Hi Poppagator,

My 14 year old daughter, for my sins, is an Emo. She dresses like a baby Goth, bless her. Last year I took her to a seven-hour long Emo gig (my penance for all those years of folk festivals). There was no acoustic music to be heard, and nothing that would ever get past the door of a coffee house. If only. It was VERY loud. Very electric. And then, of course, there is the lovely sub-genre called "Screamo", which pretty much does what it says on the tin. That was pleasant. Especially when my ears started to bleed.

None of the Emo music I've heard is remotely acoustic, though it is very self-involved and navel-gazing. But I would say it's more of a post-punk, post-metal phenomenon. At least in the UK.

PS: anyone over the age of 15 who listens to Emo really wants to have a word with themselves.