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    HM Magazine #78/Stairwell
    Stairwell — Fifty Years Too Late cover

    Stairwell

    Fifty Years Too Late

    (1999)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

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    Label No Compromise RecordsHM Magazine #78July 1999
    emopost-hardcore

    Anyone into emo, listen up... Stairwell is awesome! The new breed of post hardcore music is diverse, with bands as varied as Brandston, Appleseed Cast, and Dear Ephesus putting a different twist to the emo umbrella. Stairwell dabble heavily into the subtle, even picking up a violin at times to create aural beauty that is spattered with dense guitars and tasty drumming and vocals that sound deeper than "this is my job." Listen to a song like "Letters To Lindsey," and see if you don't feel inspired.

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