Southern Empire announce debut album

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
published

Self-titled release from Southern Empire due out on March 18

Southern Empire have announced their self-titled debut album will be released next month.

The Australian outfit were formed by vocalist, keyboardist and saxophonist Sean Timms following the breakup of his old band Unitopia. The record will launch on March 18 via GEP.

Timms tells Prog: “I’m absolutely over the moon that our album is being released by GEP next month. It has been a long road to get to this point, but it has definitely been worth the effort.

“This is how I’ve always imagined the music would sound. The songs sound amazing with powerfully emotional vocals, brilliant and tasteful musicianship – everything a composer could ever wish for.

“We’re currently in rehearsals for our album launch and we’ll be touring the UK and Europe next year. Hope to see you soon.”

The album will come bundled with a DVD featuring bonus material.

Southern Empire tracklist

  1. Show Me The Way
  2. Forest Fire
  3. Hold
  4. How Long
  5. The Bridge That Binds
  6. Dreams & Machines

DVD

  1. Forest Fire
  2. Hold
  3. How Long
  4. The Bridge That Binds
Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.