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- Summary: The first full-length release in nearly eight years from Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun features a guest appearance by Pnau.
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- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
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Jul 26, 2024When all is said and done, Ask That God is the Empire Of The Sun album you would want to hear at this point. It is Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele finding their familiar chemistry, doing what they do best, and providing sun kissed pop that we can sing and dance to, pure escapism when we need it most.
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Record CollectorJul 26, 2024While their familiar stargazing disco again dominates, the songwriting is at its sharpest as fresh influences add bite. [Aug 2024, p.103]
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Jul 26, 2024While 2016's Two Vines had its merits, Ask That God is a welcome return to the blissful, body-moving spirit of Empire of the Sun's first two classics.
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Jul 26, 2024His [Luke Steele's] candyfloss tones sound strangely insincere whenever the tempo drops. Mostly, though, Empire of the Sun make you forget all the artifice that’s gone into creating their music and let you collapse happily into the emotions it evokes.
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Jul 26, 2024Overall, ‘ASK THAT GOD’, is a journey in every sense providing enough density and style changes to keep listeners intrigued to the very end.