Stream the remixed/remastered version of Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)'s debut EP, When the Sea Became a Giant, here. It's coming to vinyl via Count Your Lucky Stars Records; pre-order here.

Dates for Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) and The Reptilian's UK tour can be seen in the replies.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) are giving away their entire discography for free this week only on Bandcamp. Grab something if you're a fan of American Football, Death Cab for Cutie, Mineral or The Appleseed Cast.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) and Count Your Lucky Stars Records are hosting a "Social Network" contest. Also, if their official status gets 500 shares, Empire! Empire!'s entire discography will be put up for free on their Bandcamp.

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Count Your Lucky Stars is at it again with another great 4-way split. Today I'm excited to bring you the full stream with tracks from Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), Mountains For Clouds, Two Knights and Driving on City Sidewalks. Head to the replies to stream the entire split. If you like what you're hearing, you can order it here.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) are heading out with Perfect Future and Warren Franklin. Dates in the replies.

Head to the replies to see Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)'s Village Basement Session.

Dates for Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)'s winter tour can be seen in the replies.

Today I'm excited to bring you a full stream of the new four-way split on Count Your Lucky Stars featuring Annabel, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), Joie De Vivre and The Reptilian. You can stream the entire record here. If you like what you hear, you can order the limited 7" here.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) and Warren Franklin are heading out on tour. Dates in the replies.

Today we are happy to have the new Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) EP, On Time Spent Waiting or placing weight of the world on the shoulders of those you love the most, streaming on their AP.net profile. You can pick up the 7" from Topshelf Records. Hit the replies and show some love for one of the Midwest's best.

Pre-orders for the Count Your Lucky Stars split between Annabel, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), Joie De Vivre and The Reptilian can be found here. You can stream The Reptilian track here.

Pre-orders for Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)'s On Time Spent Waiting 7" can be found here.

empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate) announced that they will be the opening act for the Penfold reunion show at Maxwell's on September 17.

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Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) are streaming their new EP, Home After Three Months Away, over on bandcamp. "Water" is also available for free download.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) posted a new song, "Water," off their upcoming Home After Three Months Away EP here.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) will be touring Japan. Stiff Slack Records is also releasing a brand new 7" entitled Home After Three Months Away and an extended version of Early Discography on CD for the tour. Dates in the replies.

Download a new Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) song for free here.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) and Annabel are heading out on tour. Head to the replies to see the dates. Annabel's new 7", Here We Are Tomorrow, is also available for pre-order from Tiny Engines.

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Check out a new interview with Keith Latinen of Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) here.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)'s new split 7" with Into It. Over It. is now available for pre-order over at Count Your Lucky Stars Record's webstore. The split is limited to 500 copies, and comes in black, white or clear. You can also stream a new Empire! Empire! song on myspace.

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Empire! Empire! I Was a Lonely Estate have some tour dates for June up on their myspace.

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Beginning this Friday, Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) will hit the road for a short Winter tour in support of their latest release What It Takes To Move Forward and a 7" split with Football, ETC. Dates can be found in the replies.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)'s uupcoming full-length, What It Takes To Move Forward, is now up for pre-order on Count Your Lucky Stars. You can stream a new song on Count Your Lucky Stars' myspace page.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) have posted a new song entitled "What Safe Means." It's off their upcoming full-length What It Takes to Move Forward. You can give it a listen here.

Count Your Lucky Stars Records (Empire! Empire!, Castevet) recently signed the Texas darlings football, etc. Word on the street is that they're working on a split with one of the aforementioned.

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) is looking for a new drummer. Questions and inquiries should be directed to the band's Myspace here.

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