Unapologetically exposed and emotionally earnest, Heavy Hollow is a record full of big songs dealing with big issues. Six songs: each shooting for the stars, each bearing the proverbial heart on its sleeve. The net result is a band hitting its stride, building on the success and hard work of its previous efforts, and coming together to perform epic anthems about the struggles of living life in a worthwhile manner. “…an extremely well rounded sophomore effort that will knock you on your a**. The crew will pull you under right away with the first cut, “Counting Backwards” and won’t let you up for air until the disc is over.” – Charlie Sullivan, Colorado Music Buzz “Part barroom rock, and part indie pop, Instant Empire’s Heavy Hollow comes across like a Hold Steady album, if it were written and recorded by Death Cab for Cutie” – Marquee Magazine Scotty Saunders: vocals Sean Connaughty: guitars, background vocals Lou Kucera: guitars, background vocals Doug Chase: keyboards, percussion Aaron Stone: bass, background vocals Matt Grizzell: drums All lyrics by Connaughty/Saunders All music by Instant Empire Horns on “Missing Elderly” arranged by Chase/Connaughty/Stone Produced by Instant Empire Mastered by Joe LaPorta at The Lodge Mixed by Andy Flebbe at Side3 Studios in Denver, CO and Aaron Stone at Soundstructure in Denver, CO Drums and bass recorded by Andy Flebbe All other recording by Aaron Stone Artwork and album design by Clinton Decker