Name: Empty Country II
Brand: Empty Country

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TLV166LPXSIGNED

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Pink

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With Signed Lyric Print

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-11-03

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5055869550246

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Pink LPx2 | Signed Copy | Rough Trade Exclusive

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TLV166CD

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Empty Country

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Alternative / Modern

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Tough Love

Tough Love is a record label based in London, UK. Established in 2005, the label has become a prominent force in the music industry, representing a diverse range of talented artists and releasing groundbreaking music across various genres.
With an unwavering commitment to quality and innovation, Tough Love has earned a reputation for discovering and nurturing emerging talent. The label's extensive catalog showcases an eclectic mix of electronic, house, techno, and alternative sounds that captivate listeners worldwide.
Driven by a passion for music and an entrepreneurial spirit, Tough Love continues to push boundaries and challenge conventions. With their finger on the pulse of contemporary trends and an ear for timeless melodies, they are at the forefront of shaping the future of music.

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.&nbsp;

Empty Country II, the project’s second full-length, is a thrilling expansion of that world. D’Agostino pushed himself to new places as a songwriter, crafting a collection of short stories set to music that grapple with the biggest questions now hanging over America - gun violence, the addiction epidemic, and generational hopelessness among them. In 2020, he’d moved from Philadelphia to small-town New England to be closer to family, and his new locale, coupled with the dread of lockdown, inspired him to return to the haunted world from the first LP. “It’s pretty jarring to leave a city—where you can safely assume you’re aligned with your neighbors on many political and social issues - for somewhere more rural and conservative,” says D’Agostino, noting the Trump flags and Blue Lives Matter hood wraps that dot his new dirt road residence.&nbsp;

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. The concept of a Great American Rock Album might scan as outdated in 2023, but with this sprawling and uncompromising epic, D’Agostino and Empty Country shatter ambivalence and confront the horrors with a community-minded sense of cautious optimism. “We may be staring into an abyss,” says D’Agostino. “But we’re all staring together.”

For fans of Silver Jews, Pixies, Husker Du, Wilco, Pavement, Superchunk, Modest Mouse

Empty Country II

Music GB

Discover Empty Country II by Empty Country. Available in CD and LP formats. A thrilling collection of short stories set to music, grappling with the biggest questions hanging over America. Released under the label Tough Love.