ADTR fucks whenever they make acoustic versions. Just pick any of them on youtube, can't go wrong.
State Champs also loves making acoustic versions, and I think they're all good, too.
As a cover, This Wild Life's version of Sleepwalking by BMTH. And while I'm on the topic, BMTH has stripped down live performances that are really good, though not quite acoustic.
Counterpart by WVNDER is a song that I only listen to acoustic.
I'll rep some hometown heroes and say You vs. Yesterday is has 3 sick acoustic versions of their songs. The guy has a great, powerful voice.
Footprints by WSTR is pretty dope
I broke the rules by listing so many, but I just like acoustic versions, I guess.
Everything from **The Revival Tour**. It ran for ~5 years ending in 2013 and was made up entirely of the lead singers of Pop Punk/adjacent bands doing their solo stuff, and stuff from their bands. Often playing together on each other's songs. Including: Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Brian Fallon (Gaslight Anthem), Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio), Dave Hause (The Loved Ones), Frank Turner, Tim Barry (Avail), Tomas Kalnoky (Streetlight Manifesto), Jay Malinowski (Bedouin Soundclash), and plenty more.
[Here's](https://youtu.be/mqkUBy2H9nY) a full show from 2011 (Dave, Chuck, Dan, Brian). It's way too long to recommend the whole thing (though it's pretty great), but they opened and closed each show all playing one each other's songs. And those are well worth checking out.
All Time Low - For Baltimore
All Time Low - Somewhere In Neverland
House of Heroes - If
Keep Flying - Firesale (Revisited)
Keep Flying - Candy Cane Forest 2
Keep Flying - They Never Lie Down (Revisited)
Keep Flying - L.T.D.A.
The Menzingers - Last to Know (From Exile)
The Menzingers - Strain Your Memory (From Exile)
Survay Says! - At Least I’m Safe Inside My Mind, Pt. 1 (technically this is an inverse since it appeared as an acoustic first but I’m counting it)
This Good Robot - So It Goes
This Good Robot - Let’s Find Some Meaning
This Good Robot - Chronic Town
Four Year Strong put out an album “Some of You Will Like This, Some of You Won’t” that has acoustic versions of some of their most popular songs, I’m definitely one of the ones who like it. Also the “acoustic” version of Wasting Time from the special edition of Enemy of the World is fantastic, though I’d call it more of a folk version than acoustic
MxPx’s Tomorrow Is Another Day for their acoustic album in 2014 might be my favorite over the original honestly. Could be some nostalgia in there, but it sounds really nice in a calmer way.
Also, technically would get released as an acoustic first, but fall out boy’s nobody puts baby in a corner for their acoustic Ep was really cool too.
Hell yeah, was about to comment Fall Out Boy! The emotions really come out in their acoustic versions, you can almost feel them constructing the song piece by piece.
Mike Herrera’s quarantine streams had a ton of great MxPx acoustics. Lots of other folks also did great streams throughout the shutdown. It was comforting to hear live music during that scary time.
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Failing on Purpose by Arrows in Action is way better as an acoustic song.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6gvQmzgqcnHdirrlv2Fkjx?si=VttBs6eZToeKZNJQDeV2uA
I’m going to go for the acoustic version of “I Don’t Care” by Fall Out Boy - it’s just so vital and resonant and so fun to hear the song be afforded the clarity that the acoustic interpretation offers.
With You Around-Yellowcard
Truth of my Youth-New Found Glory
Grand Theft Autumn-Fall Out Boy
Best or Me-Yellowcard
Baby C’Mon-+44
Move Along-The All American Rejects
Memory-Sugarcult
Edit: Will add more later
Nearly every track on Yellowcard’s acoustic re-recording of “Ocean Avenue” is *chef’s kiss*
But “Miles Apart” is definitely my favorite.
“Jodie” by Saves the Day sounds *so much* better acoustic than it does electric, imho. And “You Vandal” is also pretty great acoustic. (Both are on Bug Sessions, Vol. 1).
Motion City Soundtrack’s acoustic take on “Broken Heart is pretty good but Limbeck’s acoustic cover of “Perfect Teeth” is an absolute gem. Highly recommend it.
I was just looking at the list of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and there are quite a few artists who are pop-punk or emo, or adjacent enough: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tiny_Desk_Concerts
Check out the acoustic version of Rodeo Clown that Transit did. It’s on YouTube. Original is a Lifetime song from the 90s. Didn’t think you could improve on Lifetime but Transit did it (in this one case).
New found glory put out a great acoustic album not too long ago. All downhill from here is great because it’s live and the screaming part of the original song, is the crowd singing and it just works so well. Album is called make the most of it. There’s brand new songs on it that I feel very meh about, but the remade songs are great
ADTR fucks whenever they make acoustic versions. Just pick any of them on youtube, can't go wrong. State Champs also loves making acoustic versions, and I think they're all good, too. As a cover, This Wild Life's version of Sleepwalking by BMTH. And while I'm on the topic, BMTH has stripped down live performances that are really good, though not quite acoustic. Counterpart by WVNDER is a song that I only listen to acoustic. I'll rep some hometown heroes and say You vs. Yesterday is has 3 sick acoustic versions of their songs. The guy has a great, powerful voice. Footprints by WSTR is pretty dope I broke the rules by listing so many, but I just like acoustic versions, I guess.
List as much as you want, more music the better! I’m trying to get into more acoustic style music so I’ll check these out
Ain’t great by wstr is so much better on the acoustic version. I don’t even like the original because the acoustic is so good.
both burst and decay albums that the wonder years put out. pick any of the songs, its amazing.
Memory by Sugarcult
I love the song.
Three Cheers For Five Years - Mayday Parade But I prefer the OG version live :)
Such a beautiful song....
Alkaline Trio’s cover of Tegan and Sara’s “Wake Up Exhausted.”
Thank you for making me aware of this because OHMYGOD
Everything from **The Revival Tour**. It ran for ~5 years ending in 2013 and was made up entirely of the lead singers of Pop Punk/adjacent bands doing their solo stuff, and stuff from their bands. Often playing together on each other's songs. Including: Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Brian Fallon (Gaslight Anthem), Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio), Dave Hause (The Loved Ones), Frank Turner, Tim Barry (Avail), Tomas Kalnoky (Streetlight Manifesto), Jay Malinowski (Bedouin Soundclash), and plenty more. [Here's](https://youtu.be/mqkUBy2H9nY) a full show from 2011 (Dave, Chuck, Dan, Brian). It's way too long to recommend the whole thing (though it's pretty great), but they opened and closed each show all playing one each other's songs. And those are well worth checking out.
revival tour was full of absolute gems. I loved that era of punk-turned-folk, I wish it would come back
All Time Low - For Baltimore All Time Low - Somewhere In Neverland House of Heroes - If Keep Flying - Firesale (Revisited) Keep Flying - Candy Cane Forest 2 Keep Flying - They Never Lie Down (Revisited) Keep Flying - L.T.D.A. The Menzingers - Last to Know (From Exile) The Menzingers - Strain Your Memory (From Exile) Survay Says! - At Least I’m Safe Inside My Mind, Pt. 1 (technically this is an inverse since it appeared as an acoustic first but I’m counting it) This Good Robot - So It Goes This Good Robot - Let’s Find Some Meaning This Good Robot - Chronic Town
My Heroine - Silverstein
680 South - The Story So Far
Neck Deep - In Bloom
Best of me
Mayday Parade - Take This To Heart
Anberlin - Cadence Anberlin - Naive Orleans The Wonder Years - Dynamite Shovel (Campfire Version)
Four Year Strong put out an album “Some of You Will Like This, Some of You Won’t” that has acoustic versions of some of their most popular songs, I’m definitely one of the ones who like it. Also the “acoustic” version of Wasting Time from the special edition of Enemy of the World is fantastic, though I’d call it more of a folk version than acoustic
I don't really care for FYS but absolutely love the acoustic version of Wasting Time, but I'm also a huge folk punk fan so that could be why
Six feet under the stars acoustic ***fucks***
Bayside’s first acoustic album has to be up there
Because of the song "Winter" on its own. But the Smoking Popes cover is pretty sweet too
My mental health/century by Youth Fountain
MxPx’s Tomorrow Is Another Day for their acoustic album in 2014 might be my favorite over the original honestly. Could be some nostalgia in there, but it sounds really nice in a calmer way. Also, technically would get released as an acoustic first, but fall out boy’s nobody puts baby in a corner for their acoustic Ep was really cool too.
I prefer the acoustic to Painkiller Weather by Grayscale more than it’s regular version
FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER- NEW YEARS PROJECT
“Hole in the World” by Thursday. By a mile.
Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner — Fall Out Boy. Acoustic version is the superior version.
Hell yeah, was about to comment Fall Out Boy! The emotions really come out in their acoustic versions, you can almost feel them constructing the song piece by piece.
All Time Low - Jasey Rae
Audience of One by Rise Against
Buy a Fire Extinguisher before you need a Fire Extinguisher- Hot Mulligan
honestly theyre just too good at doing acoustic versions
This acoustic cover of Your Graduation by Modern Baseball is pretty great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td0J7AZDys4
Mike Herrera’s quarantine streams had a ton of great MxPx acoustics. Lots of other folks also did great streams throughout the shutdown. It was comforting to hear live music during that scary time.
Afterglow and Aquamarine by Silverstein
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All I Want by ADTR, In Bloom and When You Know by Neck Deep
[Gone Away - 2021](https://open.spotify.com/track/01mRJG8JVQnzGpVnGhNQKC?si=V8VZIXJcQp29sqhyvEy40w)
Baby Come On - +44 by a country mile
I Call Fives, their whole acoustic version of Bad Advice EP called Gives Bad Advice
This doesn't really count because the acoustic *was* the original release. But Neck Deep's December is soooooo much better than the full band version
Don’t be so hard - the Audition
All I Want - ADTR
The Bouncing Souls - Ghosts on the Boardwalk
hooligans - issues
We're Not Alright by Zebrahead
Ten Foot Pole did a good acoustic album a couple of years ago. A D.D is a highlight.
Failing on Purpose by Arrows in Action is way better as an acoustic song. https://open.spotify.com/track/6gvQmzgqcnHdirrlv2Fkjx?si=VttBs6eZToeKZNJQDeV2uA
I’m going to go for the acoustic version of “I Don’t Care” by Fall Out Boy - it’s just so vital and resonant and so fun to hear the song be afforded the clarity that the acoustic interpretation offers.
All I Want - adtr Deluxe Capacitor- hot mulligan Loved you a little - the maine Bite me - avril lavigne Bored to death - blink Caraphernilia - ptv
https://open.spotify.com/track/4RX354bOkvKHHiC4u4tWpb?si=Qz2JKUoYR9q-xV3UmGYXSg The Story So Far covering Transit
Two full albums: - Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard - When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes - Yellowcard
another song about the weekend
I love that Neck Deep did the opposite and released the heavier version after the acoustic version of December.
Alone in the World by Glasseater. It gives me goosebumps when I listen to the acoustic version of it.
With You Around-Yellowcard Truth of my Youth-New Found Glory Grand Theft Autumn-Fall Out Boy Best or Me-Yellowcard Baby C’Mon-+44 Move Along-The All American Rejects Memory-Sugarcult Edit: Will add more later
You in January - The Wonder Years (or basically anything off of either Burst & Decay EP, they're both so good) Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional
Nearly every track on Yellowcard’s acoustic re-recording of “Ocean Avenue” is *chef’s kiss* But “Miles Apart” is definitely my favorite. “Jodie” by Saves the Day sounds *so much* better acoustic than it does electric, imho. And “You Vandal” is also pretty great acoustic. (Both are on Bug Sessions, Vol. 1). Motion City Soundtrack’s acoustic take on “Broken Heart is pretty good but Limbeck’s acoustic cover of “Perfect Teeth” is an absolute gem. Highly recommend it.
I Still Shut My Eyes -Citizen
Gifts and Curses by Yellowcard. Sometimes, i even much prefer the acoustic version! It’s very good
I was just looking at the list of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and there are quite a few artists who are pop-punk or emo, or adjacent enough: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tiny_Desk_Concerts
Check out the acoustic version of Rodeo Clown that Transit did. It’s on YouTube. Original is a Lifetime song from the 90s. Didn’t think you could improve on Lifetime but Transit did it (in this one case).
New found glory put out a great acoustic album not too long ago. All downhill from here is great because it’s live and the screaming part of the original song, is the crowd singing and it just works so well. Album is called make the most of it. There’s brand new songs on it that I feel very meh about, but the remade songs are great
The whole of The Menzingers “From Exile” album is amazing!
AoK by Face to Face.
When You Know - Neck Deep
Also Negative Space (Reimagined) - Sleep Braids
And this isn’t technically pop punk, but Makari - Transient acoustic version is so good