One band that neatly sidesteps this label is 'Post Punk / Powerpop / Indie' outfit - Wilson Fisk. At first listen you'd be forgiven for thinking these guys are American with their particular brand of jauntily angled riffs and breezy vocals but they come from not one, but three English towns.
The EP is a very solid and instantly likeable affair. And if the guys want to call it anything but 'emo' then who are we to argue?
It's available for free HERE