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Empires (band)

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Years active
  
2008 - Present

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Origin
  
Chicago, Illinois, United States (2008)

Albums
  
Garage Hymns, Orphan, Bang, Throne To The Sleepless (EP), Howl, Can't Steal Your Heart Away, Annhilation of Self

Members
  
Sean Van Vleet, Tom Conrad, Max Steger, Mike Robinson, Ryan Luciani

Genres
  
Indie rock, Garage rock, Alternative rock

Record labels
  
Similar
  
John Congleton, Of Empires, Empire, The Academy Is, Chris Blackwell

Profiles

Empires is an indie rock band from Chicago, IL. The band consists of Tom Conrad, Sean Van Vleet, Max Steger, and Mike Robinson.

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Background

In early 2008, Empires was formed when longtime friends guitarist Tom Conrad approached singer Sean Van Vleet about writing music together. Conrad and Van Vleet spent the year writing music together, and the induction of the other band members soon followed. The band's name, "Empires", was thought of by Tom Conrad and Sean Van Vleet at the same time, albeit on opposite sides of Chicago (Tom was on the 'L' Train at the time, while Sean was at their shared apartment).

The band has consistently mentioned having a very DIY ethic when it comes to recording and releasing music with Max Steger as an producer / engineer, Tom Conrad as a designer and Sean Van Vleet as a writer. In 2014, the band's third full-length studio album, Orphan, was produced by John Congleton and released on Island Records / Chop Shop Records.

Empires made their national television debut on David Letterman on June 17, 2014.

Discography

HOWL (2008)
BANG EP (2010)
Garage Hymns (2012)
How Good Does It Feel EP (2014)
Orphan (2014)

Tour History

Empires has performed and toured alongside such artists: The Chain Gang of 1974, Geographer, Alkaline Trio, Kaiser Chiefs, The Whigs, Augustines, Deerhunter, Saint Motel, A Silent Film, Death Cab for Cutie, The Temper Trap, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, and Black Francis.

Austin City Limits Music Festival (2014)
Bunbury Music Festival (2013)
• Big Guava Music Festival (2015)
• Bonnaroo Music Festival (2014)
BottleRock Napa Valley (2014)
Hangout Music Festival (2014)
Forecastle Festival (2015)
Lollapalooza (2012)
LouFest (2014)
South by Southwest (2014)

Songs

How Good Does It FeelOrphan · 2014
Hello LoverBang · 2010
Please Don't Tell My LoverOrphan · 2014

References

Empires (band) Wikipedia


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