Empire Of The Sun Already Working On Third Record

Ice On The Dune, the long-awaited second album from Aussie electro-pop sensations Empire Of The Sun, is set for release in Australia on Friday 14 June, but musician and producer Nick Littlemore has already moved on, we found out recently.

Speaking with Street Press Australia's Ben Doyle for an upcoming feature story on the band, Littlemore confirmed he had just seen the Empire Of The Sun live show – in which he does not play a part – and while he wouldn't divulge much about it, he was happy to speak about progress on the band's third album.

“I think it was pretty electric, I think people are going to be blown away,” he said of the live show. “[But] I'm not involved in the show so I don't know how much I can talk about it. [I'm studio based] for the meantime.

“I'm just concentrating on working on the new album actually. We feel like at the moment we just want to keep coming, keep coming thick and fast.”

When prompted, Littlemore confirmed that the creative juices were well and truly flowing at this early stage and acknowledged that the duo feel like they have a better handle on what they are doing the more they write.

"Yeah, exactly. I think it takes a long time,” he said. “We had a large hiatus, and for this to come together I think, y'know it took 18 months to make Ice On The Dune. [And] a lot of that time was spent getting to know what we want to do and the vision gets clearer every day.

“It feels now we're at a kinda level that we don't want to get down from. So it was understood that I would spend more time in the studio, then I'll be flying in and out wherever Luke is, and then we'll be cutting tracks while he's on the road and just keeping the energy levels up there.

“It's very important [to strike while the iron is hot] because there are so many ways you can go with something like this. We haven't allowed us any boundaries or any limitations; I don't think you can limit a dream. It's something that defines itself, so I guess we're half led and half the leader.”