Progressive Rock Quartet Empire Springs Releases "Broken Glass"
Above: “Broken Glass” single artwork
EMPIRE SPRINGS
—PROGRESSIVE ROCK QUARTET—
RELEASES NEW SINGLE
“BROKEN GLASS”
NASHVILLE, TN (January 14, 2022) — Progressive rock band Empire Springs has released their latest single, “Broken Glass.” This new track from the Birmingham, AL quartet takes listeners on an electrifying, four-minute alternative prog-rock journey.
Stream “Broken Glass” here.
PROG Magazine, the trusted source on all things progressive music, unveiled “Broken Glass” yesterday and raved that the new single “channels the cyclical nature of Pink Floyd’s 1979 opus, The Wall.”
Composed of bassist/vocalist Brett Bellomy, guitarist Michael Naro, keyboardist Chadwick McDowell, and drummer Ethan Standard, the group began as “a studio project between college friends,” according to Bellomy.
Although progressive music itself wasn’t especially popular in their town, the guys were nonetheless surrounded by highly determined and creative musicians. That sense of support and community, coupled with their collective love of artists such as Led Zeppelin, The Dear Hunter, Rush, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Tool, Coheed and Cambria, Between the Buried and Me, The Contortionist, and Umphrey’s McGee, fueled the fire that ignites everything Empire Springs does.
As Bellomy recounts, they wasted no time building a regional reputation as an extremely passionate yet affable group: “We connected with other bands in our area musically and personally, and we played together constantly.” Eventually, they were able to book bigger shows as part of “Birmingham’s Holy Trinity of Prog,” a three-band lineup that also included heavy post-rock troupe Lasting Impressions and math rockers False Jasmin. That would be quite an accomplishment for any act, let alone one in which every member has a demanding day job (McDowell and Bellomy are music teachers; Standard works at a Nashville, TN recording studio; and Naro is a salesman).
Above: Empire Springs
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