As the front person of celebrated indie band Cymbals Eat Guitars, guitarist and singer Joseph D'Agostino spent over a decade setting autobiographical, emotionally vivid lyrics against a backdrop of soaring and compositionally ambitious rock. After four critically acclaimed LP's that solidified his reputation as a gifted songwriter, D'Agostino chose to break from his long-term band and start a new project, Empty Country. This second full-length is recommended to fans of a.o. Silver Jews, Pixies, Hüsker Dü, Wilco, Pavement, Superchunk, Modest Mouse.