The year formusicis 2015.

Anyone and everyone is engulfed in the blogs of Tumblr.

Social media feeds are swarmed with edgy quotes and teenagers sporting band tees, flannels and space buns.

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Urban Outfitters and American Apparel are booming in business.

This is the triumphant conclusion to the beloved era known as “Tumblr grunge.”

This sliver of time would not have been what it was without the music driving it.

Spiritbox Music Video

Ten years ago, Halsey and Melanie Martinez released their debut records.

Tame Impala released an album that would change the course of indie rock music forever.

Ten years later, this song still remains a masterpiece, and there’s no doubt why.

A collage of emo clip art and the covers of four emo/punk albums from 2005 (Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree, Paramore - All We Know Is Falling, Against Me - Searching For A Former Clarity, Bright Eyes - I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning)

The key to success?

Paired with her stark and moody lyrics,Martinez became an icon for misfitsduring the era.

“Drown” specifically sees influences from indie and alternative rock anthems while remaining true to their sound.

Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph, The Neighbourhood’s Wiped Out! album cover, and Halsey from the Badlands era

Custom Image by Jade Pike

This display alone is a true testimony to the way this track has stood the test of time.

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Album: Wiped Out!

The track was unlike anything else that accompanied it on the mainstream radio.