Returning to the limelight, Mark Vennis & Different Place look to release their latest single, ‘Empire Road’, an ardent alt-rock anthem, brimming with politics, power and punk. The single sees the Hampshire-based outfit gear up and bow out of 2025 in style.
The single follows the same lines as all the greats before it, only now with the boundless, unique stamp of Mark Vennis. Colourful, though equally as jagged, guitars paint a cinematic shine across the airwaves, with hints of The Stranglers and The Clash giving it its ardent power. Telling tales of Empires, fallen and new, the single strikes up a strong political backbone, doubling down on the masterful nature of Different Place’s songsmanship.
Diving in, Mark Vennis comments on the single, explaining, “Empire Road is about the victims of relentless expansion and relentless pursuit of profit, about the people left behind, chewed up and spat out by a rampaging empire.”
