![]() Meanwhile 2004’s Futures tied stadium riffs in with more visceral songwriting. 2001’s Bleed American developed those strengths further and delivered a hook-laden, bolder set of anthems. 1999’s Clarity was a pretty rough starter, but already showed signs of their knack for deft lyricisms channeled through kinetic post-punk heritage. At its best, their music is an affair that bubbles with every sort of feeling that rings true. Their themes are universal rather than teen-tailored. The key to their success has always been about defying trends and bandwagons and evolving in their own direction with each release. Jimmy Eat World has continually proven their worth as a unique group of the highest order, refusing ever to be narrowed into the stereotype of ‘that band that had that hit “The Middle”’. ![]() They helped the sound to make the great leap across from the indie scene to mainstream at the turn of the millennium. Years before faceless, angst-ridden acts drifted endlessly in and out of MTV’s revolving doors, Jimmy Eat World had all the elements of the so-called emo genre laid out.
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