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Description: Empire of the Sun are an Australian electronic music duo that formed in 2006. The duo is composed of Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau. The duo achieved chart success with their first single "Walking on a Dream" which peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and reached number sixty four on the UK Singles Chart. After several months of consulting on the material for the album, Littlemore and Steele went into the studio to record their debut album. Titled Walking on a Dream, the album was released on the 4th of October 2008. Prior to its release six tracks were put up on the Empire of the Sun are an Australian electronic music duo that formed in 2006. The duo is composed of Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau. The duo achieved chart success with their first single "Walking on a Dream" which peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and reached number sixty four on the UK Singles Chart.
After several months of consulting on the material for the album, Littlemore and Steele went into the studio to record their debut album. Titled Walking on a Dream, the album was released on the 4th of October 2008. Prior to its release six tracks were put up on the social networking site MySpace for fans to listen to.

The album debuted at number eight on the ARIA charts and eventually peaked at number six. Their first single titled "Walking on a Dream" was released digitally on August 30, 2008. The single received airtime from many Australian radio stations and has since reached #10 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, breaking the record for the longest time taken for a single to reach the top 10. It has as well been released as a free single on April 21, 2009. The second single released off the album, entitled "We Are the People", peaked at number twenty-four on the ARIA Charts. In September 2009 this song was used in an American advertising campaign for Vizio televisions. The third single, "Standing on the Shore" was released on iTunes on June 12 and for general release on June 23. The video was filmed in Lancelin in April 2009. After an article released lately, it was announced that "Without You" will be the 4th single for Empire of the Sun. The video was filmed in FOX Studios in Sydney, Australia and has gained positive responses due to its changed tempo and strong emotion. The single is due to be released in late September.

Critical response to the album has been mixed, generating a score of 60 on the review aggregator Metacritic. Martin Robinson in his review for NME described their debut as "silly but their songs demand to be taken seriously, just like Prince, Ultravox and Bowie. And yes, they're like MGMT – in that they're great." Under the Radar also rated it favourably describing it as "a highly visual experience".
Rolling Stone Australia awarded the album a positive 3.5 out of 5, describing it as "gorgeously plaintive electro-pop", but noted "the gold is harder to find in the record’s hazy second half".

However some critics were less satisfied with the pair's debut. Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian rated it 3 out of 5 stars, applauding the duo's unpredictability, but wished "they would calm down a bit". Popmatters were also underwhelmed by the album, claiming "Unfortunately, despite the well developed '80s image, the music emulated is not anything worth reviving. ... (more)

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