Stereogum — Former Cymbals Eat Guitars leader Joseph D’Agostino is about to serve up another collection of windswept, emotive, lost-in-a-dream indie rock fare under his Empty Country guise. Empty Country II is out in a month, and D’Agostino has so far giv... more info

Chorus.fm — Cymbals Eat Guitars have broken up and frontman Joe D’Agostino will be starting a new solo project: Causes of the breakup included deep exhaustion with touring, bassist Matt Whipple’s decision to return to school for interior design, and a broodi... more info

Consequence of Sound — After a decade and four albums, Cymbals Eat Guitars are no more. Joe D’Agostino confirms Cymbals Eat Guitars breakup, announces solo album Lake Schatz more info

Stereogum — A couple months back, Cymbals Eat Guitars leader Joseph D’Agostino revealed his new solo project Empty Country with two new songs, "Ultrasound," which will appear on his forthcoming 2020 album, and "Jets," which won't. In a new interview with B... more info

Stereogum — Joseph D'Agostino, frontman of Cymbals Eat Guitars, has a new project. He's releasing his debut album under the name Empty Country early next year, and today, he's introducing the moniker by sharing two songs, "Ultrasound" and "Jets." The former feat... more info

Stereogum — Kevin Devine has been releasing entries in his Devinyl Splits series since 2015, teaming up with acts like Nada Surf's Matthew Caws, Meredith Graves, Tigers Jaw, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Owen, and, most recently, Craig Finn. The next scheduled entry in t... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — All photos by Joe Saturday Cymbals Eat Guitars ended 2017 (and our coverage of live music for the year) with a performance at Bowery Ballroom. The show was special in the sense that it featured an opening set from Charles Bissell of The Wrens. His se... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — On June 22 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival put on a great night of free music at Prospect Park featuring sets from Yeasayer, Poliça, and Cymbals Eat Guitars. At first the lineup seems like an odd triple pairing, but when you take a deeper look at ... more info

KEXP Seattle — New York indie outfit Cymbals Eat Guitars have premiered a new video for their third single “Have a Heart,” off of last year’s album Pretty Years. The overtly political video, directed by Geoffray Barbier, is framed like a fake TV newsreel, ... more info

Chorus.fm — Cymbals Eat Guitars have released a new music video. more info