[1] Empath was formed by Catherine Elicson, Jem Shanahan and Garrett Koloski in 2015 whilst the three were roommates in Philadelphia.
Elicson had recently moved from Columbus, Ohio, where she had been in the bands Goners and Katherine.
[1] They began recording what would become Liberating Guilt and Fear in 2016 with Koloski's former bandmate, Shaun Sutkus.
[1] In 2018, the band released their debut LP Active Listening: Night on Earth, once again through Get Better Records.
[4][5] In late 2021, Empath announced their second album, entitled Visitor, would be released on 11th February 2022.