The Sound of Rails were a band from Omaha, active in the early 2000s and a part of legendary emo label Caulfield Records. They played that jangly, atmospheric, slow burn emo that typifies, to me, the midwestern strain of emo. This is the music of Dirtnap, Boys Life, Forty Nine Hudson, and The Interstate Ten. This is the post-hardcore side of emo, and not necessarily midwest emo. Though many of their contemporaries incorporated midwest emo in this sound (some to the point they are considered true midwest emo bands), The Sound of Rails lean more towards slowcore and math rock than midwest emo.
The band put out two albums on Caulfield. The first, Prelude of Hypnotics, was released in 2000. The follow up, Night Time Simulcast, was put out in 2003 and appears to have been the last gasp of Caulfield. The band also put out a 7" in 2000 and a split with Putrescine in 2002.
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