Album Premiere: Empty Houses Ignite Motown Soul-Pop on ‘Daydream’

June 7, 2016

Detroit retro-pop outfit Empty Houses are gearing up to release their debut album, Daydream, on June 10 via the relentlessly excellent Sargent House imprint (pre-order), and Crave is giving fans a head start with a full-album exclusive premiere ahead of release.

Produced by four-time Grammy-winner Graham Marsh (Bruno Mars, CeeLo Green, Common) and Empty Houses at Parhelion Studios in Atlanta, Daydream calls back to the soulful Motown essence of their roots.…

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