I Am Empire Announce Second Album 'Anchors'
I Am Empire will release their second album 'Anchors' on 26th March 2013. Produced by Brian McTernan (Thrice, Circa Survive, Senses Fail, Hot Water Music) the album traces the deeply personal lyrics of the pensive but relatable front man Austin Lyons.
The new album follows the release of the band's highly successful debut 'Kings' (2011). Since their debut, this San Jose-based band has logged endless miles of sweat equity on the road, supporting the likes of Emery, Brian 'Head' Welch and Project 86, alongside its own headlining outing, plus a pair of performances at Germany's enormous Christmas Rock Night festival.
"We're always writing, and even when Kings was just finished, we got right back to writing and continued throughout the next year-and-a-half," confirms Austin Lyons. "As we approached Anchors, we went into the studio with 30 songs and jammed our way through them all, but then recorded the best eight or nine and then finished up the rest in the studio."
"There are a couple of different themes throughout the record, starting with a lot of progression in my life and the idea of moving forward and rebuilding," reveals Lyons, also asserting the band's support of The Mentoring Project (which helps kids growing up without father figures).
"Kings was my therapy from my upbringing, but things are getting better, which even plays out in why we named the album Anchors. It's about throwing away and getting rid of the weight that holds you down, which is something we also experienced collectively as a band. We've gone through seasons of getting burnt out from the road, difficult times financially and just going through rough stuff behind the scenes, but we came out of all that wanting to make a record that's 100% our art and not what anyone else wants us to be. Tooth & Nail said 'you guys just do your thing' and they've been completely supportive."
'Anchors' Track Listing:
1. Gravity Bomb
2. Gasoline
3. All Around Me Now
4. Labor
5. Sing
6. The Mastermind Is Me
7. Tell Me Mirror
8. Daylight
9. Remedy
10. On A Rainy Sunday
11. Blackout
