audreys dance

 Audreys Dance were a short-lived midwest emo band from Germany; I believe they were based in Nuremberg. They formed from the ashes of Jennifer Eight in the late 90s and were active for an indeterminate amount of time after. They appeared on a 2001 compilation but that could have been posthumously, and it's possible they weren't around past the turn of the millennium.

It's an continual emo tragedy that far, far too few bands have tried to sound like Christie Front Drive. Perhaps this is due to that seminal band's fundamental ineffability, as even the handful who have made the attempt never truly sound like CFD. But some have come close, and Audreys Dance came closer than most. Their mercilessly small discography is a straight shot of pure mid-90s midwest emo and in its best moments comes tantalizingly near to sounding like B-sides from Anthology.

The band's entire recorded output consists of three songs. The first two are on the self-titled 7" released on the great Millipede Records in 1999. The third is a compilation track, also from Millipede, on the love still has its meaning comp. According to the owner of the label, the band has live material that has yet to be digitized, so here's hoping that sees the light someday.

audreys dance