me missives put to noodly, poorly composted guitar parts and over-exuberant, off-time rhythm sections. To anyone who buys into such a cartoonish critique of the genre, allow me to offer The Casket Lottery … Continue reading Record #734: The Casket Lottery – Short Songs for End Times (2020)