Artist:NEW EMPIRE

If it was hard to ignore New Empire before, it’s impossible now. The runaway rock outfit have already clocked up a stellar 2011 with national supports for Good Charlotte, Simple Plan and Owl City, a worldwide publishing deal with Native Tongue and a string of singles all over radio and music TV. Now with their long-awaited second album Symmetry out September 16, they’re ready to cement their status as one of the country’s brightest new stars. Combining the arena alt rock of The Killers with the bombast of 30 Seconds To Mars and emotional power of OneRepublic, it’s the sound of everything clicking into place for the band as both songwriters and independent artists. “Symmetry is defined as ‘beauty as a result of balance or harmonious arrangement’ and we felt like that’s where we’re at as a band in terms of our relationships and in our music,’” explains frontman Jeremy Fowler. “It feels like everything is aligning and the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place at this point of ...