the empty

Indie meets alternative meets prog rock on the debut album from Portland's The Empty. An experimental epic full of twists, turns and stylistic changes, More Positive Material is at once an accessible rock record and an artistic jump from a band coming into their own. Ten songs seeped in metaphor, up-tempo ballads and dancy rock anthems. More Positive Material is one of those debut albums that at times sounds like a compilation, so varied are this young band's influences. Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

Indie meets alternative meets prog rock on the debut album from Portland's The Empty. An experimental epic full of twists, turns and stylistic changes, More Positive Material is at once an accessible rock record and an artistic jump from a band coming into their own. Ten songs seeped in metaphor, up-tempo ballads and dancy rock anthems. More Positive Material is one of those debut albums that at times sounds like a compilation, so varied are this young band's influences. So the lengthy opener, "Drawing a Blank and Framing It," sounds like yet another group taking its cues from jumpy early-'80s new wavers, and then "Collision Magnet" goes for the usual layers of distorted guitars and whiny emo vocals, the acoustic-guitar-and-whispers "Skeleton Keys" recalls the quieter side of the Shins, and "Diaspora Déjà Vu" explores the wide-open sonic spaces of minimalist post-rock. It's hard to get a peg on just what this Portland-based band's "true" sound is as a result, but More Positive Material is a fairly engrossing listen overall, and the best songs are encouraging hints that the Empty have greater potential within them. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi hailing from eugene, oregon, the lads have got alot they have pulled since the formation in 2000. over the years they have developed a engaging sound from their more hardcore/rock to new experimental/art rock. with tearing vocals of high pitch coheed tone, and bobby's 80's post-punk guitar riffs, you've got alot to handle whether your a 100% radiofriendly absorbed human or just looking for some indie label music so soak in on. hopefully you'll hear more from the boys in years to come, but with the solid art rock sounds of "collision magnet" and "we won't say" there is alot more to come then what is already there. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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