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EMPIRE OF THE SUN is the new psychedelic project led by Australians Luke Steele (of The Sleepy Jackson) and Nick Littlemore (P'Nau). Exotic, gaudy, and lavish, Empire Of The Sun brings together these two unlikely collaborators from Australian pop, and so began a friendship which Luke describes as "this fireball of electricity". Walking On A Dream is a bold, visionary and brilliant album, which manages to sound exhilaratingly contemporary, audaciously forward-looking, yet also curiously archaic all at once. From Nick and Luke's collective unconscious arose a rare marriage of rock and electronica, immediacy and depth, futurism and tradition, hi-tech production and creative spontaneity, pop melody and the cinematic. The duo are preparing to carry through on their audio-visual vision for their band, demonstrated by the video for the first single and title track, filmed in Shanghai and getting massive online attention (done renegade style, it's illegal to film there and at one point they nearly got arrested). Given the unusual track records of both the band's constituent members - not to mention the jaw-dropping magnificence of their debut album together - it's safe to say, in the words of NME... "world domination quite literally awaits".
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We are the People is the very catchy song that is used on the Vizio LED TV commercials that you have seen for at least the past part of 2009 and this year. WOW! Who are these guys?
They do tandem lead vocals with one in a falsetto like Level 42 in the 80's and they are just as good. Very melodic and edgy at the same time. The instrumental "Country" blew me away. The talent level of another era. Great start
I absolutely love the first four tracks of this album, they are brilliant. The rest of the album is perhaps too experimental for me, but it was worth getting, and they may grow on me in time. Empire are original, innovative and definitely out there-just my kind of band. Walking on a Dream
Walking on a Dream being Empire Of The Sun's debut album and their 2008 release sounds a lot like early 80's pop music and one could call it either Electropop or Electronica. The vocals of the singer is very distinct and I must say I never heard that kind of vocals before. NME and The Independent both gave this album 4/5 and I agree with this assessment. Songs that stand out are "Walking On a Dream " and "We Are The People". The booklet is quite fun and strange with nice computer graphics and outrageous outfits that Elton John in the 70's would be proud of. All the lyrics are included but not a list of whom plays what on the album. 4/5. Almost remined me of Bowie
A group that derives almost with the essence of David Bowie. Makes you feel good and happy. Very strange music, very artsy. A good album. |
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