This Song is Like Crack
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 page, where this song has accrued nearly 4 million listens in a few short months. I'm sure some blogs somewhere have links posted as well, as this type of aural crack isn't easily contained.
The band is a collaboration between Luke Steele, creative force behind under-appreciated Aussie indie-poppers the Sleepy Jackson, and Nick Littlemore of electro-dance outfit Pnau. Like the Postal Service before them, this perfect meld of indie rock and electronics is greater than the sum of it's parts and will quite possibly take over the world in 2009. You've been warned.
--Alan Wiley
Kool Mo P on January 12, 2009 at 02:30 PM
It's like MGMT but not as good.