The British band Atlas : Empire not only manages to keep you hooked, but also leave you a little speechless, as you don’t expect such an introduction.
A very good start for the single Rêverie, reminiscent of those songs that were released in the middle of the millennium and seemed so new to us.
Loud drums and guitars, yes, we want those.
Atlas : Empire is a post/alt.rock band, based in Glasgow, UK. Since their inception in 2011, the band has continually evolved & expanded their sonic landscape, never simply content to regurgitate the same sounds over & over. This desire for exploration has seen Atlas : Empire showcase their unique mix of alternative genres to live audiences throughout the UK, Europe, Ukraine & Canada, sharing stages with a diverse array of artists including; The Appleseed Cast, Tiny Moving Parts, Wintersleep, Microwave, Good Tiger, The Dear Hunter, Closure In Moscow, Nothing & October Drift.
In 2020, founding members & songwriters Steven Gillies & Jamie Sturt recruited former FOES drumming powerhouse, James Lorenzo, and spent the next few years meticulously crafting their finest material to date – 2023’s “Everything Is Temporary”.
This album displayed Atlas : Empire focusing their expansive, structurally complex progressive rock into a more streamlined & vocally driven format, blending post-rock/shoegaze textures with the energy of late 90’s & early 00’s Alt.Rock & 2nd wave emo.
Earlier this year, the band released “Happy As Lazarus“, their first new music in almost two years. Mixed by Tom Peters (Vennart, Lakes, A Burial At Sea) & mastered by Ed Woods (The XCerts, Reuben, VUKOVI) the song was a snapshot of Atlas : Empire’s ever-evolving sound – “Reverie” offers an insight into the next chapter.
“Rêverie is a song about learning how to accept love again. We’re all shaped by our experiences, both positively & negatively, and Rêverie explores the barriers we create following traumatic relationships, the process of overcoming those fears and ultimately allowing yourself to fall for someone again.” – Atlas : Empire
Rêverie & Happy As Lazarus will be released on 7 inch vinyl this November.
The band will play two headline shows in celebration of the release.
14/11/25 @ The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen
15/11/25 @ BLOC+ Glasgow
