Lucy Fitzgerald 
This one feels like stumbling across an old burned CD labeled “2007 💔” at the bottom of a drawer and pressing play. “When emo meant friendship on Myspace era” isn’t trying to revive a movement. It’s just two friends honoring it. Toni and Jonathan, the hearts behind letters to you and A Rose’s Diary, go way back to Bavaria’s emo scene. Think black hair dye, guitar-stained fingers, and Myspace profiles full of acoustic demos and inside jokes. Years later, a visit, a shared memory, and a dusty hard drive full of songs sparked the idea for this split EP.
Each artist contributes three tracks, all written and recorded between 2007 and 2012. letters to you opens with “Prologue”, “Coming Home”, and “Breathe In / Breathe Out”. There’s a gentle honesty in these tracks. They’re intimate and raw, with a soft acoustic pull that reminds you of slow train rides and late-night chats you wish never ended. A Rose’s Diary responds with “Leave For Good”, “Homecoming”, and “Isolated”. These tracks feel like a quiet conversation with your past self. There’s a somber glow to the guitar and the way Jonathan delivers each line with restraint. The lo-fi charm isn’t cleaned up too much, and that’s the best part. These songs were never about being perfect; they were about being real.
This EP works because it doesn’t pretend. It’s not dressed up in nostalgia; it is nostalgia. You hear the actual recordings made in bedrooms over a decade ago, now lightly remastered in Thessaloniki. It’s like your old friends came back with a mixtape they never got to finish, and finally, you get to hear it. This EP made me stop scrolling. It’s tender and true, the kind of release that sneaks up on you and stays. There’s something oddly comforting in knowing this music survived all this time.
Make sure you follow letters to you and A Rose’s Diary, and toss this EP into your playlist. Whether you were part of the emo scene or not, there’s something quietly powerful about revisiting a time when friendships were built through song comments and acoustic demos. Give this one a listen with your heart open.
Listening to songs so you don’t have to! Just kidding :D, you totally should. Music blogger by day, nurse by night
