Name: Empty Country II
Brand: Empty Country

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-GBR-165RT

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Galaxy pale bluish/Pinkish sky

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Includes limited uniquely signed poster.&nbsp;

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-11-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: Yes

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457145726

Total Cap

Blue LP | Signed Copy | Rough Trade Exclusive

CD-GBR-165

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

2024-01-26

Signed copies: No

634457145757

Artist

Empty Country

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Get Better Records

Empty Country is a Philadelphia-based artist known for their unique blend of indie rock and alternative sounds. With roots in Pennsylvania, Empty Country has quickly gained recognition for their captivating lyrics and powerful melodies.
Their music explores themes of love, loss, and self-discovery, resonating with listeners on a deep emotional level. Drawing inspiration from a variety of genres, Empty Country creates a distinct sound that is both familiar and refreshing.
With an impressive discography and a growing fan base, Empty Country continues to push boundaries and redefine what it means to be an artist in the modern music industry. Their passion for creating meaningful music shines through in every song, making them a must-listen for any music lover.

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As the front person of celebrated indie band Cymbals Eat Guitars, guitarist and singer Joseph D’Agostino spent over a decade setting autobiographical, emotionally vivid lyrics against a backdrop of soaring and compositionally ambitious rock. After four critically acclaimed LPs that solidified D’Agostino’s reputation as a gifted songwriter, he chose to break from his long-term band and debut a new project: Empty Country. On 2020’s self-titled debut, D’Agostino’s storytelling lens shifted away from personal narrative and toward fiction; psychopaths, apparitions and deplorables populated a bleak and uncanny parallel version of American dystopia. Empty Country’s sprawling and sonically adventurous arrangements—filled out by collaborating musicians including Rachel and Zoë Browne (Field Mouse), Kyle Gillbride (Swearin’), Zena Kay (Angel Olsen), and former CEG drummer Charlotte Anne Dole—ranged from luminous jangle-pop to scorching emo-punk to narcotized Americana. Though the pandemic curtailed planned touring, a seven-piece iteration of the band played one packed Brooklyn show in May 2022, supported by Charles Bissell (The Wrens and Field Mouse); Empty Country also backed Bissell on several classics from The Meadowlands. “It was a wonderful return to live music for all of us,” says D’Agostino. “So many folks reached out to me and told me how Empty Country offered them comfort during those first several months of being stuck inside. I’m happy that it came out and connected with some people and that I was able to establish this universe I could continue to build on.” Though Empty Country II is a record about the forces that drive Americans apart, it’s also imbued with empathic love and an understanding of what binds people to family and country—in spite of the darknesses we encounter.

Empty Country II

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