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| BBC |
 Electro duo Empire Of The Sun dress like Adam Ant and borrow their name from the film that launched the career of Christian Bale. But don't let their at best dubious choice of influences put you off. Their talent is undoubtable and this album sounds like an instant classic. This is the sound of the Noughties – electro enough without being harsh, interesting without being over-cool, quirky without being weird. Empire Of The Sun have cracked the perfect blend of fond reflection and sexy new frontier frisson. If this is what the future sounds like, then it's going to be beautiful. Luke Steele's unique vocals alone could risk becoming annoying, but Nick Littlemore's fabulous, eerie synths, breathy BVs and stunning production ensure the end product is something utterly ethereal. If you jammed VHS copies of Labyrinth and The Neverending Story into a blender and then poured them into your stereo, this is what should come out. It'd be a mistake to lump them in alongside MGMT and Iglu & Hartley, though the lazy no doubt will. This is a step above the rest. Take eponymous debut single Walking On A Dream, which has already racked up some serious airplay across the UK – it's a heady mix of 80s throwback and hedonistic futurism....full text |
| Belfasttelegraph |
| There’s something strangely compelling about the debut album from new ‘super-group’ duo, Empire of the Sun... Indeed, you’d be hard-pushed this year to finding a weirder and more wonderful new collection of songs than Walking On A Dream. But it’s difficult to put an exact tag-line on the overall sound which veers from the familiar to the downright surreal. Think Gary Numan having an alt.country makeover, Lindsey Buckingham having an Air moment or Brian Wilson getting into a studio for a jam with Daft Punk — and you’ll be on your way to at least a fair understanding of this Aussie-based project. Led by Luke Steele from superb Perth band The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore from the electro outfit Pnau, Empire of the Sun, named after a JG Ballard novel and a Spielberg blockbuster, is simply an act like no other....full text |
| Entertainment |
| Good news for anyone who feels that by not recording Tango in the Night on Venus in a studio built of cocaine, Fleetwood Mac missed a trick. Pnau's Nick Littlemore and the Sleepy Jackson's Luke Steele's woozy chemical chords, which are set amid a bonkers soundscape, demand a degree of perseverance. But this is an album amply endowed with bold, bright pop moments....full text |
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