Sullivan

A melodic emo band with an overtly Christian cast to their lyrics, Sullivan sticks to the straightforward, Sunny Day Real Estate-inspired end of emo instead of the increasingly prominent post-hardcore and screamo bands. Sullivan formed in 2002, originally around the songwriting duo of singer and guitarist Brooks Paschal and bassist Zach Harward, who were writing and recording songs with the help of a drum machine. The duo replaced their mechanical friend with real live drummer Phil Chamberlain (whose brother, Spencer Chamberlain, is the lead vocalist in Christian screamo outfi...