Empty Country

Empty Country is the stage name of Cymbals Eat Guitars member Joseph D'Agostino. ^[1]

History

D'Agostino formed Cymbals Eat Guitars in 2007, where he was the vocalist and guitarist until 2017. ^[2] After the breakup of Cymbals Eat Guitars, D'Agostino formed a solo project called Empty Country. ^[3]

In 2020, D'Agostino released his first solo album under the Empty Country name. ^[4] The album was originally set to be released in 2019, but was postponed due to the issues with the label D'Agostino was signed to at the time, Tiny Engines. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2023, D'Agostino released his second solo album under the Empty Country name, titled Empty Country II. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

References

1. Schonfeld, Zach. "The End of Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Beginning of Empty Country, and Everything That Happened In Between". Billboard . Retrieved 7 July 2024.
2. "Cymbals Eat Guitars Break up After 10 Years". Paste . Retrieved 7 July 2024.
3. Minsker, Evan. "Cymbals Eat Guitars' Joseph D'Agostino Announces New Project Empty Country, Shares 2 New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 July 2024.
4. Rytlewski, Evan. "Empty Country: Empty Country". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
5. Kenneally, Cerys. "Joseph D'Agostino postpones Empty Country album release on Tiny Engines to find new label". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
6. Hyden, Steven. "How Empty Country Went To Hell And Back To Make One Of 2020's Best Indie Albums" . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
7. Sharples, Grant. "All The Best New Indie Music From This Week". Uproxx. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
8. Sacher, Andrew. "On 'Empty Country II,' the Cymbals Eat Guitars offshoot keeps swinging". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
9. Rettig, James. "Empty Country – "Erlking"". Stereogum . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
10. Hussey, Allison; Monroe, Jazz. "9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Hotline TNT, Tkay Maidza, Marnie Stern, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2024.