I'm not very well versed on this stuff, but I would agree with quite a bit of the recent posts from loathsompete, almauro, and engine. Talking about the new-school melodic stuff, I feel like throwing a clean chorus in between the screamy verses is only a step away from something like I see stars, who basically just put one breakdown in the middle of an otherwise sugary song. Nothing wrong with emo-popness necessarily (I listen to the Anniversary, even), but it always seems incongruous. Plus I'm not big on the way they sing the clean vocals themselves.
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