Once upon a time, Dain Griffin played in bands. He also went on tour with these bands. Sometimes, these bands played for ten people in a basement. Other times they played for 200+ people in a venue. After years of this, Dain quit playing in bands to focus on himself and his family. But at the end of the day, Dain Griffin is a songwriter. And when life happens, a songwriter has to write songs. So after years off the road and away from the stage, Dain Griffin, formerly of the Phoenix based emo bands Merit and Out of Reverie, is back with Dead Flowers, his first full-length as a solo artist that is now available via Hidden Home Records. Fans of early Dashboard Confessional, Hot Rod Circuit and The Early November will find this tension familiar, yet fresh. The concept behind “emo” music is the...