At The Union - 129 W. Benton Ave. Naperville 60540 Empires recently finished recording their second full length album, Garage Hymns. The band's self-produced debut album, Howl, garnered a massive amount of attention when they released it on their website back in 2008, and now, with Garage Hymns, Empires feels that they have found the sound they've been searching for all along. We're definitely more defined than ever,'� explains vocalist Sean Van Vleet. We've figured out what works for us as we've played together more, and now the music feels really honed in.' Hand-picked from over 1,200 artists by Rolling Stone editors to be part of the magazine's first ever 'Choose the Cover' campaign, Empires advanced (through public voting) to one of the final four slots. At The Union -129 W. Benton Ave. Naperville 60540 A big, multifaceted, tower-of-power sound'� and 'inspired by the independent spirit of 90s grunge, Empires' music takes the urgency and emotion of that era and reboots it for a new generation.'� - Rolling Stone