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Title Fight were one of the most influential bands to come from hardcore punk and emo in the 2010s.{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=10 Crucial Emo Albums Turning 10 in 2025 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/10-crucial-emo-albums-turning-10-in-2025/ |website=[[BrooklynVegan]]}} They were one of the founding acts of the [[fourth-wave of emo]], the Pennsylvania basement scene that the movement spawned from,{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Ian |title=Algernon Cadwallader: Some Kind of Cadwallader |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/algernon-cadwallader-some-kind-of-cadwallader/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=9 January 2026}} and one of the pioneers of [[soft grunge music]].According to ''[[BrooklynVegan]]'' writer Andrew Sacher, Title Fight's second album ''Floral Green'' (2012) was "one of the most pivotal albums of its generation not just for hardcore but for guitar-based rock and punk music in general", specifically credited them as influential upon the mainstream breakthrough hardcore experienced in the 2020s.{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Out of Step: 11 albums that pushed hardcore towards its current genre-defying moment |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/out-of-step-11-albums-that-pushed-hardcore-towards-its-current-genre-defying-moment/ |website=[[BrooklynVegan]] |access-date=8 January 2026}} ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'' noted them as one of the key bands in re-popularizing [[shoegaze]] for the 2020s.{{cite web |last1=Ragusa |first1=Paolo |title=The Shoegaze Revival in 10 Songs |url=https://consequence.net/2023/11/shoegaze-revival-in-10-songs/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |access-date=8 January 2026 |language=en |date=7 November 2023}}
Title Fight were one of the most influential bands to come from hardcore punk and emo in the 2010s.{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=10 Crucial Emo Albums Turning 10 in 2025 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/10-crucial-emo-albums-turning-10-in-2025/ |website=[[BrooklynVegan]]}} They were one of the founding acts of the [[fourth-wave of emo]], the Pennsylvania basement scene that the movement spawned from,{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Ian |title=Algernon Cadwallader: Some Kind of Cadwallader |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/algernon-cadwallader-some-kind-of-cadwallader/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=9 January 2026}} and one of the pioneers of [[soft grunge music]].According to ''[[BrooklynVegan]]'' writer Andrew Sacher, Title Fight's second album ''Floral Green'' (2012) was "one of the most pivotal albums of its generation not just for hardcore but for guitar-based rock and punk music in general", specifically credited them as influential upon the mainstream breakthrough hardcore experienced in the 2020s.{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Out of Step: 11 albums that pushed hardcore towards its current genre-defying moment |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/out-of-step-11-albums-that-pushed-hardcore-towards-its-current-genre-defying-moment/ |website=[[BrooklynVegan]] |access-date=8 January 2026}} ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'' noted them as one of the key bands in re-popularizing [[shoegaze]] for the 2020s.{{cite web |last1=Ragusa |first1=Paolo |title=The Shoegaze Revival in 10 Songs |url=https://consequence.net/2023/11/shoegaze-revival-in-10-songs/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |access-date=8 January 2026 |language=en |date=7 November 2023}}


They have been cited as an influence by [[Tigers Jaw]],{{cite web |title=Tigers Jaw |url=https://myspace.com/tigersjaw |website=[[Myspace]] |access-date=6 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101145625/https://myspace.com/tigersjaw |archive-date=2008-11-01}} [[Polar Bear Club]],{{cite web |last1=SHULTZ |first1=BRIAN |title=Interviews: Polar Bear Club |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/38374/interviews-polar-bear-club |website=www.punknews.org |access-date=8 January 2026 |language=en |date=21 May 2010}} [[Citizen (band)|Citizen]],{{cite web |last1=Culver |first1=Kayla |title=Q&A: Citizen Won't Stop Moving Forward |url=https://alarm-magazine.com/2017/citizen-continues-to-move-their-sound-forward-with-their-new-album-as-you-please/ |website=ALARM |access-date=9 January 2026 |date=19 October 2017}} [[Movements (band)|Movements]],{{Cite web |last=Jablonsky |first=Mikey |date=August 31, 2020 |title=Interview With Movements' Frontman Patrick Miranda |url=https://www.crucialrhythm.com/interview-with-movements-patrick-miranda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202213133/https://www.crucialrhythm.com/interview-with-movements-patrick-miranda |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=Crucial Rhythm}} [[The Story So Far (band)|the Story So Far]],{{cite web |last1=Connick |first1=Tom |title=The Story So Far on burnout, rebirth, and their new Britpop-punk sound |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/story-so-far-interview-proper-dose-2397233 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=9 January 2026 |date=5 November 2018}} [[Turnover (band)|Turnover]],{{cite web |last1=Desborough |first1=Ellie |title=Turnover's favourite songs |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/nine-songs-turnover |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=4 January 2026}} [[Trash Boat]],{{cite web |last1=BIDDULPH |first1=ANDY |title=LISTEN TO TRASH BOAT'S GRIPPING, STRIPPED-BACK TITLE FIGHT COVER |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/listen-to-trash-boats-gripping-stripped-back-title-fight-cover |website=[[Rock Sound]] |access-date=29 July 2019}} [[Muskets (band)|Muskets]],{{cite AV media |people=Alex Cheung |date=7 October 2025 |title=70: Live Love Alex Cheung (Dynamite, Turn of Phrase, Uzumaki, Ex-Muskets) |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/live-love-lugosi-podcast/id1719334509 |work=livelovelugosi |type=Podcast |time=20m58s |access-date=12 February 2026 |quote=I was really drawn to the Title Fight, Basement stuff... "Like, this is what I'm looking for," you know? Um, so yeah, uh, got mad into that stuff. Started Muskets. That started off more that stuff and then evolved into, like, got really into grunge and whatever. So Pixies were a big influence, and, um, Breeders and that sort of stuff.}} [[Die Spitz]],{{cite web |title=Safe In Your Skin: A Conversation With Die Spitz {{!}} Features |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/safe-in-your-skin-a-conversation-with-die-spitz/ |website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |access-date=9 January 2026 |date=18 September 2025}} [[Milk Teeth]],{{cite web |title=milk teeth interview! |url=http://reignitionworld.weebly.com/interviews/milk-teeth-interview |website=Reignition World |access-date=11 February 2026 |language=en}} [[Modern Color]],{{cite web |title=Modern Color: Cali Melodic Rock Outfit Goes 'Twilight Zone' on Us in "Out of Reach" Music Video {{!}} Features |url=https://www.noecho.net/features/modern-color-out-of-reach |website=www.noecho.net |access-date=4 January 2026 |language=en |date=24 April 2020}} [[Glare (band)|Glare]],{{cite web |last1=Lindsay |first1=Cam |title=An interview with Glare |url=https://firstrevival.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-glare |website=First Revival |access-date=21 January 2026 |date=3 April 2025}} [[Wisp (musician)|Wisp]],{{cite web |title=WISP Interview |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/core/wisp-iv/105666492 |website=[[Triple J]] |access-date=21 January 2026 |language=en-AU |date=19 August 2025}} [[One Step Closer (band)|One Step Closer]],{{cite web |title=ONE STEP CLOSER: MEET PENNSYLVANIA CREW LEADING MELODIC HARDCORE'S NEW WAVE |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/one-step-closer-meet-pennsylvania-crew-leading-melodic-hardcores-new-wave |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=July 14, 2021 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301123022/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/one-step-closer-meet-pennsylvania-crew-leading-melodic-hardcores-new-wave |url-status=live }} [[Split Chain]],{{cite AV media |people=Tom Davies, Roberto Martínez-Cowles |title=Five Questions with Split Chain |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMc6-CJrsu8 |type=Interview |time=1m20s |access-date=20 February 2026}} [[Ethel Cain]],{{cite web |title=Now Hear This: Interview With Ethel Cain |url=https://morbidlybeautiful.com/interview-with-ethel-cain/ |website=Morbidly Beautiful |access-date=12 February 2026 |date=24 February 2021}} [[ZillaKami]] and his group [[City Morgue]].{{cite podcast|url=https://nojumper.com/ |title=The ZillaKami & SosMula Interview |host=[[Adam Grandmaison]] |date=July 8, 2018 |access-date=December 14, 2018}}
They have been cited as an influence by [[Tigers Jaw]],{{cite web |title=Tigers Jaw |url=https://myspace.com/tigersjaw |website=[[Myspace]] |access-date=6 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101145625/https://myspace.com/tigersjaw |archive-date=2008-11-01}} [[Polar Bear Club]],{{cite web |last1=SHULTZ |first1=BRIAN |title=Interviews: Polar Bear Club |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/38374/interviews-polar-bear-club |website=www.punknews.org |access-date=8 January 2026 |language=en |date=21 May 2010}} [[Citizen (band)|Citizen]],{{cite web |last1=Culver |first1=Kayla |title=Q&A: Citizen Won't Stop Moving Forward |url=https://alarm-magazine.com/2017/citizen-continues-to-move-their-sound-forward-with-their-new-album-as-you-please/ |website=ALARM |access-date=9 January 2026 |date=19 October 2017}} [[Movements (band)|Movements]],{{Cite web |last=Jablonsky |first=Mikey |date=August 31, 2020 |title=Interview With Movements' Frontman Patrick Miranda |url=https://www.crucialrhythm.com/interview-with-movements-patrick-miranda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202213133/https://www.crucialrhythm.com/interview-with-movements-patrick-miranda |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=Crucial Rhythm}} [[The Story So Far (band)|the Story So Far]],{{cite web |last1=Connick |first1=Tom |title=The Story So Far on burnout, rebirth, and their new Britpop-punk sound |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/story-so-far-interview-proper-dose-2397233 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=9 January 2026 |date=5 November 2018}} [[Turnover (band)|Turnover]],{{cite web |last1=Desborough |first1=Ellie |title=Turnover's favourite songs |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/nine-songs-turnover |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=4 January 2026}} [[Trash Boat]],{{cite web |last1=BIDDULPH |first1=ANDY |title=LISTEN TO TRASH BOAT'S GRIPPING, STRIPPED-BACK TITLE FIGHT COVER |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/listen-to-trash-boats-gripping-stripped-back-title-fight-cover |website=[[Rock Sound]] |access-date=29 July 2019}} [[Muskets (band)|Muskets]],{{cite AV media |people=Alex Cheung |date=7 October 2025 |title=70: Live Love Alex Cheung (Dynamite, Turn of Phrase, Uzumaki, Ex-Muskets) |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/live-love-lugosi-podcast/id1719334509 |work=livelovelugosi |type=Podcast |time=20m58s |access-date=12 February 2026 |quote=I was really drawn to the Title Fight, Basement stuff... "Like, this is what I'm looking for," you know? Um, so yeah, uh, got mad into that stuff. Started Muskets. That started off more that stuff and then evolved into, like, got really into grunge and whatever. So Pixies were a big influence, and, um, Breeders and that sort of stuff.}} [[Die Spitz]],{{cite web |title=Safe In Your Skin: A Conversation With Die Spitz {{!}} Features |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/safe-in-your-skin-a-conversation-with-die-spitz/ |website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |access-date=9 January 2026 |date=18 September 2025}} [[Milk Teeth]],{{cite web |title=milk teeth interview! |url=http://reignitionworld.weebly.com/interviews/milk-teeth-interview |website=Reignition World |access-date=11 February 2026 |language=en}} [[Modern Color]],{{cite web |title=Modern Color: Cali Melodic Rock Outfit Goes 'Twilight Zone' on Us in "Out of Reach" Music Video {{!}} Features |url=https://www.noecho.net/features/modern-color-out-of-reach |website=www.noecho.net |access-date=4 January 2026 |language=en |date=24 April 2020}} [[Glare (band)|Glare]],{{cite web |last1=Lindsay |first1=Cam |title=An interview with Glare |url=https://firstrevival.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-glare |website=First Revival |access-date=21 January 2026 |date=3 April 2025}} [[Wisp (musician)|Wisp]],{{cite web |title=WISP Interview |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/core/wisp-iv/105666492 |website=[[Triple J]] |access-date=21 January 2026 |language=en-AU |date=19 August 2025}} [[One Step Closer (band)|One Step Closer]],{{cite web |title=ONE STEP CLOSER: MEET PENNSYLVANIA CREW LEADING MELODIC HARDCORE'S NEW WAVE |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/one-step-closer-meet-pennsylvania-crew-leading-melodic-hardcores-new-wave |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=July 14, 2021 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301123022/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/one-step-closer-meet-pennsylvania-crew-leading-melodic-hardcores-new-wave |url-status=live }} [[Split Chain]],{{cite AV media |people=Tom Davies, Roberto Martínez-Cowles |title=Five Questions with Split Chain |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMc6-CJrsu8 |type=Interview |time=1m20s |access-date=20 February 2026}} [[Ethel Cain]],{{cite web |title=Now Hear This: Interview With Ethel Cain |url=https://morbidlybeautiful.com/interview-with-ethel-cain/ |website=Morbidly Beautiful |access-date=12 February 2026 |date=24 February 2021}} [[Lovejoy (band)|Lovejoy]],{{cite web |last1=Gold |first1=Will |title=What We Were Listening to While Writing the Album |url=https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0BDPrpk7EtDkMhwWriI2bL |website=[[Spotify]] |access-date=21 April 2026 |language=en}} [[ZillaKami]] and his group [[City Morgue]].{{cite podcast|url=https://nojumper.com/ |title=The ZillaKami & SosMula Interview |host=[[Adam Grandmaison]] |date=July 8, 2018 |access-date=December 14, 2018}}


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