I Hate Myself was an American screamo and emo band formed in Gainesville, Florida in 1996 by brothers Jim and Jon Marburger, gone by 1999 after a handful of releases on No Idea Records. That tiny catalog — especially 10 Songs (1998) — became foundational for second-wave emo and screamo. Browse I Hate Myself vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
I Hate Myself formed in Gainesville, Florida in 1996 around brothers Jim and Jon Marburger. They were on No Idea Records (the Gainesville-based punk and emo label) throughout their brief career. The band dissolved in 1999, with the posthumously-released Two Songs (2000) closing the catalog. Despite their small total recorded output, the band has been widely cited as a foundational influence on second-wave emo and screamo, with cult attention that has grown across the subsequent decades.
I Hate Myself's sound combined screamo, emo, midwest emo, post-hardcore, and indie rock with Jim Marburger's distinctive emotionally raw vocal delivery (combining sung and screamed passages), intricate guitar work, and confessional lyrical content drawing on the Gainesville and broader Midwest emo traditions.
No Idea Records pressings of the I Hate Myself catalog are widely collected by emo collectors. Multiple anniversary repressings have been released, particularly of 10 Songs.
Listeners new to I Hate Myself typically start with 10 Songs (1998).
