Classic emo band, now an adult-emo band American Football headlined a lengthy concert on April 11th, online across Minecraft becoming "a place to gather", The Verge journalist who was there reports. "I was surprised at how emotional the show made me, and it was the same for more than 10,000 people watching. Maybe it was because we were all experiencing this moment together, the first big communal event I’ve been to since self-quarantining about a month ago". The band reports they had raised $8,000 for charity. As it turns out, there's a technology that needs to be developed in order to make this kind of shows become bigger and work without glitches, something former Amazon Studios strategist and analyst Matthew Ball wrote about - “the technology simply does not yet exist for there to be hundreds, let alone millions of people participating in a shared, synchronous experience”.

Adult-emo come-backers American Football are headlining a virtual festival Nether Meant in video-game Minecraft on Saturday, April 11 (at 6 p.m. New York time, midnight Berlin time, 7 a.m. on Sunday Tokyo time). The fest takes place in a fictional space called Elsewither, which is based on the Brooklyn venue Elsewhere, NME reports. American Football are joined by Anamanaguchi, Baths, and HANA. AM's Mike Kinsella said “I’m looking forward to (finally) being able to prove to my 7-year-old son that I do, indeed, have a job”. People can watch within the game, or on Twitch. They’re also selling VIP passes to the concert, which offers “special VIP areas in-game” and in-game merch. Proceeds from the VIP passes will go to Good360’s COVID–19 relief efforts.

"Soaring and atmospheric... focused on lighter, more delicate music" - Brooklyn Vegan says about 'Lilac', fifth album by The Early November. "It’s perhaps the most purely gorgeous sounding record in the band’s discography", as well mature-sounding, similar to adult emo albums The Get Up Kids and American Football released this year.