Deep Elm’s shift to alt-country and folk influenced bands has been a really nice change. I’m sure it’s not been a conscious thing, but with 500 Miles To Memphis and now Track A Tiger, the label has moved on from the more intracite emo bands like Appleseed Cast, to the more obvious, mainstream bands, like Fightstar, to something a little more delicate, honest and real. It’s not like I want to break out the bourbon when I listen to Track A Tiger, but there’s a real honesty here that I really like. It’s a bit ethereal at times, jangly at others, but the two vocals juxtapose each other in such a sublime way it makes this record quite difficult not to like. It’s more dreamy than dreary – a very good thing indeed.
