Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) Announce US Tour

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) have announced details of a tour this winter.

1/2 Chicago, IL @ Panchos *
1/3 Belleville, IL @ Illegal Tone Recordings *
1/4 Louisville, KY @ Chestnut *
1/5 Bowling Green, KY @ 1537 Chestnut St *
1/6 Greenville, SC @ Mills Avenue Liquid Highway *
1/7 Atlanta, GA @ TBA *
1/8 Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse *
1/9 Hattiesburg, MS @ The Crowbar *
1/10 Houston, TX @ Vinyl Junkie *
1/11 Austin, TX @ The Annex at 1808 *
1/12 Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill *
1/13 Kansas City, MO @ Shane’s House *
1/14 Rock Island, IL @ Rozz-Tox *
1/15 Milwaukee, WI @ The Paper Trail *
1/19 Willimantic, CT @ The Handsome Woman #
1/20 Boston, MA@ Wacky Kastle #
1/21 Robbinsville, NJ @ Jake’s House #
1/22 New Paltz, NY @ Grimaldi’s Pizza #
1/23 Philadelphia, PA @ The IHOP Estate #
1/24 Baltimore, MD @ TBA #
1/25 Frostburg, MD @ The Warren #
1/26 Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street #
1/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ 22 Ormsby #
1/28 Sandusky, OH @ The Trash House #
1/29 Columbus, OH @ TBA #
1/30 Huntington, WV @ 636 Trenton Ave #
1/31 Harrisonburg, VA @My Mansion #
2/1 WASHINGTON, DC @ Wasted Dream #
2/2 Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Redwood Art Space #
2/3 Brooklyn, NY @ TBA #
2/4 Purchase NY @ SUNY Student Center #

* Dates with Dowsing
# Dates with One Hundred Year Ocean

New Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) EP Stream

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)'s new EP, 'Home After Three Months Away' can now be streamed via Bandcamp.

New Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) Song

A new song from Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) titled, 'Water' can be found here.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Posts Update

An update from Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) can be read by clicking read more.

Free Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Song

A free song from Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) called 'What Had Taken Years To Put Together Was Destroyed in One Moment' can be found here.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) and Annabel US Dates

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) and Annabel have announced a series of US dates together.

Monday, Dec 27 - Easton, CT @ Paul’s Pad, 77 Rock House Road w/ Fugue, Suns, and Martin Luther King
Tuesday, Dec 28 - Boston, MA@ O’Briens, w/ The Clippers, more tba
Wednesday, Dec 29 - Bethlehem, PA@ St. Bernards, 331 Brodhead Avenue, W/ Snowing, For Serious This Time and U.S. Male
Thursday, Dec 30 - Richmond, VA @ TBA, w/ TBA
Friday, Dec 31 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox, w/SWTHRT (ex-Museum Mouth)
Saturday, Jan 1 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space w/ Monument, Hightide Hotel
Sunday, Jan 2 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks W/TBA

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)/Into It. Over It. Split 7"

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) and Into It. Over It. will be releasing a 7" split on Count Your Lucky Stars Records and can be pre-ordered here.

Side A: Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)- If We Had Found You Any Later, You Would Have Drowned
Side B- Into It. Over It.- Buffalo, NY
Into It. Over It- Brenham, TX

Album Review: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)/Football, Etc - Split 7"

Two bands with peculiar names provide a delicate and admirable short slice of laid-back (90's) emo with this split 7". Last time I reviewed Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), I pointed out their consistent use of lo-fi, laid back style that was reminscent of bands like Mineral. 'Documenting Thirty Days' sees the band continuing this favourable trend, as the track has a tempo that slowly brews and aching vocals that provide an intimate atmosphere. It is somewhat expected that the track concludes with the four-piece going off an distorted, soaring tangent with stabbing guitars.

For some E!E!(IWALE) may sound a bit depressing. Thankfully Football, etc provide a (slightly) more cheerful sound with guitars that sparkle along with female vocals and all round earthly sound that resonates throughout. 'Fightin' Phoenix' also to an extent leans to indie side of emo, rather than the slow, stripped sound of E!E!(IWALE). Nevertheless the bands easy going DIY approach shines through and compliments the a-side well.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Album Stream

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)'s latest album, 'What It Takes to Move Forward' is streaming in full on Punknews.org.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Begin US Tour

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) head out on a US tour from today.

JAN 01 – Columbus, OH @ High Five, Atom House w/ High Five, Atom Bomb
JAN 02 – Nashville, TN @ The Rabbit Hole w/ Leach
JAN 04 – Houston, TX @ The Mink - Unofficial Split 7" release show! w/ Football, Etc, Lemuria
JAN 05 – Austin, TX @ Trailer Space Records w/ The Reptilian, Cloud Mouth, For Want Of, Diving
JAN 06 – Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill w/ Lemuria, O’ Pioneers
JAN 07 – Norman, OK @ Universe City w/ Coney Island, Sleeper
JAN 08 – Kansas City, MO @ Salt Water Taffy House w/ Emo Side Project, Ambulants
JAN 09 – St. Louis, MO @ Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center w/ My Heart to Joy, Hostage Calm, Family Might
JAN 15 – South Bend, IN @ Cabana House w/ Merchant Ships
JAN 16 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen (17+) w/ Joie de Vivre, Mountains for Clouds, The Field Auxiliary

Album Review: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - What It Takes To Move Forward

If you're a fan of 90's Mid-West "emo" bands like Mineral, American Football and Benton Falls then Empire !Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) may just be your new favourite band. 'What It Takes To Move Forward' from the start sounds like a throwback to above mentioned bands, as 'How To Make Love Stay' is a delicate and soft number with slow tempo and lo-fi feel, something that is consistent throughout.

On top of this, an intense atmosphere is felt from start to finish as Keith Latinen gently spoken works slide in nicely against the bands laid back style ('Keep What You Have Built Up Here' and 'What Safe Means'). By now you're probably thinking this just a record of dreary indie/emo songs but underneath there are signs of passion, for example during the 8 minute long 'What Safe Means', Latinen's vocals manage to soar above the bands garage rock and the band show they can adapt to a soft-loud approach.

Count Your Lucky Stars Records Announce New Signings

Count Your Lucky Stars Records have announced details of 2 new bands to its roster. The first is Lehigh Valley, PA’s Snowing, with the second being Akron, Ohio’s Pswingset (the P is silent).

Both bands are in the process of recording their debut full-lengths.

Count Your Lucky Stars Records will also be releasing Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)'s new album, 'What It Takes To Move Forward', which can be pre-ordered here.