CROSS MY HEART

Baltimore, Maryland

Ryan Shelkett (vocals, guitar, Dead Red Sea, Liars Academy)
Evan Tanner (drums, Liars Academy)
Christopher Camden (bass, Liars Academy)
Dwayne Bruner (guitar, vocals)
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Recommended If You Like: Liars Academy, Knapsack, Waxwing, Karate

Temporary Contemporary Vinyl LP (DER-389)

This Baltimore quartet offers up an aggressive yet delicate, diverse collection of songs that surrender each into the next with a certain sultriness that has you breathlessly following along. Led by the sweeping vocals of Ryan Shelkett, Cross My Heart guides you through a world of hopelessness and regret, sorrow and resolve. With a sound that is piercing ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Temporary Contemporary CD (DER-389)

This Baltimore quartet offers up an aggressive yet delicate, diverse collection of songs that surrender each into the next with a certain sultriness that has you breathlessly following along. Led by the sweeping vocals of Ryan Shelkett, Cross My Heart guides you through a world of hopelessness and regret, sorrow and resolve. With a sound that is piercing ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Self-Titled CD EP (DER-372)

A continuing evolution of the loud to soft dynamic - from a whisper to a scream and then back again in a single breath - Cross My Heart conveys the weight of the world in a clever meeting of roaring guitars and quiet reprieves. With wounded vocals that pay tribute to the rollercoaster relationship, XHM puts knots in your stomach and stars around your head. ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Unreleased No. 2: Deep Elm (Various) CD (DER-411)

Highlights of Unreleased No. 2 include songs from The Appleseed Cast, The White Octave, Race Car Riot and Cross My Heart, secretly collected and quietly stashed tracks by veterans Walt Mink and Camber, plus new recordings from Benton Falls, Drive Til Morning, David Singer and Slowride. You can't miss on this one. It's like you discovered gold. ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Emo Diaries No. 3: The Moment Of Truth CD (DER-373)

Unreleased songs by Cross My Heart, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Sweep The Leg Johnny, Starmarket (Sweden), Penfold, Last Days of April (Sweden), Speedwell, Schema (UK), Shoulder (Canada), Chase Theory, Psara (members of Piebald), Saddest Girl Story, Epstein, Ultramagg and Biblical Proof of UFOs. You don't know many of these bands, but everyone soon will. ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Dead Red Sea - Birds CD (DER-391)

Led by Ryan Shelkett (founding member of Cross My Heart, Liars Academy), Dead Red Sea strikes with a dark and poignant merging of indie rock, hardcore and blues. The softly treading rhythm section provides the perfect accompaniment for Shelkett's earnest pop poetry. Weaving between sobering states of depression and energizing encounters with clarity, Birds is an ...More / Reviews / Audio /
Also Appears On:

"Too Young To Die: Preventing Youth Suicide" (DER-427) ...More / Reviews / Audio /
"Sampler No. 3: Deep Elm - Sound Spirit Fury Fire" (DER-400) ...More / Reviews / Audio /
"Sampler No. 2: Deep Elm - Records For the Working Class 2" (DER-385) ...More / Reviews / Audio /
"Emo Is Awesome / Emo Is Evil: Deep Elm (Various)" (DER-666) ...More / Reviews / Audio /