Empire Of The Sun

Empire Of The Sun

Empire Of The Sun

Empire of the Sun are an Australian electronic duo consisting of Luke Steele from Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore from Pnau. Their debut album Walking On A Dream saw them win Album of the Year at the 2009 ARIAs and receive to Brit nominations. Shortly after the pair parted ways while Luke Steele toured the project around the world. They reunited in 2011. Their second album is titled Ice On A Dune and will be released in June 2013.


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Empire of the Sun album: 1

Empire of the Sun album: "We're on the finishing stretch"

By Katie Cunningham 13th Jul, 2012

When ITM got Pnau dude Peter Mayes on the phone this morning, he was in the studio "very much in the thick of doing the new Empire of the Sun album".

Fat As Butter Festival @ The Foreshore, Newcastle1

Fat As Butter Festival @ The Foreshore, Newcastle

By Katlyn Jones 11th Nov, 2011

This year’s Fat as Butter music festival was full of surprises: both great and devastating.

Stereosonic Radio exclusive to inthemix – #1 with Andy Murphy52

Stereosonic Radio exclusive to inthemix – #1 with Andy Murphy

By Dave Ruby Howe 27th Jul, 2011

Andy Murphy is kicking off ITM's Stereosonic Radio with an exclusive mix featuring some of the festival's heaviest hitters!

Sinden, Empire Of The Sun on full Fat As Butter 2011 lineup11

Sinden, Empire Of The Sun on full Fat As Butter 2011 lineup

By Dave Ruby Howe 25th Jul, 2011

Having impressed majorly with last year’s Ice Cube headlined event, Newcastle’s Fat As Butter festival is back again in 2011, today releasing the full official lineup with plenty for ITMers to cheer about.

Pnau: Reunited11

Pnau: Reunited

By Dave Ruby Howe 22nd Jul, 2011

Pnau's Nick Littlemore tells inthemix about the band's new album 'Soft Universe', repeat festival tours, Elton John, running away with circus and getting old. Just a typical convo!

ITM Exclusive: Empire Of The Sun start recording second LP26

ITM Exclusive: Empire Of The Sun start recording second LP

By Dave Ruby Howe 15th Jul, 2011

"We just started writing the new record" Nick Littlemore told inthemix of Empire Of The Sun's second coming.

Monster lineup for Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas7

Monster lineup for Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas

By Dave Ruby Howe 13th Jun, 2011

Electric Daisy Carnival proves why it's got the reputation as America's most epic dance festival.

triple j kicks off Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time14

triple j kicks off Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time

By Dave Ruby Howe 6th Jun, 2011

It's time for another mid-year Hottest 100, with triple j this time welcoming votes on the #1 Australian Album of All Time.

Miami's Ultra Music Festival - the inthemix round-up310

Miami's Ultra Music Festival - the inthemix round-up

By Jack Tregoning 29th Mar, 2011

All’s quiet now in Miami after a near-month-long marathon of parties, extortionist VIP areas and sunburned skin. With one of the most bombastic dance music line-ups you’ll find anywhere in the world, Ultra saw 150,000 bodies swarm downtown.

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macracer1 macracer1 said on Wed 22nd May, 2013
"Awesome "
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ArmySniperDan ArmySniperDan said on Sun 19th May, 2013
"holy crap no David Guetta this year, even though we have ..."
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jacktherussell jacktherussell said on Thu 2nd May, 2013
"insane"
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Lachlan Cole Lachlan Cole said on Thu 2nd May, 2013
"I think this needs a competition... Btw Lawlietskyy - ve..."
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jamwildway jamwildway said on Fri 13th Jul, 2012
"Wicked, can't wait to hear it"