Spring Break
Erratic lineup, local scene evolves The Empties' sound
MARIE UHLER
Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: Out & About
"And then when we play a big theater, they'll give us a two-hour sound check and tell us to do whatever we want. We'll just say, 'Are the mics turned on? Then it's fine.'"
The most refreshing thing about The Empties is that the band members don't take themselves too seriously.
The band readily admits to and laughs at their own performance mishaps and ridiculous album title ideas.
"We didn't want to have a bad name," Knutson said. "We were going to have one called 'Mallard' and have this duck theme, maybe release ducks at our show."
"'Mallard' is the best one we came up with," Wills said. "That's when we decided on self-titled."
The album follows the band's 2005 "Dorothy" EP and is the result of all the changes in the past year.
"These are the 12 songs that are the best we've done," Wills said.
"A lot of people's [final] album is a reflection of what they've done," Knutson said. "We're starting with that album, as a reflection of what we haven't done."
Tomorrow night's show at Tasty World will feature the new tunes off the album.
The official release date is Halloween, but the album will be available for purchase at the show and can already be found at Wuxtry and Schoolkids Records.
"If you like fun rock music, you will have fun," Giddens said. "I think that we bring it pretty hard live. We're a performing band. That's where we shine. It's loud. It's fun."
The most refreshing thing about The Empties is that the band members don't take themselves too seriously.
The band readily admits to and laughs at their own performance mishaps and ridiculous album title ideas.
"We didn't want to have a bad name," Knutson said. "We were going to have one called 'Mallard' and have this duck theme, maybe release ducks at our show."
"'Mallard' is the best one we came up with," Wills said. "That's when we decided on self-titled."
The album follows the band's 2005 "Dorothy" EP and is the result of all the changes in the past year.
"These are the 12 songs that are the best we've done," Wills said.
"A lot of people's [final] album is a reflection of what they've done," Knutson said. "We're starting with that album, as a reflection of what we haven't done."
Tomorrow night's show at Tasty World will feature the new tunes off the album.
The official release date is Halloween, but the album will be available for purchase at the show and can already be found at Wuxtry and Schoolkids Records.
"If you like fun rock music, you will have fun," Giddens said. "I think that we bring it pretty hard live. We're a performing band. That's where we shine. It's loud. It's fun."
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