“Whenever there’s nothing to do you can just go find where Emery is and they
will be hanging out somewhere and hang w them.“ - Chris from Saosin
25 years in, Emery is still cranking out that legit emotional cocktail (two parts
insecurity and Christian guilt, one part ADHD and repressed anger), and it has
kept them naively unstoppable. Doing everything the thick, long, hard, DIY way
and having a good time is why they are your favorite band’s favorite band to
hang out with. Who else do you know that hacked together tour buses, mastered
crowdfunding, decided to be their own record label, made thirty successful
podcasts, accidentally built a spiritual subculture, and pioneered new fan
community platforms, all while 8-12 beers deep?
At this point, Emery is proudly winning a game everybody else is too humiliated
to play. Call it commitment, delusion, or divine appointment: they remain, maybe
just by default, the Best Christian Emo Band of All Time.
A bold claim no one else is brave or shameless enough to make. A title they
didn’t ask for or earn. A torch they bravely and courageously carry after
mewithoutyou broke up, Underoath started cussing, Anberlin can’t decide who’s
singing and As Cities Burn became break up/reunion performance art. They
might be the only ones left, but they’ll own it proudly.