Empty Orchestra/The Silverbird Band - Split | White | Capeside
I was pumped about buying this for Empty Orchestra’s song “The Ballad Of Bulls Run”. I saw Empty Orchestra play a lot during the late 2000′s. They were probably my favorite Michigan band at the time and it seemed like every cool musician in Michigan had been a part of the band at one point. Plus, all the songs were great. A month or so ago I listened to Here Lies... for the first time in a while and it still holds up. This split feels like a continuation of that record.
“It’s All True” is Empty Orchestra’s other song on this split. It’s good, but suffers like a lot of songs on short releases where the other song is so so good that it relatively seems not as good. “The Ballad Of Bulls Run”, though. That’s the song. I remember watching them play it live before hearing the recording and being blown away. I feel like this band should’ve been huge. On the B-side is “Sophie Says” by The Silverbird Band. It’s a largely forgettable track that isn’t bad, but it’s kind of just there. Once again, I really just bought this for the one EO track.
I just discovered that “The Ballad Of Bulls Run” was put on a later Empty Orchestra release as well. This 7″ is out of print (I think?). You can listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_r_7T24qAw
