Track Listing

1. Call to Arms
2. Everything's Magic
3. Breathe
4. Love Like Rockets
5. Sirens
6. Secret Crowds
7. Star of Bethlehem
8. True Love
9. Lifeline
10. Jumping Rooftops
11. Rite of Spring
12. Heaven
13. It Hurts [Live at del Mar]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #784787 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Amazon.com
Released only two years after Blink-182 announced its indefinite hiatus, the second album by singer-guitarist Tom DeLonge's other band, Angels & Airwaves, makes it feel like a lifetime. There's not a single poop joke or bubblegum punk anthem to be found among the grand themes of I-Empire, an album that finds the shrill frontman grappling with politics, paranoia, and the spiritual world. Unlike the contributions to his former group's last self-titled release, however, DeLonge has finally realized that getting mature doesn't mean getting boring. For all its cathartic lyrics, I-Empire is actually packed with dazzling, fast-moving songs, like "Everything's Magic" and "Sirens," that bring together U2's widescreen guitar flights with tuneful, straightforward punk melodies. This could very well be his best work yet.--Aidin Vaziri

Album Description
Angels & Airwaves first single "Everything's Magic," is a synth-rock anthem that resonates with a refreshing spirit and inspired energy. "Just sit back and hold on tight," sings Tom DeLonge in the song, offering sound advice for the entire album.

Angels & Airwaves is former blink-182 & Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, Offspring drummer Atom Willard, David Kennedy notably from Hazen Street and Box Car Racer and now former 30 Seconds to Mars bassist Matt Wachter. (Bassist Ryan Sinn, formerly of The Distillers, departed from the band earlier this year).

I-Empire, Angels & Airwaves second album was written and produced by Tom DeLonge.

Album Description
UK pressing of their 2007 sophomore album featuring one bonus track: 'It Hurts' (Live). Angels and Airwaves return with the follow up to 2006's We Don't Need To Whisper. Joining Tom DeLonge (ex-Blink 182), Atom Willard (ex-Rocket From The Crypt, The Offspring) and David Kennedy (Boxcar Racer) this time round is 30 Seconds To Mars bassist Matt Wachter. Island.

Customer Reviews

Angels and Airwaves.. second time around
well to be honest.. I didn't like the first album all that much except for a few songs. I find it all starts sounding the same. but this album is slightly better.. I find it has more meaning this time around even though the same sorta beat.

I admire the fact that this band wants to have a different sound! this time around I find it much more fascinating! I appreciate their songs a little more! well that and I spent $20 on this cd so I don't much choice. haha

it's far from perfect but it's worth a listen if you like this kinda music!

More Of The Same
Can you honestly say that AVA has a very diverse sound? Can you honestly say that this album sounds different from the debut? Not to sound mean, but EVERYTHING Angels and Airwaves virtually sounds the same. Fortunate for them, the song that they were all based on, was a good freaking song that way we can appreciate all 20+ remakes of it. I mean even if you analyze the lyrics, they're all the same "Do you ever feel like...." "Have you ever felt like....." "Tomorrow could be the best day of your life...." "follow me, and I'll take you somewhere higher...." It's all the same, you can't deny it. I love AVA, but I love them enough to say that they need to expand a little.

Don't get me wrong, this cd is great. It is indeed a fantastic follow up to We Don't Need To Whisper. But HONESTLY???? THE BEST SONG ON HERE? Rite Of Spring. Undoubtedly. I think it's the best thing that AVA has written and it's certainly one of the top songs Tom has ever written. It is the ONLY song that sounds DIFFERENT. that has a DIFFERENT topic. Instead of trying to make you feel better about life (which is good don't get me wrong), Tom gets a little contemplative and takes the time to appreciate HIS life. Even the delayed guitar in the beginning sounds different.

Good album, but like everything AVA has written...it lacks Diversity.

Lose the vocal effects...
Let me start by saying this sort of music isn't typicly what I listen to but I will say when I first heard "We Don't Need To Whisper" I was "pleasantly surprised". I actually enjoyed listening to it, the only thing I would have changed would have been Toms vocals. If he would have taken more of a "Boxcar" approach to this I think I would have liked it more.Ok, "I-Empire" picks up where the last album left off, a little more "electronic" and Tom is just as "whiney" but what really keeps me back from enjoying this cd like the last one is the added vocal effects to Toms voice wich just rubs me the wrong way for some reason. When the vocals are clean I usally find my self enjoying it more and thinking to myself "what song is this?". Overall a solid effort for AVA, but its not for everyone.