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 sophomore set 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 emerg...