You Will Eventually Be Forgotten, the long-gestating new album from emo standard-bearers Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), is now streaming. This follows months of teases, including two singles (“If It’s Bad News, It Can Wait” and “A Keepsake“) and lyrics to each of the songs. First debuted by Interview Magazine, the album is also […]
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Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Stream Autobiographical New Album
August 14th, 2014 
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Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Share “A Keepsake,” Put Up Album Pre-Order
July 22nd, 2014 Tyler Hanan Forces of emo unite on “A Keepsake,” the second single off the upcoming Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) album You Will Eventually Be Forgotten. Bob Nanna of Braid – which released a wonderful new album earlier this summer – features on the track with a guest verse. It’s always odd to hear another voice on an Empire! Empire! […]
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Stream First Single Off New Album
July 7th, 2014 Tyler Hanan After a long wait, this new Empire! Empire! album is happening. Following the mid-June announcement of You Will Eventually Be Forgotten and its various parts, the lead single was premiered by Stereogum. “If It’s Bad News, It Can Wait” is undoubtedly an Empire! Empire! song; those dual twinkling guitars serve as a twin backbone for the whole track […]
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Announce New Album
June 19th, 2014 Tyler Hanan Emo bands new and old continue to rise or return. Some heavy hitters have yet to be heard from, even in the wake of the Mineral and American Football resurrections. Back in 2009, before this whole hullabaloo really kicked into gear, Michigan’s Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) released the critically adored What It Takes […]
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Ripped Off By American Airlines, Ask For Fan Help
November 21st, 2012 Dan Bogosian Topshelf Records‘ Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) have recently posted on their Facebook page, telling of how they flew to the United Kingdom and twice had their guitar broken by American Airlines. The guitar broke in its flight case once going to England and once going back, and American Airlines has apparently denied […]
empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate) Announces West Coast/SXSW Tour
February 8th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Michigan natives empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate) announced spring tour dates that will be hitting the West Coast. Support includes Parker on the first part and then Warren Franklin on the second part. The band is known for their emo/indie styling that can make any grown man cry, and if you haven’t checked […]
STREAM/DOWNLOAD: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) –
March 13th, 2011 James Shotwell In promotion of their upcoming SXSW appearance, Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) are giving away mp3’s of their song “What Had Taken Years To Put Together Was Destroyed In One Moment.” You can stream the song and grab a copy for yourself below.
Free Throw To Tour With Empire! Empire!, Premiere New Single From Debut LP
August 21st, 2014 Mark Garza In April, Count Your Lucky Stars announced their latest signing, an emo/pop punk band from Nashville called Free Throw. CYLS is getting ready to release the band’s debut full-length, Those Days Are Gone, on September 16. Last week, AbsolutePunk premiered the first single from the LP, entitled “Two Beers In.” Now, Free Throw have premiered the […]
The World Is A Beautiful Place and Empire! Empire! Announce European Tour
December 18th, 2013 Troy Sennett Whether or not you believe emo was revived in 2013, it certainly had a banner year, and Connecticut eight-piece The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die were at the forefront, even breaking into the Billboard Top 200 with their debut full-length, Whenever, If Ever. Next April, the band […]
Empire! Empire! [I Was A Lonely Estate] hit the road
January 1st, 2010 James Shotwell Beginning on Friday, Michigan’s Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) will embark on a short Winter tour in support of its two latest releases on Count Your Lucky Stars Records. TOUR ——————————————————- JAN 01 – Columbus, OH @ High Five, Atom House w/ High Five, Atom Bomb JAN 02 – Nashville, TN @ The […]
REVIEW: The Hotelier find peace from agony with ‘Goodness’
May 25th, 2016 John Bazley Artist: The Hotelier Album: Goodness Label: Tiny Engines Genre: Taoist Indie Rock, Emo, Pop-Punk Like many fans of The Hotelier, I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard their breakout sophomore record, Home, Like Noplace Is There. Alone in my freshman year dorm room on a Sunday night in February, I listened to […]
Free Throw Stream ‘Those Days Are Gone’ In Full
September 10th, 2014 Adrian Garza Since I first heard them on their tour with Tiny Moving Parts this past May, I’ve been absolutely hooked onto Free Throw‘s sound and have been anticipating the release of their debut LP, Those Days Are Gone. We might be six days away from the album’s September 16 release date, but the album is now streaming […]