I figured the first post on here should be a bangworthy post!
I first heard of Empire of the Sun with the Lollapalooza lineup announcement and boy oh crown-wearing boy, was I behind on the times! Named after a book which became a Spielberg movie, Empire of the Sun is weird and fantastic and weird! Luke Steele, the singer (formerly of The Sleepy Jackson), was featured on track 1 of Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 (how many blueprints does Jay-Z need before he starts building something?!).
They are also playing Glastonbury (which announced its full lineup today) and a few other Euro-fests over the summer. Check pollstar for full details.
"Walking on a Dream"
Starting off like it was born in the 80's (this song and I have so much in common), things change to an uppity paced fun bonanza (I hope we have that in common too). It may not reach the same Mt. Everest-esque peak as MGMT's "Electric Feel" but it still makes me want to jump into Lake Tahoe in January (that happened listening to that song and somehow it garnered many watchers but none of us guys gave any autographs).
This song is so good, rappers can't stop remixing it. Wiz Khalifa has a remix called "The Thrill"and Blue Scholars have a track called "New People" (Best Vonnegut line in rap: "it's all about time like Slaughterhouse Five").
Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream by theinsound
This song is so good, rappers can't stop remixing it. Wiz Khalifa has a remix called "The Thrill"and Blue Scholars have a track called "New People" (Best Vonnegut line in rap: "it's all about time like Slaughterhouse Five").
Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream by theinsound
Blue Scholars - New People {Empire Way Remix} by VinylFluidRecords.com
"We Are the People"
Not partytime like Walking On a Dream but still grand. Around 3:10 the song winds down, and Luke Steele sings that he knows everything about me, well sir, what am I wearing? Nothing? Oh, well that's correct. Good job.
If you like this, you may also like: MGMT, Passion Pit, the creepy Burger King mascot, Of Montreal.
'Propriate Playlists: Party, Songs from 2008.
Walking on a Dream:
We Are the People:
Eclipse Broadcast:
Some of the fantasticrazy videos would not let me embed them in here, so here are the links!
BANG!
how many more blueprints DOES jay-z need?!
ReplyDeletewhoa, i love this bang worthy song walking on a dream and your comparison to electric feel me up! not jump in the lake during winter epicness.... but maybe cause i didn't listen to it 100 times yet!
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