Corporate Retreat on Hiatus!
After a whirlwind eighteen month run of live shows, Corporate Retreat will be going on permanent hiatus. Andrew is stepping away from the stage to spend more time with family, to devote more time to his day job that not only pays the bills but has become a dream job, and very importantly to his 501(c)(3) charity Dense Analysis, which he has not had nearly enough time for.
The music is far from over! Coming up this year are the following important events.
- Gunkus will present "The Dune-ical" in August!
- More Gunkus shows TBA later this year!
- A 15 track Leonardo Lemuel studio album will be released this year!
Thanks to Cathal Dowd, FUBAR, Jo Capaldi, Joey Dawson, The Trapdoor Spiders, and especially Cats on the Moon for all the love and support during the 18 month run of live Corporate Retreat, Gunkus, and Leonardo Lemuel performances. Special thanks to Jenny Brock for the album art and posters. And of course thanks to the Corporate Retreat band members for 3+ years of developing Andrew into being a much better musician and pushing him to learn how to put on great live performances.
Where am I?
Welcome to the front page of Emo in Bristol. Enjoy some fine music from some fine people in Bristol, and maybe the odd post or two about acts you should check out.
Latest Releases
Corporate Retreat
"Nothing is certain except death and taxes."
Genres: Punk, Shoegaze, Emo

Released:
Gunkus
An awesome Gunkus album.
Genres: Punk, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Released:
Leonardo Lemuel
A remastered collection of two demos.
Genres: Emo, Epunk, Indie Rock, Lo-fi rock

Released:
Who are you?
We are a rag-tag group of musicians in Bristol. We love making music together, and supporting each other. Andrew Wray is the primary maintainer of this website, and loves to promote Emo, Punk, Epunk and more with his company Midwest Melancholy Limited.
All-in-all, we are:
- Andrew Wray (Leonardo Lemuel)
- Patrick Fenton (Gunkus)
- Chris Beale (Chris Vox)
- Mike Owen (everyone's friend)
- Together we were... "Corporate Retreat!"
- And various other acts...
What even is Emo, anyway?
Start with what Emo is not.
Emo is not:
- My Chemical Romance (okay, maybe that first album?)
- Green Day (That first album tho)
- Blink 182
- Bullet for My Valentine (sorry guy!)
- Fall Out Boy
- Most of the 1990's and 2000's
- Wearing fashion
- Being sad because your girlfriend fucked Todd
- Those stupid fucking belts
Emo is:
- 1983 - Rites of Spring
- 1985 - Embrace
- 1989 - Cap'n Jazz
- 1990 - Drive Like Jehu
- 1993 - Braid
- 1995 - The Promise Ring
- 1995 - Rainer Maria
- 1995 - Bright Eyes
- 1995 - Cursive
- 1998 - Rilo Kiley
- 2001 - Desaparecidos
- 2005 - Algernon Cadwallader
- This guy (Love you, Sam!)
- "The bands that Sam Grudgings will tell Andrew aren't Emo, but they are. Like, it's all a matter of perspective, and honestly if you feel it in your heart then you know it's like..."
- Too many bands and songs to name
- "The stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard in my entire life." ("Come on, man!")