is the solo project of Brendan Hangauer.
His previous band, Fourth Of July put out 3 albums: 2013's "Empty Moon" on High Dive, 2010's "Before Our Hearts Explode!" and 2007's "On The Plains", on Range Life.
Empty Moon was formed after moving from Lawrence, Kansas to Oakland, California in 2013. Empty Moon's debut album "The Shark" was recorded in San Francisco with Jason Quever (Papercuts) and features Adrianne Verhoeven (Extra Classic, Dri, the Anniversary). “I feel like 'The Shark' is a great next step for me musically and lyrically. I couldn’t be happier with the way it was recorded. I think it is my most mature album I have ever made,” Empty Moon told Pop Matters.
Empty Moon's sophomore album "The Empty Moon Story" came out July 26th, 2019 on High Dive Records. Continuing and deepening the lyrical candor and disillusionment of his Empty Moon debut "The Shark", “The Empty Moon Story” is one turtelenecked man’s attempt to see it and tell it straight while the world around him goes off the deep end. Recorded in Los Angeles by Jason Quever (Papercuts) and featuring Jason on guitar, bass and keys and Brian "Bronco" Costello on drums.
Also check out Empty Moon's ongoing Soul Playlist on YouTube and his polaroids and screenprints in the ARTWORK.
