Elliott - False Cathedrals

August 2000 | Revelation Records

A pretty straight forward emo rock band with great sound and catchy songs. Elliott was around from 1995 – 2003, this was their best work. I want to say Superstitions in Travel is my favorite song because it features epic singability. But of course, Drive on to Me has a pop-charm that none of the tracks on this album can compare to. Overall: a nostalgic, amiable record not to be forgotten.

Tracklist:

1 Voices

2 Calm Americans

3 Blessed by Your Own Ghost

4 Drive on Me

5 Calvary Song

6 Lipstick Stigmata

7 Dying Midwestern

8 Shallow Like Your Breath

9 Superstitions in Travel

10 Carving Oswego

11 Lie Close

12 Speed of Film

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Et Tu Brute - Demo

2004 | Self Released Demo

This is the only recording Et Tu Brute put out, which is a damn shame. I have a figurative female hard-on for the Latin language, so this band does great things for me. Their bass player's a babe, too. I don't have an album cover, they just sent me a cd-r with red sharpie hearts on it. I wonder if any of these guys are still making (amazing) music...

Tracklist

1 All Things Equal

2 Favete Linguis

3 With One Last Look

4 Zombies Avantgarde

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DARYL - The Technology

August 2005 | Beatville Records

Dreamy kind of singable pop songs from Dallas, Texas. I put this album on every few months (or years) when I flip to it in my cd binder- every song is fun. Motion in Progress is the most memorable song on the album-- think indie rock goes to Epcot.

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December's Tragic Drive - Marigold and Patchwork

1997 | Self Released?

This band is currently known as The Appleseed Cast (my favorite band), but I decided to showcase this record to pay some respect to their roots. Many of these songs went on to the Appleseed Cast’s End of the Ring Wars LP. It is a very lo-fi album released in 1997 just before they changed their name. Actually, this album features the song Skaater Ik Ignito, which is on their Tale of the Aftermath 7” (I have been searching for this record everywhere!) The song Stars comes in slow and sad, featuring a beautiful horns section.

Tracklist

1 Antihero

2 Marigold and Patchwork

3 Stars

4 Dreamland

5 Skaater Ik Ignito

6 Untitled 1/2

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Le Pre ou Je Suis Mort - Le Pre ou Je Suis Mort

April 2005 | Communication is Not Words

The best thing about this recent French screamo band is their album mastering is perfect. This band is the right amount of powerful and sincere. I especially love the drowsy, melodic section ending the second track, Une fois de plus, which carries seamlessly into Terre Promise. These guys play beautiful guitar riffs that still carry sad undertones-- the kind you can’t help bounce your head to.

The band’s name, and consequently their self titled LP, literally translates to ‘The meadow where I died.’ The record I ordered came with a screened tote bag I can use to carry around a couple records at a time. (It’s the little things! They even sent me a cute little origami turtle.) The LP is pressed to a gorgeous half white – half black lp and is a beautiful addition to any record collection.

Tracklist:

a1. Vision

a2. Une fois de plus

a3. Terre promise

b1. Silence

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I took this on my phone one night in Coventry, CT last fall. I still think it's beautiful.

really i'm just testing the texting option..

Cross My Heart - Temporary Contemporary

2000 | Deep Elm Records

Another early 2000s emo band, Cross my Heart plays a similar brand of emo to Benton Falls with a stronger vocalist and less intricate, but still jangly riffs. This was a band I always looked forward to on those Deep Elm Records Compilations, the Emo Diaries. Actually I totally forgot about them until yesterday when I was going through old empty cd jewel cases.. I wish I had lost the cases and not the discs. But I suppose those discs are scratched to shit now anyway. I'm sure you'll hear more bands from those comp's from me eventually..

Tracklist

1 The Great Depression

2 Tonight We'll Light Ourselves on Fire

3 Paris

4 London Bridge

5 With Bells On

6 Infinity Doesn't Live Here Anymore

7 Self-loathing Bastard

8 Angels & Gargoyles

9 How Slowly We Forget

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Benton Falls - Fighting Starlight

August 2001 | Deep Elm Records

This is a good album for my first post.

Benton Falls, from Santa Rosa, CA played a beautiful popular midwestern-sounding emo in the early 2000s. This is my favorite album of theirs, though the edgier Guilt Beats Hate is a close second. I went through alot with this album growing up, and I hope I never forget about it. Guess that's why it's here...

The song Back to Nothing begins with, "i follow you around / like i follow the sea / but i see you're not / interested in me..." which i think rounds out the entire album pretty well-- struggling with the idea of isolation or abandonment. But there's something hopeful left behind in all the whining.

Tracklist

1 All These Things

2 Swimming With You

3 Fighting Starlight

4 Sad Like Winter Leaves

5 Always Behind A Smile

6 June Port Bridge

7 No Hero

8 Coastal

9 Back To Nothing

10 Eudora

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here is my first post. in the near future this area will be filled with beautiful music.. and other ideas i think are worth sharing.