Garage Hymns is the second full-length album by American indie-rock band Empires, released in 2012.
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| Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative | |||
| Length | 45:19 | |||
| Producer | Empires | |||
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Reception edit
Consequence of Sound called Garage Hymns "...Springsteen-esque classic rock earnestness as well as The Gaslight Anthem and The Killers in their best moments.".[1]
RedEye stated that the "explosive 'Hell’s Heroes,' unveiled when Empires landed in the final four in Rolling Stone’s competition to land an unsigned band on its cover, demands a big venue from which to soar.".[2]
The Phoenix wrote "Sean Van Vleet's voice brims with determined grit and a starry-eyed upper register — half Brian Fallon warble, half Eddie Vedder exuberance— while guitarists Tom Conrad and Max Steger bash out riffs informed by punk velocity, post-punk darkness, and a bar band's reckless abandon.".[3]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Steal Your Heart Away" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Keep It Steady" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Hell's Heroes" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Night Is Young" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Runaway" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Shame" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Surrenderer" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Hard Times" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "We Lost Magic" | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Hitchhiker" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Lord Have Mercy" | 4:30 |
Personnel edit
- Words by Sean Van Vleet
- Music by Empires
- Produced, engineered & mixed by Max Steger
- Recorded at Thunderdome Studios, Chicago, IL
- Production Assistance and additional keyboards by Wil Masisak
- Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering
- Boston, MA. Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice
- Artwork & photography by Tom Conrad
References edit
- ^ "Album Review: Empires – Garage Hymns". Consequence of Sound.Last accessed September 5, 2012.
- ^ "Album review: Empires, Garage Hymns". RedEye.Last accessed September 7, 2012.
- ^ "Empires Garage Hymns". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18.Last accessed September 7, 2012.