Expensive Sound

Description

Empire was an offshoot of punk legends Generation X, very influential for the ’80s Washington D.C. hardcore and UK neo-psychedelic scenes, acting somehow as the missing link between new wave and grunge. “Expensive Sound” was originally released in 1981, their music was raw, bare, warm – distinct from the glacial, antiseptic pop that would dominate the decade. While “Expensive Sound” may be better known for the bands it inspired – the neo-psychedia of The Stone Roses and the athletic fretwork of Fugazi – they deserve appreciation on its own merits: one of the finest guitar pop records of the era.