Here’s an electronic duo from Australia who broke off from their previous groups to create a pair under the name Empire of the Sun. The name which was inspired by the novel of the same name is comprised of members Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore. They’ve been together since 2007 and are still going strong. From their album cover and general image they’re eccentric and look like a outcome of Blade Runner, The Neverending Story, The Fifth Element being thrown into a blender.
Their album, Walking On a Dream, was released back in October of 2008 yet we are just hearing of them. Which is quite bad on our behalf because we like to keep on top of artists like them. In fact we only heard of them when Luke Steele was featured on Jay-Z’s The Blueprint³. We later saw a song from them but were not too excited about it but just the other day we heard the title track from their album.
“Walking On a Dream” starts off with a keyboard riff that initially gives the song a late 80’s/early 90’s vibe. The lightness and falsettos in their voices in areas makes this song very cool to listen to. Also, if you want to compare you could get a slight MGMT vibe from this song. The video for the song was shot last summer in Shanghai, China just prior to The Olympics. Check both out below and you can purchase their album HERE.
Empire of the Sun – Walking On a Dream
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