DOWNLOAD OUR NEW EP 'Falter' Here
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OUR SECOND EP 'FALTER' WAS RELEASED ON 29 'LEAP DAY' FEBRUARY 2020!
Produced by Tom Hill at Bookhouse Studios, 'Falter' is now available for purchase, download and streaming on Bandcamp, Spotify, and across all major music platforms. We are really proud of this record, so check out the lead singles 'Falter' and 'Neon' and let us know what you think! |
Who We Are: Empty Friend have done things the old way. The slow way. The hard way. Through a chance meeting of friends at a Soundgarden reunion show at London’s Hyde Park, childhood friends Ryan O’Hare (guitar) and Karl Morgan (drums) met up with Dave Kirk (vocals) and decided to set up a new, heavy project, in honour of their heroes Soundgarden, Kyuss and Alice in Chains, amongst others. Each a veteran of various underground hard rock and hardcore bands in the early 2000s – 2010s, in 2015 the band settled on the name ‘Empty Friend’ after the track of the same name by LA rockers Failure, another major influence on their sound. With the addition of Dave Norman on bass, the line up was settled, and work began towards their first studio EP ‘Saltwater’ – recorded with Producer Wayne Adams (Death Pedals / Pet Brick) at Bear Bites Horse Studios and released in July 2018.
Empty Friend then hit the heavy rock scene with a string of shows around rock venues in London and the South of England in the years after, building up their following and slowly crafting a new crop of heavier, riff-laden material. With these new songs, each more uncompromising than the last, the band recorded their follow-up EP ‘Falter’ in the summer of 2019 with Producer Tom Hill (Modern Rituals) at Bookhouse Studios in South London. With its title track ‘Falter’ released as the band’s first single in December 2019, and ‘Neon’ in January 2020, the full EP was released on 29 February 2020.
Veterans of the London heavy scene, Empty Friend have slowly carved out a dedicated following in London, also forming part of the London hard rock / stoner / grunge collective ‘Civil War London’. In late 2019, they were signed up by MAS Records for their Band Development Program (supported by Patrons Robert Plant [Led Zepellin] and Ricky Wilson [Kaiser Chiefs]), and with talk of debut album on the cards, Empty Friend are ready to get their music out to the masses.
“Armed with a killer sound - everything is in place for Empty Friend to step up to the next level. Their future’s in their own hands." Pulse-Alternative Magazine
“Empty Friend exudes incredible energy. It’s visceral, it’s raw, and each of their tracks offers a candid lyrical introspective which may just help you to shift your own mind’s narrative.” Amelia Vandergast, A&R Factory
"A sharp new anthem from one of London's most promising stoner-rock groups, Empty Friend's 'Falter' is a grunge filled wonder." Broken 8 Records
“Grunge is alive and well and living in London” Badass Martin's Rockout Radio Show, Hard Rock Hell
For gig enquiries contact empty.friend.band@gmail.com
Or message us through Facebook or Instagram
Empty Friend then hit the heavy rock scene with a string of shows around rock venues in London and the South of England in the years after, building up their following and slowly crafting a new crop of heavier, riff-laden material. With these new songs, each more uncompromising than the last, the band recorded their follow-up EP ‘Falter’ in the summer of 2019 with Producer Tom Hill (Modern Rituals) at Bookhouse Studios in South London. With its title track ‘Falter’ released as the band’s first single in December 2019, and ‘Neon’ in January 2020, the full EP was released on 29 February 2020.
Veterans of the London heavy scene, Empty Friend have slowly carved out a dedicated following in London, also forming part of the London hard rock / stoner / grunge collective ‘Civil War London’. In late 2019, they were signed up by MAS Records for their Band Development Program (supported by Patrons Robert Plant [Led Zepellin] and Ricky Wilson [Kaiser Chiefs]), and with talk of debut album on the cards, Empty Friend are ready to get their music out to the masses.
“Armed with a killer sound - everything is in place for Empty Friend to step up to the next level. Their future’s in their own hands." Pulse-Alternative Magazine
“Empty Friend exudes incredible energy. It’s visceral, it’s raw, and each of their tracks offers a candid lyrical introspective which may just help you to shift your own mind’s narrative.” Amelia Vandergast, A&R Factory
"A sharp new anthem from one of London's most promising stoner-rock groups, Empty Friend's 'Falter' is a grunge filled wonder." Broken 8 Records
“Grunge is alive and well and living in London” Badass Martin's Rockout Radio Show, Hard Rock Hell
For gig enquiries contact empty.friend.band@gmail.com
Or message us through Facebook or Instagram
