Upcoming Leonardo Lemuel Album
The new Leonardo Lemuel album "You Will Listen to Me" is coming soon. It is a raw, heart-on-sleeve release for anyone who likes honest songs that stay with you. Keep an eye on this page for the release announcement.
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
Leonardo Lemuel returns soon with "You Will Listen to Me".
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!")