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Empire Of The Sun announce third album
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 25 August 2016
Empire Of The Sun will release their third album, ‘Two Vines’, on 28 Oct. The album features pianist Henry Hey and bassist Tim Lefebvre from David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ band, Wendy Melvoin from Prince’s Revolution and Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham.
Of the inspiration for the new album, the duo’s Nick Littlemore says: “There was an image we talked about very early on with this record, before we wrote the title track, ‘Two Vines’, and that was this image of a modern city overtaken by jungle, almost like mother nature taking back the planet. All the buildings will turn back to sand. All it will be nature again. We wanted to make something that reflected the beauty of that”.
His partner Luke Steele adds of their decision to record in Honolulu: “Going to Hawaii to record was the best idea. That was the catalyst for me. I’d spend the morning surfing then roll in and make music into the night”.
Well, don’t they have a nice life? Here’s a track from the album, ‘High And Low’:
