Emery - Abacus Recordings

photo by: Jerad Knudson

.:: line-up ::.

Toby Morelle - Vocals
Matt Carter - Guitar
Josh Head - Keyboards
Chopper - Bass
Dave Powell - Drums
Devin Shelton - Guitar, Background Vocals

.:: band's official webpage ::.

http://www.emerymusic.com

.:: band's media link ::.

on myspace.com

on purevolume.com

.:: band bio ::.

“Emo” has so quickly become the trendy new music catchphrase for the recent influx of rock resurgence that it has nearly lost its entire significance and meaning. So many bands have been quick to claim the title, yet hold it with little or no passion. Enter EMERY.

Not only are they recapturing the definitive meaning of the genre by abounding deep emotion between their intense variance in dynamics and layered vocal beauty, but their feelings are backed by passionate beliefs full of genuine sentiment as well. Formed in South Carolina, EMERY was formed when the six recent college graduates decided to pursue music full-time. Upon making their decision, they also uprooted to move across country to Seattle in search of a more diverse music scene. In a matter of months they had won over the staff of Seattle-based Tooth & Nail Records, signed a deal, and recorded their first album entitled, “The Weak's End” at Black Lodge Studio in Eudora, Kansas with producer Ed Rose (The Get Up Kids).

The songs, carrying a perfect blend of all the depth of hardcore stylings layered with delicate melodies and often times fragile vocal overtones, are not only beautiful but also meaningful. Without time to catch their breath, the band hit the road with a non-stop touring schedule, including stints with everyone from Hawthorne Heights to Eighteen Visions, all the while writing new material. At the beginning of 2005 the band spent five weeks recording with Aaron Sprinkle (Project 86, MXPX, Pedro The Lion), the result produced EMERY's sophomore album, "The Question". A more focused, and profoundly mature record than their debut, Emery’s potential is limitless. The band headlined the Smartpunk stage for whole summer on the Warped tour and made fans of thousands and thousands who bared witness the striking balance of delicate melodies and uncompromising muscle EMERY deliver, whose physically demanding performance can sometimes become medically demanding. Yet, despite such bruises and bleeding, EMERY continually forges ahead, delivering their distinctive sound to both stages and stereos.