{"id":14226,"date":"2015-07-19T20:37:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T00:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14226"},"modified":"2015-11-10T19:10:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T00:10:38","slug":"empire-machines-share-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14226","title":{"rendered":"Empire Machines share new single &#8216;Wanted Way&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin, TX-based indie psych-rockers Empire Machines have\u00a0shared\u00a0<em>Wanted Way<\/em>, the latest single from their upcoming &#8216;Animal Skin<i class=\"\">&#8216;<\/i>\u00a0EP, which will be out on July 21, 2015. The three-song record\u00a0features what\u00a0<i class=\"\">The Deli Magazine<\/i>\u00a0describes as &#8220;The Beatles doing Bloc Party.&#8221; <em>&#8220;Wanted Way is a sexy riff heavy and track featuring slapback delayed vocals, about letting someone know you&#8217;re moving on,&#8221;<\/em> explains singer and guitarist Matt Blackwell. <em>&#8220;Love&#8217;s a bitch.&#8221;<\/em> Listen to <em>Wanted Way<\/em> via Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F189374738&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=b3b1b0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Animal-Skin.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14228\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Animal-Skin.png?resize=229%2C227\" alt=\"Animal Skin\" width=\"229\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Animal-Skin.png?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Animal-Skin.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Animal-Skin.png?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Animal-Skin.png?resize=303%2C300&amp;ssl=1 303w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Animal-Skin.png?w=534&amp;ssl=1 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Track listing:<\/strong><br \/>\n01. Animal Skin<br \/>\n02. Wanted Way<br \/>\n03. The Plan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Empire Machines began in 2009, in Austin, Texas. Core members, singer and guitarist\u00a0Matt Blackwell,\u00a0and bassist Trey McKinley, friends since high school, moved to Austin and formed the group while rooming together and attending college classes. Releasing their debut\u00a0S\/T EP\u00a0in 2011, the band experienced a few lineup changes before realizing their true potential and honing their craft with current members\u00a0Matt Reynolds\u00a0on drums and Bruce Smith Jr. on lead guitar and backup vocals.\u00a0Using\u00a0an umbrella of indie-rock as their guide and psych-rock as their inspiration, Empire Machines began\u00a0gigging heavily and has quickly become a staple in Austin&#8217;s ever-growing and thriving music scene.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Empire Machines, visit\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001d-FN_Xqypplm-q1NM0kPaYJQUBvspxZ3HLROEo5ovi3i9e2b-b88U5a5TbiQ1v8cnGYS81cfe37ZCpT5wIKw8oNeSdUlk5QzMPReAxhsnehLeEmMQOnuL66ULrDwcghDzYiHnEERbkN9n-coOdJ6xupyotk-b8PLksomQRoqVCcaCY-jmV1_kidIvpMs4IdJ&amp;c=ZAGqowiVZvoataY4ZwI6uZzcYet_NHSBLhi2wZ4m7T0rz9xluPbZcw==&amp;ch=GO9uZxeLp0d80UgzsiAj2hU_JtJD3MaF_Drx3Q0YE-7gzkdPwYq9Xg==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">empiremachines.bandcamp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Austin, TX-based indie psych-rockers Empire Machines have\u00a0shared\u00a0Wanted Way, the latest single from their upcoming &#8216;Animal Skin&#8216;\u00a0EP, which will be out on July 21, 2015. 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