For a free compilation available from Deep Elms website, this is quite an excellent collection. While all the material is available on other Deep Elm records, you cant beat the cost, and the disc still serves as an excellent introduction to emos favourite label. While the stark cobra cover art is momentarily deceiving, make no mistakes: Deep Elm bleeds emo. Thankfully, they bleed quality emo, and the 20 tracks contained here are a testament to that statement. The sounds on this comp range from lively to downright depressing, from the poppy darkness of Sounds Like Violence to the gentle piano balladry of Desert City Soundtrack. A quality snapshot of a label at the top of its game in a genre that so frequently isnt, This Is How I Kill My Tears, featuring every band on Deep Elms 2004 touring roster, is the perfect way to get to know a label sure to only get stronger in the years to come.
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This Is How I Kill My Tears
BY Sam SutherlandPublished Apr 1, 2004