Album Review: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)/Football, Etc - Split 7”
Posted on AlterThePress.com in June 2010
Two bands with peculiar names provide a delicate and admirable short slice of laid-back (90’s) emo with this split 7”. Last time I reviewed Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), I pointed out their consistent use of lo-fi, laid back style that was reminscent of bands like Mineral. ‘Documenting Thirty Days’ sees the band continuing this favourable trend, as the track has a tempo that slowly brews and aching vocals that provide an intimate atmosphere. It is somewhat expected that the track concludes with the four-piece going off an distorted, soaring tangent with stabbing guitars.
