![]() ![]() In this set there is all the ground breaking current songs in house music, and of course Avicii’s new material. But it’s a neat pairing this union and with the highlights shining brightly, perhaps with a bit more history they can sustain the inter-stellar love for a full album.The unbelievable Avicii’s live set at the dayclub in Las Vegas comes with a video! That is why it isn’t posted Here. It should be noted that Littlemore’s PNAU co-hort Peter Mayes had a hand in writing half of the album’s tracks, lending cred to the feeling that some of these songs sound like lesser PNAU tunes. ![]() With the rest of the album rounding out with ‘Tiger By My Side’ and the cheeseball 80s high school slow-dance of ‘Without You’, it’s a neat package the duo have dreamed up. More reminiscent of the oddball creepiness inherent in PNAU’s ‘Strawberries’, it has Steele doing his best 50 Cent drawl amongst a tense, jerky hip-hop jam that end’s up – improbably – sounding like Tom Wait’s band going for a Prince hit. The tone then shifts bizzarely and awesomely, with ‘Swordfish Hotkiss Night’ – the album’s left-turn and second highlight. Instead of expansive, Steele sounds lost and and small, struggling with his own place in the song. The instrumental wash of ‘Country’ befits the album’s fantasy/science fiction aesthetic, but veers dangerously close to waterfall music, while ‘The World’ is the bands shot at a Flaming Lips style everyman plea to the stars. ![]() ‘Delta Bay’ is a strangely melody-free and cheap sounding stomp with annoying, throwaway vocals. The record’s top heavy however, and when they try to change gear the filler sets in. Acoustic guitar and a few lead electric guitar lines add some life but otherwise the synths, soft pad sounds and falsetto choruses prove Empire of the Sun’s default setting. ‘Standing on the Shore’, ‘Half Mast’ and second single ‘We Are The People’ all stick to this winning framework. An effortlessly laid-back, atmospheric groove provides an uncluttered bed for Steele’s odd voice and phrasing his refrain ‘We are always running for the thrill of it / Always pushing up the hill searching for the thrill of it’ anticipating the good vibes on the dancefloor it deserves.Ĭlustered about the tune are similarly breezy, dappled pop gems. First single ‘Walking on a Dream’ is the hit a pure distillation of the duo’s background and strengths. The duo’s debut is Walking on a Dream a 43 minute sun-drenched mid-tempo excursion into easily-digestible, shiny pop. Empire of the Sun is the latest project from Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore aka the bare chested self-flagellating one from psych-poppers Sleepy Jackson and the…bare chested self-flagellating one from psych-poppers PNAU. ![]()
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