Yet, for the Australian duo, it is simply a meeting point of the collaborator’s main bands Luke Steele’s The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore’s Pnau. More striking though is their musical common ground since they both perform electronica-laced psychedelic pop that is synth-heavy but includes portions of both electric and acoustic guitars. Firstly, they are both duos who do not exactly dress like the average person would. To say that Australia’s Empire Of The Sun bear similarities to the “IT” band of 2008 - MGMT - is an understatement.
The positive here is that the initial band opens up a larger audience for the next… The negative is the perception of being a copy-cat and not as groundbreaking as those who came before them. For example an artist “ahead of their time” might be viewed positively by critics, but negatively by record labels that would prefer albums to be sold now! Another instance of this phenomenon is when one artist breaks worldwide, just before another similar artist records an LP. Timing can be everything when it comes to music and it can often be a two-edged sword.
Review Summary: Similar in sound to MGMT, the comparison between the 2 duos also holds to this debut album being an unapologetically hit and miss affair that contains 3 excellent standouts.
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