Listen to this: Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun
While watching Logo’s NewNowNext after work yesterday, I encountered the most remarkable of videos. (You can see it below or go straight to it on Vimeo.) What was this amazing world of spectacular colors and costumed insanity called Empire of the Sun? As always, I added it to my list to download after the show.
And I’m so very glad I did. I’ve talked about “Walking on a Dream” but I wasn’t prepared for the lush peculiarity of “Country” or the foreboding of “Half Mast.” The album art is bonkers and the music it wraps itself around does not deviate from the twirling, spinning path it prepares you for. If you think it looks kind of like a deranged IMAX movie poster, you’ve pretty much hit the way it sounds on the head, too.
Just avoid the last track “Without You.” It’s 80s ballad kitsch and it offends my sensibilities.