to let us know that Deep Elm Records has signed two new bands - Clair De Lune and Eleven Minutes Away. These bands join the other four recently signed bands - Sounds Like Violence, Burns Out Bright, Lock and Key and Fire Divine. Click READ MORE for more information on the label's entire roster, including these new acquisitions.
DEEP ELM : RELOADED…
INDIE RECORD LABEL ANNOUNCES 2004 TOURING ROSTER
Deep Elm is pleased to announce six additions to its exclusive 2004 roster:
SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE, BURNS OUT BRIGHT, CLAIR DE LUNE, ELEVEN MINUTES AWAY, LOCK AND KEY and FIRE DIVINE.
They join DESERT CITY SOUNDTRACK, SETTLEFISH, SURROUNDED, RED ANIMAL WAR and SLOWRIDE.
SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE is from Ãngelholm, Sweden. The Pistol is their debut. And yes, they really are as good as everyone says they are. You wonât be able to get the white-hot rock of the first track You Give Me Heartattacks out of your head, let alone the rest. Touring the UK in June, followed by Germany.
Columbia, South Carolinaâs BURNS OUT BRIGHT bring a whole new definition to melodic, driving post-hardcore on their incredible debut Distance And Darkness. Having already toured with the likes of Stretch Arm Strong, Evergreen Terrace and Bear Vs. Shark, these boys are officially on tour forever.
Hailing from the uber-cold city of Minneapolis, CLAIR DE LUNEâs hot-blooded riffs come at you from twenty different directions, rendering any attempt to categorize their sound futile at best. Their debut Marionettes is an extraordinary culmination of power, dynamic beauty and technical prowess.
Add Burlington, Ontario, Canadaâs ELEVEN MINUTES AWAY to your list of âmust hearâ bands in 2004. This band shares its home - and frequently the stage - with Grade, Boys Night Out and Silverstein. A full-length is in the works, not to mention an invasion of the US this summer. Simply incredible hardcore.
It's impossible not to become invested in the hooks of LOCK AND KEYâs infectious debut No Fate, which says a lot for a group characterized by their sheer volume. These songs contain fire, intensity and sincerity in equally impressive doses. Catch these Boston natives on tour now with Jericho RVA.
FIRE DIVINE, a Marlton, New Jersey based quintet, features members of The June Spirit and A Life Once Lost. As the title of the their debut Itâs All A Blur suggests, they rip through like a hurricane with dizzying time signatures, dynamic shifts and Ian Musgroveâs intense vox striking the most tender nerves.
In other news, Portland's DESERT CITY SOUNDTRACK just finished a US tour and are hitting the road again in April in support of Funeral Car and a three-way split EP with the unpredictable Italian-Canadian outfit SETTLEFISH (Bologna, Italy) and Sounds Like Violence. Dallasâ RED ANIMAL WAR will be touring the US for six full months beginning in June to support their J. Robbins-produced third full-length Polizida. Swedenâs SURROUNDED is currently finishing up a UK tour supporting Safety In Numbers, while SLOWRIDE is gearing up in Dallas for the road as well…following the recent theft of all their gear.
Commenting on the new additions and changing face of the Charlotte label, owner John Szuch said "The Deep Elm roster is stronger with more talent, more rock, better songwriting, better releases and more excitement than ever before. Weâre focused on touring bands that are fearlessly dedicated to the road. As an artist development-driven label, we pride ourselves in finding the best young bands throughout the world, rather than cherry picking well-known artists from other labels. We exist to help young bands grow, create, build…like we have for Appleseed Cast, Brandtson, Planes Mistaken For Stars and others. This is the only way we feel we can genuinely contribute to this thing we call Indie Rock…"
Deep Elm is distributed exclusively by Southern (US), Shellshock (UK) and Backs (World).