Ben Sears’ Graphic Novel Associates With Music

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Share
New Track “If It’s Bad News, It Can Wait”
Off Upcoming LP You Will Eventually Be Forgotten
via Stereogum

Companion Ben Sears Illustrated Graphic Novel Ribbon

LP & Graphic Novel Out 8/19/14
via Topshelf & Count Your Lucky Stars Records

It’s good news that Stereogum is sharing the first track “If It’s Bad News, It Can Wait” off the upcoming Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) sophomore full-length You Will Eventually Be Forgotten, which is exactly why you shouldn’t wait to listen. You Will Eventually Be Forgotten comes out August 19, 2014 via Topshelf Records and Count Your Lucky Stars Records, and “If It’s Bad News, It Can Wait” is a shining example of the album’s meticulously personal storybook lyrics, beautiful guitar melodies and sincere vocals.

A companion graphic novel to the new full-length, titled Ribbon, will also be released on August 19th. Illustrated by artist Ben Sears, known for his work with bands such as La Dispute, Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Wonder Years and countless others, Ribbon tells the stories behind the songs in eleven chapters of gorgeous imagery. You Will Eventually Be Forgotten may have taken half a decade to complete, but it was absolutely worth the wait. Every track on You Will Eventually Be Forgotten is a hallmark of the vivid storytelling that makes each Empire! Empire! song feel like a carefully handcrafted gift unique to the listener. Pre-order for the record will be available soon.

If the “emo revival” had royalty, Keith and Cathy Latinen of Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) might well be the genre’s king and queen. Hailing from the tiny town of Fenton, Michigan, what began as a solo project in 2006 for Keith has since grown to include Cathy and into a full-time gig. Between Empire! Empire! and their label, Count Your Lucky Stars, which was early to champion bands such as Into It. Over It. and Foxing, the husband/wife duo have been instrumental in bringing the sound back. Now the duo is poised to take an even bigger role in things with their second full-length and upcoming acoustic summer tour with The Early November (all tour dates below).

Empire! Empire! has crossed the US countless times and spanned the globe with four international tours, playing shows along the way with the likes of Mineral, The Early November, The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Into It. Over It. and more. Impressively, they have perhaps one of the most storied discographies in their scene, including 4 EPS, 12 splits, their first full-length What It Takes to Move Forward and the soon to be released full length You Will Eventually Be Forgotten.