Empty Bottle

The Hoyle Brothers

Torche
After the breakup of Floor in 2004, Torche vocalist/guitarist Steve Brooks decided to carry on the thundering tradition of his former band, recruiting guitarist Juan Montoya (also formerly of Floor), drummer Rick Smith, and bassist Jonathan Nuñez....

Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink is a Los Angeles-based one-man band. His lo-fi, Baroque music was first discovered and then distributed by indie group Animal Collective, who began releasing volumes of Ariel Pink home recordings on their Paw Tracks label....

Eleanor Friedberger
Best known as one half of the brother-sister duo the Fiery Furnaces, Eleanor Friedberger struck out on her own in summer 2010, recording her solo debut, Last Summer. The album, with more straightforward but still playful songs than the Furnaces' work, was released by Merge in July 2011....

Pere Ubu
Pere Ubu emerged from the urban wastelands of mid-'70s Cleveland to impact the American underground for generations to follow; led by hulking frontman David Thomas, whose absurdist warble and rapturously demented lyrics remained the band's creative focus throughout their long, convoluted career, Ubu's protean art punk sound harnessed self-destructing melodies, scattershot rhythms, and industrial-strength dissonance to capture the angst and chaos of their times with both apocalyptic fervor and surprising humanity....