Of Empires are a four piece rock ‘n’ roll band from Brighton via Guernsey. Living on

a tiny island such as Guernsey, music seemed like a sensible option to alleviate the

boredom that often occurs in such a place. So one night a slightly worse for wear

Jack (vocals) drunkenly stumbled across Matt (guitars), at a local festival, who posed

the question, “Do you wanna join a rock n roll band?”. Needing little persuasion Jack

replied “yes”. A quick poaching of drummer George from another local band and the

rapid enlisting of bass player Liam, after the previous bassist did a runner just days

before their first gig, Of Empires was born.

Fast forward a couple of years and O•E find themselves being hailed as winners of

MTV Brand New Unsigned 2015, an accolade that has seen their video aired on MTV

alongside rock heavyweights such as Kasabian and The Black Keys.

Most recently though Of Empires have been busy honing their craft at the world

renowned Metropolis Studios, gracing the same room as many a legend, Jagger and

Richards being a primary example. After the initial awe of being in such a musical

institution subsided, Of Empires set to work with critically acclaimed producer Ian

Davenport.

Ian had been responsible for producing two of Of Empires’ favourite albums ‘Baby

Darling Doll Face Honey’ and ‘Sweet Sour’ both by Band of Skulls. So it was somewhat

of a no-brainer that they joined forces. Ian quickly settled the bands nerves and got

to work on recording their unique sound, although influences like the aforementioned

Rolling Stones and The Doors are present, it’s Jack’s somewhat sinister lyrics and

the bands reverb drenched rock n roll that makes them such a stand out act today. Of

Empires music is a reflection on society, a snap shot of the crazy world in which we

live. Listen to the lyrics and you’ll notice recurring themes of sex, murder, corruption

and love.

Of Empires are releasing the EP via new independent label Idle Times. The EP features

4 tracks from the Metropolis sessions, title track ‘See You With The Angels, Kid’ is

accompanied by a beautifully cinematic video created by the bands creative director

Josh Fletcher. Previous favourite ‘Baby Darlin’ Sugar’ will also feature as well as

‘Soho’ and ‘Lungs’ both of which are stand out tracks from the live show. The EP will

be released on 12th May 2017.

“A Brighton band displaying plenty of heart and soul in their music.

They come together to produce some incredible blues tinged rock n roll.”

Charlie Ashcroft, Amazing Radio

“Slow-motion riff-rock with snarling vocals and terrace-worthy choruses.”

Paul Lester, The Guardian

"See You With The Angels, Kid is an emotive return...the crisp,

impeccably pieced together songwriting has a luscious, day-glo touch."

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