News

Welcome to the weekly EKA roundup! Every Friday we post new music, news and announcements. Here's what we got this week:

New Releases
Leisure Hour “…That One Day” LP (link)
Gametime "The Fresh Start Effect" LP (link)
Ogbert The Nerd “Stapler” Single (link)
Thoughts on Bowling “Silverfish” Single (link)
Knoxey “Poverty Flats” Single (link)
Cuni “Famine” Single (link)
Adjust The Sails “GLP-One Punch Man” Single (link)

NEWS & RUMORS 
Today we announced our first ever holiday show! EKA Presents A Very Emo Christmas with Weatherbox, Townies, WEAREOKAY and Collars in San Diego CA on December 5th at Soda Bar. Get your tickets right here!

Burn Bright Milwaukee announced the 2027 lineup. Previous EKA guests Riley!, Thoughts on Bowling, Retirement Party, Dikembe!, AWA, HummusVacuum and Good Sleepy are all playing.

Next Friday we will be releasing the list of the top 200 emo albums of all time, as decided by the bands and people that played a part in making them. People who took part include Andrew Sacher, Chris Payne, Amy Fleisher Madden, Mike Shea and Johnny Minardi as well as members of The Jazz June, Arm’s Length, Hot Mulligan, Hawthorne Heights, Kerosene Heights, The Early November, Aren’t We Amphibians, Braid, Piebald, Leisure Hour, Antioch Arrow, Midtown, Origami Angel, TWIABP and so many other important bands and individuals from over the years.

If you're in LA and you're not busy tonight, come to the Arm's Length show at the Regent. I'll be hosting the after party it's gonna be a good time. Sign up for emo karaoke

Welcome to the weekly EKA roundup! If you’re in a band and you have anything coming up, feel free to send it our way for consideration!

New Releases

Tenlung “I Follow Birds” LP (link)

Drive by Cinema "Call Me When You're Home" LP (link)

Sleep In. "Tangled In The Vines" (link)

Endswell “Everything Confided Will Be Forgotten” EP (link)

Good Sleepy “Made Special” EP (link)

Rodeo “Talk About Love” EP (link)

A Place For Owls “All Thieves Vol. 1” EP (link)

Career Day “Missed Alarms” Single (link)

boy clothes "the chain by fleetwood mac" Single (link)

Microwave & Puddle Smasher "Step Inside" Split (link)

NEWS & RUMORS 

Based on a number of tweets, it appears Ozark mountain emo band Pomfret are up to something.

Hot Mulligan announced their annual Ho Ho Hot Mulligan Christmas show, featuring our pals in Bike Routes & Kerosene Heights, plus Touche Amore, Joyce Manor & More.

Next week we will be making two major announcements to coincide with the upcoming 200th episode. One is a special holiday show, while the other is the most ambitious project under the EKA LLC banner (so far).

Next weeks guests are Major League as well as a special EKA200 with our friends Leisure Hour. Plus, there is rumors of a THIRD announcement regarding a celebration of said EKA200.

If you're going to the Arm's Length show next Friday (10/2) in LA at The Regent, be sure to hang around for the Emo Karaoke After Party, hosted by Robb Laffoon of Emo Kids Anonymous (that's literally me).

Welcome to the weekly EKA roundup! Every Friday we'll be posting new releases as well as tour announcements, news and rumors. If you’re in a band and you have anything coming up, feel free to send it our way for consideration!

NEW MUSIC

lolitslea “Rollercoaster Tycoon” LP (link)

Cartel “Learning How To Cope” LP (link)

Celebration Guns ”What Keeps Us Coming Back” LP (link)

Dear Leap “Routines” LP (link)

nymb “So, This Is How It Is (2026 Remaster)” LP (link)

nymb “Cutting Teeth: 1997-1999” Compilation (link)

Definitely Maybe “I Won’t” EP (link)

MooseCreek Park “Stay Awhile” Single (link)

GOBO “All But One” Single (link)

The Dream Team “Baseball, Huh? (Remix)” Single (link)

Lesser Works “Results” Single (link)

Massive Nightmares “Ain’t My World” Single (link)

Anxious “Secret Weapon” Single (link)

Red Weather “Waiting and Wanting” Single (link)

Wakelee “Joyce Kilmer Service Area” Single (link)

Tenlung “Cold! Sad! Alone!” Single (link)

Freddy Loeb “what’s coming for you is so much worse” Single (link)

Alkaline Trio/Rise Against “Private Eye/Re-education (Through Labor)” Split (link)

NEWS & RUMORS
Not much going on this week but we are once again hinting that we are up to something this holiday szn. heaux heaux heaux.

Next week on the show we have small talk. And dad hats as well as a special Friday episode with endswell to celebrate the release of their new EP “Everything Confided Will Be Forgotten” that comes out on that same day.

Rumor has it the Faux lineup is coming soon.

Thursday are hinting at something in April. New album most likely, yeah?

Next week on the show we have Milhowse and Lou Lou Louie! 

Word on the street is we are up to something as well.

NEW MUSIC

Sweet Bike “Get Off Your High Horse and Raise The Roof” LP [link]

This is Lorelei “The Singer In My Band” LP [link]

Brian Fallon “Not Bad For New Jersey” LP [link]

Militarie Gun “God Save The Gun (Deluxe)” LP [link]

Patrick O’neill “The City Through The Eyes of Edmund Wright” LP [link]

tenmonthsummer “midwestern haikus” EP [link]

Bird Law “Life Clings To Me Like a Disease” EP [link]

AITA “PINK HUE” EP [link]

Thoughts On Bowling “Baja Blast Off” Single [link]

Bleachers “Caught Myself Believing” Single [link]

F!gures “Triggerfish” Single [link]

Free Throw "You've Met With A Terrible Fate, Haven't You?" Single [link]

Public Works “It’s Cool, I’m Fine” [link]

Saves The Day “INVADER” Single [link]

if you have any news for next week send it over to us at emokidsanonymous@gmail.com

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Dead Letter Fest is happening in Kalamazoo! The show will be headlined by Thoughts on Bowling, with Equipment, Arcadia Grey, Mud Whale, Short Fictions, Frost is Rad, Ciao, and Bike Tuff on the line up too. Robb and Amanda will be there to host the show! Get your tickets here!