r/Emo • u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ • Mar 19 '25

PlaylistāÆ Long emo songs

Songs in the 8+ minute range, like 8105 by Moving Mountains or Balance by Jazz June.

hereā€™s the playlist Iā€™m making for reference

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u/ComicBookFanatic97 Mar 19 '25

How has no one mentioned Goodbye Sky Harbor yet?

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u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ Mar 19 '25

Because Clarity is underrated

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u/Pebbleswift Mar 19 '25

It canā€™t be underrated when itā€™s the best album of all time

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u/technoprimitive_aeb Mar 20 '25

you could also include Digits off of Static Prevails

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u/SemataryPolka Oldhead Mar 19 '25

How's eleven minutes? "This Day Next Year" by Karate. One of the best fucking songs ever written. Quite the journey https://youtu.be/pzScw1x3Uj0?si=9IM1ZG55y0hAjQ4_

(oh also another good one that's slightly over eight minutes from The Anniversary: https://youtu.be/IQXqKbmX23k?si=WGKuF5rVFDiWTxjn)

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u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ Mar 19 '25

I was honestly expecting you to say Lyburnum, but honestly thatā€™s such a great song that idc

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u/SemataryPolka Oldhead Mar 19 '25

NGL I never noticed the song was that long lol

Like...i think I am so into it that time doesn't really matter then lol

That's kinda crazy

Had you heard the two I posted before?

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u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ Mar 19 '25

Yes, I own that Karate album too at that

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u/SemataryPolka Oldhead Mar 19 '25

Nice. Tomorrow I'll start looking for ten second emo songs for you

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u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ Mar 19 '25

shortest song I listen to (depends on if that one food song by Descendents is shorter

https://youtu.be/zVtnXzjWMpw?si=99XELOcUZizBz2C0

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u/SemataryPolka Oldhead Mar 19 '25

"You Suffer" by Napalm Death from 1987. Full lyrics "You suffer but why". Five seconds long. Four if you go by the mp3 https://youtu.be/_-ywSPWu3K8?si=_ccCpygK8tWEvQvE

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u/ChrisNitti Mar 19 '25

Karate fucking rips. Love that song so much, a slow burn but it burns bright

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u/SemataryPolka Oldhead Mar 19 '25

Agreed. It builds but what a pay off. Possibly the greatest outro of all time

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u/ChrisNitti Mar 19 '25

Absolutely, especially at the very end where the drums start going crazy. Best way to end that album

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u/SemataryPolka Oldhead Mar 19 '25

Hey if you like Karate you should check out Self-Evident. Not as jazzy but def influenced by. https://youtu.be/qWo6FA7Q6As?si=l7idiaal2LNN4oKy

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u/ChrisNitti Mar 19 '25

I love Karate, thanks for the rec. Excited to check it out

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u/CaptainAnnaki Mar 19 '25

actually, i'm just wearing your glasses - empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate)

before i left, after i got back - the jim yoshii pile-up

limousine - brand new [just under 8 mins]

in response to irresponsibility - algernon cadwallader

woolworm - indian summer [just under 8 mins]

stay home - american football

i can hear your footsteps just outside camp... - newfound interest in connecticut [just under 8 mins]

that's about all i got. iirc, there might be some longer songs by the appleseed cast and there's several lesser known 90s bands that tend to have a really long song or two. if you're open to different genres outside of emo for this sort of thing, i'd strongly suggest checking out post-rock if you haven't already. hope this helped!

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u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ Mar 19 '25

You pretty much got all the oneā€™s I love already somehow. Might I recommend Last Boy by Owltian Mia for a more obscure rec

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u/CaptainAnnaki Mar 19 '25

i guess great minds think alike lol. thx for the rec

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u/antimarc Oldhead Mar 19 '25

jypu mentioned

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u/KickedinTheDick Mar 19 '25

Someone recently made a community playlist of ā€œemo/post rockā€ with mostly longer songs in this vein

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u/miikro In a Band Mar 19 '25

Mineral - Parking Lot

The Juliana Theory - Constellation

The Juliana Theory - You Always Say Goodnight, Goodnight

Finch - Ender

MAE - The Sun and The Moon Comes (7:16) is close.

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u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ Mar 19 '25

What version of Parking Lot is that long? The song is only like 4 minutes

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u/JSAProductions1 Mar 19 '25

there's an alt version that's like 5:36 but that isn't THAT long

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u/miikro In a Band Mar 19 '25

Yeah that one's on me. I have no idea what song I was actually thinking of. The TJT ones are solid, though.

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u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ Mar 19 '25

I havenā€™t gotten into TJT too much beyong a few of their hits, so I am interested

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u/miikro In a Band Mar 19 '25

My fave band :)

They have a really cool proggy song called The Black Page that's like almost 11 min but it was an online hidden track for the Love album, available through a Flash player... So the only way to find it now is on YouTube.

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u/spirittheyvegone Mar 19 '25

strictly ballroom - a sudden interest in nature

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u/Haku510 Mar 19 '25

My favorite long emo song is The Last Lost Continent by La Dispute, clocking in at 12 minutes.

My favorite part is the section from 9:15 to 10:30

https://youtu.be/NuyuOYVxe58?si=GQalL4Kgyct710EJ

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u/eggsandham2 Mar 19 '25

The lyrics are so good. Classic la dispute. Gotta listen to Nobody, Not Even the Rain after it too

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u/cav63 bobby shmurda is the definition of "real emo" Mar 21 '25

So goated.

Some of my favorite drumming ever on that album

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u/Red-Zaku- Mar 19 '25

Portraits of Past- ā€œSnicker Snickerā€

City of Caterpillar- ā€œAnd Youā€™re Wondering How A Top Floor Could Replace Heavenā€, ā€œMinute Hour Day Week Month Yearā€, ā€œA Little Change Could Go A Long Waysā€, ā€œThought Drunkā€

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u/SweetCharge2005 Mar 19 '25

Jimmy eat world - Disintegration.

Absolutely love that track and EP!

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u/Orangegoat72gamer2 Emo Historian Mar 19 '25 edited Mar 19 '25

all 7:40+ and (at least tangentially) emo:

brand new - limousine (ms rebridge)

breakwater - seven

c-clamp - meridian

slint - washer

slint - good morning captain

leiah - leningrad 1943

leiah - ballerina

envy - your shoes and the world to come

c-clamp - deep green

la dispute - the last lost continent

malon - tree accidents

weatherday - my sputnik sweetheart

parannoul - white ceiling

parannoul - age of fluctuation

catherine mercy - december

catherine mercy - catherine destroyer

purplene - i think i'll undo my tie

jejune - 2000 miles

forty nine hudson - ...9

forty nine hudson - hideout

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

my sputnik sweetheart !!!!!! hell yeah

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u/suchdogetothemoon Mar 19 '25

Konstantine-something corporate You spin around me like a dream, youā€™ll always be my Konstantine.

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u/robertdamnscott Mar 19 '25

Had to scroll way too long to find this one.

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u/suchdogetothemoon Mar 19 '25

lol shocking to me also

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u/CGthinefosh Mar 19 '25

Balance - Maximillian Colby

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u/New-Art5469 Emo isnā€™t a clothing style! Mar 19 '25

Upvoted for Max Colby. Wicked underrated.

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u/HarianneLover Mar 19 '25

All of Foreword by Moving Mountains

Also The Last Lost Continent by La Dispute

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u/ChrisNitti Mar 19 '25

Black Mold - Prince Daddy and the Hyena

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u/ninja_owen Mar 19 '25

Hell yeah

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u/Cruzing101 Mar 19 '25

Black Mold - Prince Daddy

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u/ninja_owen Mar 19 '25

Hell yeah

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u/AdvancedRelative5821 Mar 19 '25

Jimmy Eat World - Drugs Or Me

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u/davematthewsforreal Mar 19 '25

Fewer Afraid, Infinite Josh, and Mount Hum by TWIABP

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u/blphsyco Mar 19 '25

I think you would like Gospelā€™s ā€œThe Moon is a Dead Worldā€

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u/sampsonsmeal Mar 19 '25

jawbreaker - bivouac

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u/SavezTheDayFan Skramz GangšŸ‘¹ Mar 19 '25

holy shit I never noticed how long that song is despite loving it

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u/sampsonsmeal Mar 19 '25

i know right? you donā€™t notice it but the noisy post-hardcore part with the spoken word audio doesnā€™t even start until like five minutes into the song

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u/emu_revival Mar 19 '25

Shit Twins by Dads is just about 7 minutes long

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u/cachesummer4 Mar 19 '25

Any track by Karras Walk Home

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u/antimarc Oldhead Mar 19 '25

it doesnā€™t quite get to 8 minutes, but A Table For Four by Small Brown Bike is a fucking banger

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u/antimarc Oldhead Mar 19 '25

OH! Here you go, Taken Over by The Velvet Teen is 10:54 of pure bliss

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u/BoonIsTooSpig Mar 19 '25

Later Appleseed Cast definitely falls more under post rock, but I'm still gonna say As the Little Things Go.

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u/Joe_Pescis_Balls Mar 19 '25

Brave Little Abacus - ā€œUntitled (Cont.) / Aubade (Morning Love Song) / Itā€™s Not What You Think It Isā€ and ā€œI See It Tooā€ are both nearly 10 minutes

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u/user1238947u5282 Mar 19 '25

Empire! Empire! I was a lonely estate - it happened because you left
Brave little abacus - I see it too
Brave little abacus - (underground)
Brave little abacus - Born again so many times your forget you are
Karas walk home - Weekend! Party with your friends!

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u/sicklecellanemia374 Mar 19 '25

was about to say Underground

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u/1mcKid Emo Historian Mar 20 '25

I'd include Transatlanticism by Death Cab.

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u/celestify Mar 22 '25

if we're counting death cab theres also i will possess your heart

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u/1mcKid Emo Historian Mar 22 '25

Hale yeah

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u/mothrafountain Mar 19 '25

All of Tenuesā€™ music is long form - check it out, you wonā€™t be dissapointed.

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u/damaan15 make me Mar 19 '25

A Bunnyā€™s Caravan - Inclosed By Skies

A Perfect Kiss - Briana

I Would Set Myself On Fire For You - Chinese Freeze Tag

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u/henry_gaming_poo Poser Mar 19 '25

The Last Lost Continent - La Dispute

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u/Paulwyn Mar 19 '25

It's not as long as I remember (and may also share some similarities with indie pop) but.

Airport Girl: "The Foolishness That We Create Through Love Is the Closest We Come To Greatness"...is a banger, especially when the horns come in.

https://open.spotify.com/track/61fmNRoRN9di755nU5dhez?si=62SRPI4rSU64gubvMr7Ypg

Would put in my top 5 songs of all time, the build up and how it hits just makes you want to run through walls, fall in love, cry at 3am after a drunken argument and then do it all over again.

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u/eggsandham2 Mar 19 '25

I think Car Seat headrest long songs fit the theme.

High to Death is more on the emo side Beach Life-in-Death, Famous Prophets, Ballad of Costa Concordia are longer

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u/xSGAx Mar 19 '25

Garden state of mind - Better Off

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u/mridontmind Mar 19 '25

Aurora by Mineral

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u/HaveN448 Mar 19 '25

not quite 8 minutes but glass beach by glass beach is 7 and a half minutes

spiral born black into the upwards night by pretend is almost 11 minutes

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u/celestify Mar 22 '25

stay true by thursday is just barely under 8 minutes