Acceptance

Few bands from the early-aughts emo/pop-punk scene have a legacy as mythical as Acceptance. The group only released one LP -- 2005's Phantoms -- before breaking up, and yet that album went on to become a cult classic, helping them amass a fan base so loyal that it remained a favorite through a decade of the band's silence. When they returned in 2017 with Colliding by Design, their sound had evolved with the members' life changes and an altered sonic landscape, ushering in a finely polished pop/rock style that continued on 2020's Wild, Free. When Acceptance emerged during the ...