Empire of the Sun is an Australian electronic music duo which formed in 2007. The duo is currently composed of Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore, famous for his work with indie dance act Pnau.
The pair released their debut album, Walking On A Dream, in October 2008 via EMI Music Australia. The first single from the album was also called “Walking On A Dream” and it was followed by their instant cult second single “We Are the People”.
Empire of the Sun – We Are The People (Says Simon Remix)
Empire of the Sun – We Are The People (Kotchy Remix)
Find Empire of the Sun on MySpace or check out their official site for more info. All of the music is available for download on 
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PNAU – THE TRUTH (Electro/Pop – Australia) says:
January 15, 2011 at 7:12 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] Summer 2011. The Sydney-based duo, made up of Nick Littlemore (who also plays in bands Teenager and Empire of The Sun) and Peter Mayes, have described the new album as “a bit Bowie, a bit Bono, and a bit Burt [...]
KITSUNE MAISON 10 – THE FIREWORKS ISSUE (Electro/Indie – France) says:
February 21, 2011 at 6:38 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] and a fat bassline… These guys are like a super hybrid of Phoenix, Passion Pit and Empire Of The Sun and they already have major OZ radio Triple J raving about them. Rumour has it that the [...]
SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM – REMIXES (Electro/Dance – Australia) says:
May 27, 2011 at 6:23 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] interests. During live shows they are joined by Donnie Sloan (from internationally acclaimed OZ act Empire Of The Sun) on bass and keys and Shaun Sibbes on drums. The band cite Hot Chip and Cut Copy as the [...]
BURNS – SO MANY NIGHTS (House/Electro – UK) says:
June 16, 2011 at 5:07 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] range of artists, Burns has kept very busy in the past few months doing remixes for the likes of Empire of the Sun, Passion Pit, White Lies, Ladyhawke, Dizzee Rascal, Filthy Dukes, Yuksek, Calvin Harris, Late of [...]
THE SWISS – BUBBLE BATH (Disco/Electro – Australia) says:
June 18, 2011 at 12:11 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] working in the studio with Australian producer / songwriter Donnie Sloan (from Empire Of The Sun), the new EP Bubble Bath will be released on January 29th but you can pre-order the vinyl from [...]
CAPITAL CITIES – SAFE AND SOUND (ElectroPop – US) says:
July 19, 2011 at 11:39 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] duo Bent (“I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo”) and is mastered by Mike Marsh (Phoenix, Empire of The Sun, Röyksopp). Check out the infectious, 80s inspired first single “Safe and [...]
PNAU – EMBRACE (Electro/Indie/Club – Australia) says:
November 13, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] dance music duo from Sydney made up of Nick Littlemore (who also plays in bands Teenager and Empire of The Sun) and Peter Mayes. The duo released their award-winning debut album Sambanova in 1999 under the [...]