Empire of the Sun shot this video in Shanghai. You're not allowed to shoot videos in Shanghai. Enough said. -Donovan
Okay, this week are two songs - one of which I sort of liked - whose videos make me want to stab my eyes out. The first is one sent to me to promote a new remix album Bloc Party will be releasing soon. This is the video for the Armand Van Helden remix of "Signs". This is an absolutely atrocious remix, and the video smacks of a few people in a room going, "You know what we could do? We could make the video SO controversial, that people could actually stand to listen to the horrible song!" [...]
Toronto - It is my chinaman duties to direct you to the video for 'Walking On A Dream' by Aussie group Empire of the Sun, because it was filmed in Shanghai - a city I talked about in my Bishop Allen review last friday. You see how everything goes full circle? I discovered this video on Josh's blog . Also, if I ever appear to do as much drugs as the guys in the video appear to have done, someone please put me in rehab. I don't do [...]

The Sydney duo that makes up Empire of the Sun is not to be confused with it's 1987 movie counterpart of the same name. Which oddly enough I am watching on TV as I write this post. Ben Stiller's in it..but he's not very funny so far. And so is Batman! Anyways, Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore have created one of the most impressive debut albums I have heard as of late. The production is fantastic with the highlight being the oh so crisp vocals. The ten track album starts off strong with instantly loveable tracks like [...]

Like most first apartments, mine sucked. It was dingy, owned by a slumlord and shared with my sister. The second one wasn't much better, but it served as a familiar spot for people wanting to go out drinking since the bars were within walking distance. We used to drink Wednesday-Saturday nights, and it's safe to assume that small fortunes were lost in the beer consumption and poker playing. Since we only spent money on beer, we didn't have it for cable, and so we could only pick up what the rabbit ears brought us. For some odd reason, [...]
It's been quite some time since the name Luke Steele has perched itself upon my lips. It doesn't mean I don't love the man or The Sleepy Jackson any less than I did when they released their last album...it just means I haven't heard much from their camp in quite some time. I'm pleased to report that Luke has a new project to write about and it very well may be the best thing since pasteurized milk. Seriously, I'm pretty excited about this.. Empire Of The Sun is the new electro-psychedelic of Australia's [...]
EMPIRE OF THE SUN TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM WALKING ON A DREAM ON ASTRALWERKS ON APRIL 21, 2009 "World domination quite literally awaits" - NME Empire Of The Sun - an electro- psychedelic project led by Luke Steele, the enigmatic wunderkind behind Australia's The Sleepy Jackson and Pnau's Nick Littlemore, will release their debut album Walking On A Dream on April 21, 2009 on Astralwerks. Exotic, lavish, larger-than-life, Empire Of The Sun brings together these two unlikely collaborators from Australian pop. Their friendship which Luke describes as "this fireball of electricity", eventually resulted in [...]
Feb 8, 2009, 6:44pm
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Here's the notable stuff that's out in the UK on Mon Feb 9th... Singles: Empire Of The Sun - "Walking On A Dream" [ Vid above . 1st single from the debut album by the duo of Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore .] Morrissey - "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" [ Vid [...]
Empire of The Sun is spreading across the globe at warp speed. The debut album and single from Aussies Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau has already set Australia and New Zealand on fire, surprised the heck out of the UK, and i ...

Molti li danno come uno dei nuovi fenomeni che potrebbero esplodere in questo 2009. Si chiamano Empire of the sun , arrivano dall'Australia e fanno un pop che, onestamente, non mi pare così sorprendente. Il loro album d'esordio s'è piazzato in patria nella top ten. Qui da noi dovrebbe arrivare presto, intanto dopo il primo singolo " Walking on a Dream " (si intitola così anche il disco, proprio come il nuovo di Springsteen) arriva ora il secondo "We are the people". Di certo si fanno notare per il look e i vestiti sgargianti che, [...]
Young Folks (the song, not the Casa Vista jam band) of sxsw 2k9: Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun

The first original track from Empire of the Sun has become a staple of many radio and iPod playlists across the globe. When the set of official remixes of " Walking on a Dream " hit the streets we were a bit hesitant. The VanShe Technologic remix really grew on us over the past month or so and definitely stands out from the rest (thus far). Give it a listen and let us know what you think. The video was shot recently in Shanghai, China. Directed by Josh Logue of [...]
Alright, I posted about Animal Collective a while back. I said it was alright but not amazing. Why is it that this group is still number one on Hypem and Elbows? I have a few hypotheses but the one which keeps me feeling uneasy is that perhaps it is just due to bloggers trying to put up what is already tops on the aggregators to get more traffic. Yes this post will do that to a certain extent, and I understand the slight hypocrisy in this, but please tell me ARE THESE GUYS REALLY THAT GREAT OR IS IT JUST [...]
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I'm so obsessed with this band. Ch-ch-check out their new video... And then check this out... Now go buy the album. Lovely ladies from the 70's agree... Empire of the Sun is for you! Gettin' his fix - tabloid junkie.
This song is so addictive, I feel like I will literally die if I don't hear it every hour, on the hour. Empire of the Sun, "Walking on a Dream" What makes this addiction especially painful is the fact that it's not yet available in the US. You can order the Australian import version of the CD , but it's so hot, it's (for the moment) out of stock. To get your fix, you can always wach the youtube video or check out the band's myspace [...]

Australian band Empire Of The Sun , consisting of one member of The Sleepy Jackson and one member of Pnau, is said to be the sensation of the new year. You can watch the video for the title song of their debut album "Walking on a dream" and you can even download a remix of it for free here . Het Australische discopopduo [...]

We are always running for the thrill of it thrill of it Always pushing up the hill searching for the thrill of it On and on and on we are calling out and out again Never looking down I'm just in awe of what's in front of me "Walking On A Dream" is, appropriately, dreamy dance music out of Australia, a country which is drastically underrepresented on this countdown compared to its excellent music output this year (it just so happened that most of the songs I loved most were [...]
20) Frightened Rabbit - "Modern Leper" Frightened Rabbit is band that has been around for awhile and nonetheless hit me like a ton of bricks in February. I was sitting at my roommate's computer reading, of all things, Pitchforkmedia (still a tastemaker, hate it or love it). "Modern Leper" was advertised in a song write-up as crushingly sad and willfully pain-inducing. I right-clicked. Save as.