Just as grunge is heavily associated with the early 1990s, emo was the craze in the early 2000s. The emerging genre sought to define the decade, and it certainly did. An entire generation started dressing differently as boys started wearing their sisters’ skinny jeans, straightening their hair, and fully expressing teenage angst. Girls tried every exotic hair color with teased hairstyles and colorful skinny jeans. The bands that tapped into this trend became the faces and soundtrack of the movement. In hindsight, this era has a specific time and place style that is often nostalgic to middle-aged millennials. The younger generations are now being raised on the music of that time, just as millennials were raised on classic rock. Emo bands of the early 2000s have become the millennials’ classic rock. Here are 4 defining emo bands of the 2000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n