best emo/skramz band names
selected based on pretentiousness & word association
hall of shame members at the end |
| 1 | Sunny Day Real Estate
an early pioneer in the Unrelated Noun Phrase + Unrelated Noun Phrase category, also an early pioneer in the More Than Three Words category |
| 2 | Christie Front Drive
this evokes the image of a skinny kid wearing a sweater-vest hanging out in the cul-de-sac of a suburb of some midwestern town |
| 3 | Very Secretary
this just evokes the image of a sweater vest |
| 4 | Everyone Asked About You
a vague sense of involuntary detachment, which is Emo As Hell |
| 5 | 125, Rue Montmartre
unequivocally the address of an old used bookstore where you and a beautiful stranger caught glimpses of one another but never crossed paths again |
| 6 | On The Might of Princes
ancient crumbling buildings in decay, likely a metaphor for a relationship |
| 7 | The Khayembii Communique
inspires a powerful sensation of remote obscurity; additionally, the actual story behind the band name is that they were once called the Karl Marx Band and came up with a name from the sound of the abbreviation K-M-B. communism is Skramz As Shit |
| 8 | I Wrote Haikus About Cannibalism...
even more effective when properly stylized as iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook. most important factors here are: 1) haikus - a familiar yet unconventional art form and 2) yearbook - emphasizes youthful naïveté |
| 9 | Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes
can't stress enough the importance of the ellipsis here, emphasizing the pause between the compound sections. stirs up an overwhelming sense of uncertainty and wonder |
| 10 | The Spirit Of Versailles
again, revolutionary leftist politics = Skramz As Shit. choosing a non-American reference point also ups Skramz points |
| 11 | I Would Set Myself On Fire For You
what it lacks in its uncomfortably conventional sentence structure it more than makes up for in the devotion of its oath |
| 12 | Sed Non Satiata
latin for "but she is unfulfilled". use of another language very Skramz, use of a dead language even more Skramz |
| 13 | Her Breath On Glass
the immediacy of the mental image is the big draw here |
| 14 | Vi Som Alskade Varandra Sa Mycket
with proper diacritics, Vi som älskade varandra så mycket, swedish for "we loved each other so much". i'm not sure whether to allot bonus points for being a non-english name or deduct them because they're a swedish band. the inner council is having heated discussions on the matter |
| 15 | Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
this is largely due to effective use of punctuation marks and lack of capitalization |
| 16 | Thisismenotthinkingofyou
another worthy entry in the bandnamesspelledlikethiswithoutspaces category. loading two pronouns in the name is a crafty move |
| 17 | Pohgoh
here begins the hall of shame. taking a children's toy and slightly changing the spelling is lazy and Not Emo As Hell |
| 18 | Neil Perry
this is obviously the name of a middle-aged british soccer commentator |
| 19 | Baby Harp Seal
this is a twee pop band who released two 7"s on sarah records in the early 90's |
| 20 | Vitreous Humor
this is a carcass worship goregrind band |
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