Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Take An Austrailian Walk On The Sun


The sound of Australian electropop duo Empire of the Sun feels like it's cut from the same alternative cloth as MGMT. The band creates an electronic pop rock sound all their own, modern and throwback at the same time. The CD release of their debut album, Walking On A Dream, was released today via Astralwerks Records.

"Standing On The Shore" starts off the groovy and catchy electrofied round of songs with a steady dance beat. The lead single and title track, "Walking On A Dream" carries on the dance party taking place in a 70's-styled living room with 1982 accents. "Half Mast" almost has bossa nova undertones accompanying the groovacity. All of the hooks on most of these songs grab you and get your body shaking. The five minute long instrumental track, "Country", slows down the party a bit, but in the way a trippy dance trance would. Other tunes worth a note are "We Are The People" and "Tiger By My Side".

If you're into the indie electropop sound, check out what Luke Steele (of The Sleepy Jackson) and Nick Littlemore (P'Nau) have done with Empire of the Sun. Dance your way to the album today!

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