Deep Elm Records is an

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releasing albums by bands such as

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Brandtson Brandtson was an American rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. History The band formed in 1996 and first recorded for a Stead Fast Records compilation entitled ''Radiowaves and Gibberish'' in 1997. Soon after the group signed with Deep Elm Records, ...

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, and

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. It also released the compilation series ''

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''.

History

Deep Elm Records started in New York City by John Szuch. Deep Elm's first release was the single "Anthemic Tune" by Curdlefur in 1995. Its first album was by

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in March 1997. In 2006 Deep Elm Records signed its first UK act, Free Diamonds. By 2008, Deep Elm stopped pressing physical CDs and

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, effectively becoming a

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only label. The label has refused to be bought out by a larger company, and is currently located in

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. ''

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'' described Deep Elm as "a seminal label for the 90s/early 200s emo scene".(Almost) Every Single Deep Elm Release, Ranked
''Vice'', February 26, 2014.

Compilation albums

Between 1997 and 2007, the label released a series of twelve compilation albums titled ''

''. The series had an open submissions policy and featured mostly acts that were unsigned at the time of the albums' releases. ''The Emo Diaries'' featured then-new and unreleased music by such acts as

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and

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. It also released a compilation series called ''This Is Indie Rock''. Deep Elm's founder, John Szuch, claims that the original name for the series was intended to be ''The Indie Rock Diaries'', but this was ruled out when the first volume included Jimmy Eat World and Samiam, who were both signed to

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. ''The Emo Diaries'' was chosen because ''The Emotional Diaries'' was too long for the

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. Despite the title, the bands featured in the series have a diversity of sounds that do not all necessarily fit into the

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style of rock music.

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, in his book '' Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo'', claims that the series "stake a claim for emo as more a shared aesthetic than a genre." The label is now famous as a home for alternative

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bands, with acts such as

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and Dorena.

Artists past and present

500 Miles to Memphis 500 Miles to Memphis is a punk rock americana band from Cincinnati, OH. Their music is a cross-genre blend of punk rock, americana, bluegrass, and country. Ryan Malott formed the band in 2003. Since then they have released six studio albums, whi ...

*Accents *Again for the Win *

Benton Falls Benton Falls was an American emo band from Santa Rosa, California, which originally formed in 2000. The trio formerly consisted of Michael Richardson, Vance Gore, and Eli Deering, with second guitarist Gerb leaving after the release of '' Fighti ...

*Burns Out Bright *

*Cari Clara *Carly Comando *The Cast Before the Break *Clair De Lune *

Dartz! Dartz! (often stylized as DARTZ!) were a Math rock group from Middlesbrough, England, who formed at the beginning of 2005. They are signed to Xtra Mile Recordings in the UK and Deep Elm in the US, and released one full-length album, one mini- ...

The Dandelion War The Dandelion War is an American Post-Rock band from Oakland, California. Formed in 2008, the band is currently signed to Deep Elm Records. The band's debut album ''Geometries and Orchids'' was released independently in 2010. A follow-up, ''We We ...

*David Singer & the Sweet Science *Dead Red Sea *Desert City Soundtrack *Desoto Jones *Dorena *Drive Til Morning *Eleven Minutes Away *Everything in Waves *

Fightstar Fightstar are a British rock band from London that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and co-vocalist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. General ...

*Fire Divine * Five-eight *Flanders *Floating in Space *Free Diamonds *Ghost of Otis *

Goonies Never Say Die Goonies Never Say Die are a five piece instrumental and post-rock band from Blackpool, England. They formed around June 2007 in Blackpool UK. They have released two albums on Deep Elm Records and as of October 2014 have started work on a ...

*Hundred Hands *

I Am Sonic Rain I Am Sonic Rain are an instrumental and post-rock band from Treviso, Italy. They formed in 2001 in Treviso, Italy. They have released two albums on Deep Elm Records. They are made up of Giulio Signorotto (guitar), Francesco Vettor (guitar), Marco ...

*Imbroco *Inward Oceans *Keystone Kids *Kid You Not *

Last Days of April Last Days of April is an indie pop band from Stockholm, Sweden. History Last Days of April formed in 1996. The band found some underground success with their first demo release. A full-length was issued in 1997, then an EP on Bad Taste Records ...

*Last Lungs *

Latterman Latterman is an American semi-active four-piece punk rock band from Huntington, New York, United States. A melodic punk rock band with vocals shared by Phil Douglas and Mattie Jo Canino, their songs often contain political and/or socially co ...

*Les Sages *Lewis *

*Lock and Key * Logh * Moving Mountains *

*Muckafurgason *Our Lost Infantry *Papermoons *Pave the Rocket *

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*Public Radio *

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*Ride Your Bike *Settlefish *

Seven Storey Mountain Seven Storey Mountain is an American rock group from Phoenix, Arizona. The group's music is heavily influenced by the early Washington, D.C. post-hardcore scene.Andy Hinds, Seven Storey Mountainat Allmusic The band formed in 1994 as a three-piec ...

*She Bears *Slowride *Small Arms Dealer *So Sad Althea * Sounds Like Violence *Starmarket *Summer Hours *

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*This Beautiful Mess *Track a Tiger *

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* U137 *

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