Onelinedrawing - ＂Smile＂ (music video)

What this video is

Released in 2004 on Jade Tree Records, 'Smile' by Onelinedrawing (Jonah Matranga) sits at the nexus of the post-hardcore acoustic solo movement that emerged after Far's breakup in 1998. Matranga was among the earliest lead singers of hardcore-adjacent bands to launch a solo project under a pseudonym, predating the mainstream emo-acoustic wave represented by Dashboard Confessional. Jade Tree's roster — including The…

Why it matters

The Onelinedrawing 'Smile' video is a document of the early-2000s acoustic emo micro-genre at its most unfiltered. As one of the movement's foundational figures, Matranga's work prefigured the mainstream success of Dashboard Confessional and the broader acoustic emo commercial wave, while itself…