Lollipop Magazine

Cover Your Tracks – Review

July 20, 2007

New Deep Elm artists covering old Deep Elm classics… ooooooh boy, this is gonna get ugly. Cold, hard proof that the glorious ’90s are long, long gone.

Lock and Key – Pull Up the Floorboards – Review

April 18, 2005

Lock And Key invites you to pump your fist within seconds. But the guitars slow down after half a minute and Ryan Shanahan’s angst-ridden vocals take over.

Settlefish – The Plural of the Choir – Review

February 16, 2005

When they’re noisy, they sound like other rock indie rock (non-screamo) bands, and when they’re soft, they remind me of other bands I wanna play instead.

Eleven Minutes Away – Arson Followed Me Home – Review

February 16, 2005

Part harmonied powerpop (verses, choruses, everything seconded), part screamo. Melodies are nice, there’re two of everything, and screamo can go fuck itself.

Fire Divine – It’s All a Blur – Review

December 4, 2004

In a four-song debut, Fire Divine brings more screamo into the world. It’s All a Blur revs and charges all the way through, save one track.

Lock And Key – No Fate – Review

November 15, 2004

Lock And Key’s seven-song debut EP is a crazy (but good) mess of punk, indie rock, and post-hardcore.

Surrounded – Safety in Numbers – Review

March 1, 2004

One aural peak into Safety in Numbers and you’ll chalk up another victory for the icy country, as drums crack like burning wood, and synths backfire like classic Mercury Rev.

Brandtson – Death & Taxes – Review

October 29, 2003

A fiery EP from one of Deep Elm’s best. Almost idiotic to call Brandtson “emo” at this point.

Drive Til Morning – Review

October 8, 2003

Whether making like an orchestral Mineral, alt-country weepy, or electronica-indie like +/-, Francis Garcia pours all of his being into every every serenade.

Benton Falls – Guilt Beats Hate – Review

August 6, 2003

Like a heavier version of Cross My Heart, Benton Falls emos it like it’s ’97 without a care in the world.