Taking their name from the 1984 J.G Ballard novel, Australia's Empire Of The Sun perform psychadelic electronica-based music and consist of Luke Steele from The Sleepy Jackson & Nick Littlemore from Pnau.
Releasing their debut album 'Walking On A Dream' in October of 2008, it debuted at #8 on the Australian charts. The first 2 singles from the album also made Triple J's Top 100 songs of 2008, with the title track landing at #4.