Empty Country
Empty Country is the stage name of Cymbals Eat Guitars member Joseph D'Agostino.[1]
History
[edit]D'Agostino formed Cymbals Eat Guitars in 2007, where he was the vocalist and guitarist until 2017.[2] After the breakup of Cymbals Eat Guitars, D'Agostino formed a solo project called Empty Country.[3] In 2020, D'Agostino released his first solo album under the Empty Country name.[4] The album was originally set to be released in 2019, but was postponed due to the issues with the label D'Agostino was signed to at the time, Tiny Engines.[5][6] In 2023, D'Agostino released his second solo album under the Empty Country name, titled Empty Country II.[7][8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Schonfeld, Zach. "The End of Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Beginning of Empty Country, and Everything That Happened In Between". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Cymbals Eat Guitars Break up After 10 Years". Paste. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Minsker, Evan. "Cymbals Eat Guitars' Joseph D'Agostino Announces New Project Empty Country, Shares 2 New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Rytlewski, Evan. "Empty Country: Empty Country". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys. "Joseph D'Agostino postpones Empty Country album release on Tiny Engines to find new label". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Hyden, Steven. "How Empty Country Went To Hell And Back To Make One Of 2020's Best Indie Albums". Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Sharples, Grant. "All The Best New Indie Music From This Week". Uproxx. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew. "On 'Empty Country II,' the Cymbals Eat Guitars offshoot keeps swinging". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Rettig, James. "Empty Country – "Erlking"". Stereogum. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Hussey, Allison; Monroe, Jazz. "9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Hotline TNT, Tkay Maidza, Marnie Stern, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2024.