Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Unveil Two New Tracks

Hard-working husband-and-wife team Keith and Cathy Latinen — the creative core at the centre of fourth-wave emo revival heroes Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) — have been exceedingly generous in the lead-up to the release of the band's eagerly-anticipated sophomore LP, You Will Eventually Be Forgotten.

First off, the Latinens — who also somehow have the time to run beloved cult US label Count Your Lucky Stars Records — have been steadily revealing song lyrics from the album on Facebook for a few weeks now, to the delight of fans; Keith's immersive narratives and luscious linguistic acrobatics have long been a key EEIWALE drawcard.

Now, to back that up, they've made available for general release two tracks from the record — If It's Bad News, It Can Wait, which premiered on Stereogum a couple of weeks ago, and A Keepsake, which has just been freed from NPR exclusivity — and features guest vocals from Bob Nanna of genre forebears and resurgent veterans Braid.

Both tracks are unmistakeably Empire! Empire! in their execution, but display a palatable growth from the heady days of their acclaimed debut full-length What It Takes To Move Forward (2009) that tangibly builds on the band's voluminous body of EPs and other prolific releases they've put out in the five years since.

Get amongst the first two tastes of You Will Eventually Be Forgotten — out August 19 via Topshelf Records — below, and if you find it's up your alley (or you already know that to be the case), be sure to get in your pre-orders here.