This, Angels & Airwaves’ second album, isn’t quite as fun as their first, and while Mr. Delonge’s vocals and the music itself are still compelling, the songs still suffer from empty and somewhat pretentious lyrics. “Love Like Rockets” and “Secret Crowds” were two of my favorite tracks. Mildly recommended.

It’s better than the original, so depending on how much you liked Whisper you’ll either (still) dislike the trademark “spacey”, anthem-like songs or you’ll absolutely adore I-Empire. The songs are much more lengthy, with better writing and effects, but at the same time many of them sound so similar to each other, or to the songs from We Don’t Need To Whisper, that you’ll swear you’re listening to the same song on loop.

Personally I love the album, but some songs do start to get tiring after you’ve heard them a dozen times.