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Thursday is a prominent American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, known for their influential contributions to the post-hardcore genre. With a lineup that includes notable members like Geoff Rickly, they have made significant impacts in the emo and screamo music scenes.
“I found this band when I was 12 because my friends and I had a joke that Thursday was the designated masturbation day so I googled Thursday and found A City By The Light Divided which had just come out. So even 20 years later this band is intrinsically linked with jerking off in my mind”
“saw them live and now i can't stop listening to them. i wish high school me looked into them a little deeper than he did”
“thursday is my favourite day”
Thursday has a Quality-to-Fame Gap Score of 35 out of 100. there is a meaningful gap between their artistic quality and mainstream recognition. fans across Reddit, YouTube comments, and music forums independently describe them as underrated or a hidden gem.
Thursday works in post-hardcore originating from United States (New Jersey). As a music artist at the "established" level, Thursday has a Wikipedia presence and is categorized within the broader post-hardcore scene. They are signed to a major label.
Thursday has approximately 303K monthly listeners on Spotify. They also have 120K YouTube subscribers and approximately 115K combined social media followers. A significant audience, though their gap score suggests room for much wider recognition.
Fans of Thursday often also enjoy Finch, Brand New, Saves the Day, The Used, Taking Back Sunday. These artists share common ground in the post-hardcore space and/or the United States music scene. If you appreciate Thursday's approach to post-hardcore, these artists offer similar qualities.
With a Gap Score of 35/100, Thursday's artistic quality significantly exceeds their current level of recognition (established). Contributing factors: the gap between quality and fame often comes down to timing, market dynamics, and the inherent biases of recommendation algorithms that favor established artists.