Are you kidding me? The new Trail of Dead does not sound "emo" at all, at least not by the currently accepted definition of emo. Current emo is represented by The Get Up Kids, Saves The Day, Bright Eyes, Juliana Theory, Dashboard Confessional, and older material by The Promise Ring and Sunny Day Real Estate. Trail of Dead sounds vastly different, and is much closer to a mix between Sonic Youth and The Who.
If you don't like them, that's fine, I understand that, but to write them off as an emo band is simply incorrect and unfair to the musicians in the band. The songwriting, arranging, compostion and production is miles ahead of the "emo" genre led by the bands I mentioned above. I wouldn't give it a 10.0, but I would definitely give it a 9.
As to your request, try Veal, or Damien Jurado and Gathered in Song.
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