We're massively stoked to announce that the debut longplayer by
HOLLOW SUNSHINE, Held Above, is now available and Pitchfork has
dropped the title track song premier (
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16268-held-above/ ), proclaiming
it "a sublime slice of downer pop".

For the uninitiated, HOLLOW SUNSHINE are a California duo who combine
deep tuning with pop undertones and a garage din, crafting a unique
combination of warmly familiar elements. The hypnotic swirl of lush
vocals hovering over downtuned riffs and steady rhythms yield a
mesmerizing listening experience.

Preview Hollow Sunshine’s “Held Above” here (
https://soundcloud.com/roboticempire/hollow-sunshine-held-above )

Held Above exists within a delicate balance between blown out sludge,
narcotic drone and pop sensibilities. Yet this contrast between
heaviness and catchiness, with melodic vocals providing a calm and
consistent drift throughout, sets HOLLOW SUNSHINE well apart from
contemporaries.

The nine tracks of Held Above were self-recorded by the band,
vocalist Morgan Enos and guitarist / songwriter Reuben Sawyer, then
mastered by James Plotkin, aiming for a soothing "lo" fidelity with
clarity kept in mind. This album should appeal to varied fans of
everything from TORCHE and JESU to BUILT TO SPILL and SMASHING
PUMPKINS.

A visual artist renowned for his work via Rainbath Visual (CHELSEA
WOLFE, DEAFHEAVEN, DESTRUCTION UNIT etc etc), Sawyer also conceived
the stark imagery for the cover, which is screen-printed on
complimentary colored paper by Broken Press. 700 copies of HOLLOW
SUNSHINE's debut LP were made in the first pressing:

* 100 pink (includes a bonus back-patch)
* 200 white
* 400 black

With a high-quality digital download included, Held Above can now be
ordered from the following locations:

* Vinyl w/download available now from Robotic Empire (
http://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Hollow+Sunshine
) or Revolver (
http://www.midheaven.com/item/held-above-by-hollow-sunshine-lp ),
Interpunk ( http://interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=215410 ) and more.

* Digital pre-orders are now live at iTunes (
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/held-above/id730703881 ) or Bandcamp
( http://roboticempire.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-sunshine-held-above
), Amazon and more (available digitally on November 12th).

We're also happy to report that the two long-playing THOU "EP"s
released by Robotic Empire, Baton Rouge, You Have Much to Answer For
and The Archer & The Owle, have both been repressed on cassette.
Both releases have been repressed on white cassettes, 200 of each
this time around. Same oppressively burly jams, both of which can be
found in full on our Bandcamp ( http://roboticempire.bandcamp.com )
page.
* These two THOU tapes and far more (shirts, vinyl, CDs, etc) are
available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store (
http://bit.ly/THOUmusic )

In addition to the influx of Robo label releases, we've got a
powerhouse update of other new items and restocks in the Robotic
Empire - Online Store ( http://www.roboticempire.com/store ), with
exclusively heavy hitters from the likes of THE BODY, BORIS,
EYEHATEGOD, OOZING WOUND, PIGS, RAMLORD, SLEEP, TITAN, a Tor Johnson
Records DVD, WRECKMEISTER HARMONIES and the almighty YOB:

NEW ITEMS & RESTOCKS:
* Body, The - Christs, Redeemers 2x12" (Thrill Jockey) $16.99
* Boris - Smile 2x12'' - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Southern Lord) $21.99
* Eyehategod - Dopesick 2x12'' - WHITE COVER VERSION VINYL (Emetic)
$19.99
* Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain 2x12'' (Emetic) $19.99
* Hollow Sunshine - Held Above 12" - BLACK VINYL $14.99
* Hollow Sunshine - Held Above 12" - PINK COLORED VINYL w/ BACKPATCH
$14.99
* Hollow Sunshine - Held Above 12" - WHITE VINYL $14.99
* Oozing Wound - Retrash 12" (Thrill Jockey) $14.99
* Pigs - Gaffe 10" - BLACK VINYL (Solar Flare) $13.99
* Pigs - Gaffe 10" - RED COLORED VINYL (Solar Flare) $13.99
* Ramlord - Crippled Minds, Sundered Wisdom 12" (Hypaethral) $16.99
* Sleep - Dopesmoker 2x12" - PURPLE COLORED VINYL (Southern Lord)
$19.99
* Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For Cassette (Robotic
Empire) $5.99
* Thou - The Archer And The Owle Cassette (Robotic Empire) $5.99
* Titan - Warmer Months 12" - YELLOW COLORED LIMITED EDITION VINYL
(Hypaethral) $16.99
* Tor Johnson - The Ten Years War DVD (Tor Johnson) $4.99
* Wrekmeister Harmonies - You've Always Meant So Much To Me 12"
(Thrill Jockey) $14.99
* Yob - The Illusion Of Motion 12" - 180 GRAM BLACK VINYL (Metal
Blade) $19.99
* Yob - The Unreal Never Lived 2x12" - 180 GRAM BLACK VINYL (Metal
Blade) $24.99

Yeah yeah!

-Team Robo
Robotic Empire Online Store ( http://www.roboticempire.com/store )