new album out in oct with (EOTS)
 

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/en...uns-new-album/

Luke Steele walking on a dream in LA

Simon Collins - The West Australian on June 3, 2016, 6:56 am
Luke Steele walking on a dream in LA

Luke Steele has written a song with Fleetwood Mac legend Lindsey Buckingham for the next Empire of the Sun album.

Perth musician Luke Steele was toiling away on the third Empire of the Sun album in Los Angeles recently when he heard Paul McCartney was recording at the same studio.

“I happened to get to the front door and Paul McCartney held the door open for me and said ‘After you, mate’,” Steele says from Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, where he met the polite Beatle.

The Empire of the Sun and Sleepy Jackson frontman arrived prepared, giving Macca a limited edition vinyl copy of Empire’s 2008 debut Walking on a Dream.

“It was a pretty surreal day,” Steele laughs. “It took me about three hours, no exaggeration, to stop shaking.”

Meeting McCartney isn’t the only reason the 36-year-old muso — who resides in LA and New Zealand with his wife Jodi and kids Sunny Tiger, 7, and Cruz, 2 — is living the dream.

The title track of that debut album is currently riding high on the US charts, eight years after being released on the same week Sunny Tiger was born, thanks to the blissful electro-pop song featuring in a Honda car commercial.

“It’s so great,” Steele says. “We’ve lived here (in LA) for years now and you’d hear it in elevators, clubs and cabs but it never got the commercial radio play.”

American radio stations have finally embraced Walking on a Dream, which topped US Billboard’s dance club charts last month.

Steele has been in hot demand for interviews and he joined Empire band mate Nick Littlemore for a memorable daytime TV performance on The Ellen Show in April.

“Like the Beatles, it’ll last forever,” Steele says of Walking on a Dream. “You can put it on 50 years for now.”

Empire of the Sun have gone for the same classic feel on the follow-up to 2013 album Ice on the Dune.

Steele and Littlemore are putting the finishing touches on their third album, written and recorded with Littlemore’s Pnau band mate Peter Mayes and collaborator Donnie Sloan.


Empire of the Sun pair Nick Littlemore, left, and Luke Steele performed on The Ellen Show in April.
The foursome worked at Henson and the Empire Compound in LA, as well as Island Studios in Hawaii where Kanye West recorded 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak.

Working in Hawaii, where around half the album was born, created “this whole summer breeze, blue wave” vibe according to Steele, who adds that “it’s definitely a lot more relaxed and oceanic” than Ice on the Dune.

The yet-to-be-named album, pencilled in for October, features a very special guest — Fleetwood Mac legend Lindsey Buckingham.

Steele explains that when he and Jodi have “late night music parties” at their Santa Monica or Coromandel Peninsula homes to a soundtrack of classic pop and rock, he often emails his manager asking for a hook-up with one of his heroes.

“Ninety-nine per cent of the time they never get back,” he laughs. “I’ve always wanted to work with my favourite guitarist Lindsey Buckingham so I reached out.

“He got back and said ‘Fleetwood Mac are off the road, I’m in LA, I’d love to come down’.”

Buckingham joined Empire of the Sun in their Downtown LA Compound where he played guitar and sung harmonies on a track called To Her Door, which the 66-year-old rock god also co-wrote.

“It’s such a classic song,” Steele gushes. “It’s just been a dream come true.”

The dream run continues for the star, who will soon start work on the first Sleepy Jackson album since 2006 with drummer Malcolm Clark and guitarist Ben Witt, plus LA session players and Rihanna, M.I.A and Santigold producer John Hill.

“I’ve been touring Ice for the past two and a half years, it’s time to push some new music out there,” he adds. “Get ready.”

I'm very excited for this and love that Lindsey was so accessible.

Michele

Dear lord, elle...
 

You gave me a heart attack! LOL All I saw was "New album out in Oct..." and went WHAT!? :shocked:

October seems to be a great month for Lindsey. ;)

I hate your for this thread title

Nobody cares about his work outside of FM. I hate your thread title also.

That's hardly true. Some of his work outside of FM has been his best work.

Michele

aww, i did put the very clear title - with EOTS! :xoxo:
but, i know what you mean - how much would we love it if he was actually putting out another solo album this fall!!

:lol: you do know that you posted this in Lindsey solo forum? see above and below - such language is unintelligible here! :rolleyes:

right? one would think that would be understood and implied when in Lindsey solo forum, but obviously not for some people! :nod:

I was misled by that title too. But I certainly won't hate you for that. I don't hate you at all, to be honest. Because of you, and because I basicly don't hate people. Maybe things or situations, or attitudes. Come on Ryan What'syournumber.

All in jest, I had supreme joy for 11 seconds until, I realized he was just going to be a guest.

OK, I meant in 2016 nobody wants to hear about new "solo" work when most of us are anxiously waiting on news of FM's album.

Personally I'd happily take anything from anyone right now.

:lol: wrong. (and, why is solo in quotation marks?)

people expressed their "hate" for me because they thought Lindsey may have gotten tired of endless wait and is maybe releasing a solo album.

and you know why *i* hate hate hate this wait and delay of FM album that Nicks has been holding up for years now? because i want Lindsey to get back to his solo work! (well, that and i want to finally hear those songs that he and Chris recorded together!) i would have LOVED if he released a solo album this year instead of doing something here and there while they are all apparently unsuccessfully trying to talk Nicks into new FM album. it frustrates me to no end that in his highly prolific phase we are all forced to sit and wait for YEARS!

Lindsey released solo albums in 2006, 2008, and 2011. we could have had 2 more by now if there was no endless FM album wait. he certainly recorded double album worth of songs for FM since 2012.

Buckingham Perfect album would be nice! :]

(although of course that would be actually Fleetwood Mac)

I would love anything from Buck or McVie. I
Certainly don't want anything from Stevie. Her solo music is pretty boring and nasal.

^Disagree. They all sound better as part of Fleetwood Mac.
None of the recent solo material for any of the 3 can even compare.

love it, that we are actually having a discussion here - thank you for that! :thumbsup:

can you give examples of what you mean?

Lindsey's SWS material is exquisite and much better than majority of his FM material, excluding his few songs on Rumours, some Tusk songs and most of his SYW songs (which was really solo material anyway). people familiar with In The Meantime say it's great.

i'm not very familiar with Stevie's solo material, but from what i've heard her really good solo material was just in the early 80s and it was all downhill from there. so i'm curious to hear your opinion. from what i can see Stevie seems to be the only one of the 3 that fits your description.

so while Lindsey is one of the apparently rare artists who is not resting on his past glories and gets better and better as the time goes on, and Christine seems to be steadily good over time, only Stevie seems to have had her best songwriting phase squarely back in the early 70s and then possibly some solo work in the early 80s.

from all that, FM album written by Lindsey-Christine would be probably musically much better than if there are Stevie's contributions too. and possibly that's the main reason Stevie has been holding back the album - feeling she's been creatively blocked for decades while Lindsey and now Christine have been creatively growing. that's seems to also be one of Lindsey's speculations why she is so reluctant to join them.

yup, completely with you, my friend! :nod:

Yahoo Music, Managing Editor June 15, 2016 by Lyndsey Parker

https://www.yahoo.com/music/empire-o...221636610.html
Empire of the Sun’s Luke Steele Talks Gun Control, New Album, Lindsey Buckingham & Wendy Melvoin Collaborations

[excerpt]

Most exciting, however, is that the album will feature two American rock icons, one of which is Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham. Considering that “I’ll Be Around,” from Empire’s 2013 sophomore effort Ice on the Dune, basically sounded like an outtake from Fleetwood Mac’s Mirage album, this new collaboration makes perfect sense.

“One of my favorite things to do is sit with my wife, drink white wine, and just listen to records once the kids have gone to bed. And I always end up emailing my manager and saying, ‘I wanna work with this person,’” Steele chuckles. “Nine times out of 10, they never get back to me. But Lindsey got back to us and said, ‘I love the band; I wanna come down to the studio.’ We jammed for about six hours, and then he came back the next day and we wrote this amazing song, ‘To Her Door.’”

bunch of articles out today on the release date for EOTS album in October, including Rolling Stone, Spin, Pitchfork, etc -

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...new-lp-w435577
Empire of the Sun Recruit Lindsey Buckingham for New LP
Fleetwood Mac guitarist, Wendy Melvoin of Prince's Revolution group featured on electro-pop duo's third album 'Two Vines'

http://www.spin.com/2016/08/empire-o..._medium=button
NEWS \
Empire of the Sun Announce New Album Featuring Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham
It's been three years since the duo's last album

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/22...-sun-two-vines
Empire of the Sun's new album features Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham
'Two Vines' is due out Oct. 28

Oh. Thanks for the heads up, Elle

http://www.spin.com/2016/08/empire-o...ng-on-a-dream/

Empire of the Sun Announce New Album Featuring Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham

It's been three years since the duo's last album
brianjosephsBrian Josephs // August 22, 2016

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The collaborator list for this project shows how much Empire of the Sun’s Rolodex has expanded within three years. Two Vines will feature contributions from Wendy Melvoin, who was in Prince’s famed backing band the Revolution, pianist Henry Hey and bassist Tim Lefebvre, who performed on David Bowie’s Blackstar, and Lindsey Buckingham, the legendary Fleetwood Mac perfectionist.

Billboard now -

http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...medium=twitter
Empire of the Sun Tap Lindsey Buckingham, Wendy Melvoin & Bowie Band Members for 'Two Vines' Album


Australian glitter dance duo Empire of the Sun recruited some heavy hands for their upcoming third album, Two Vines. The album, due on Astralwerks on Oct. 28, will feature contributions from Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham, Wendy Melvoin from Prince's Revolution band and two members of David Bowie's Blackstar band, pianist Henry Hey and bassist Tim Lefebvre.

The first single from the album, "High and Low," is due out Wednesday. It was recorded in Hawaii and Los Angeles and co-produced by members Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes (Killers, Sia) and in a statement announcing the follow-up to 2013's Ice on the Dune Littlemore said, "We always saw Empire as a movie... The whole concept was based around childhood fantasies; being in bed and staring at the posters on your wall, whether they were monster movies or outlandish rock stars or pieces of art. We always wanted to be one of those posters on a child’s wall that had so much imagination locked into it, a kind of invitation that pushes you over the edge into dream world. With this record, it’s time to take that next step."

http://wror.com/2016/08/23/liner-notes-august-23rd/

Lindsey Buckingham Is Keeping Himself Busy

Stevie Nicks is apparently holding up any new Fleetwood Mac music from coming out, but that isn’t stopping Lindsey Buckingham from working with other artists.

Buckingham recently collaborated with Empire of the Sun, an Australian electronic music duo, on their new album Two Vines which is due out October 28th. Also featured on the album are pianist Henry Hey and bassist Tim Lefebvre who were both part of the studio band on David Bowie’s final album Blackstar.

RTT News 8/23/2016 9:00 PM ET

http://www.rttnews.com/2685782/linds...-s-new-lp.aspx

Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham was recruited by Empire Of The Sun to feature on their new LP, according to Rolling Stone.

Additional artists featured on the new album titled Two Vines, include Wendy Melvoin (from Prince's Revolution band), and David Bowie collaborators Henry Hey (piano) and Tim Lefebvre (bass).

"There was an image we talked about very early on with this record, before we wrote the title track, 'Two Vines,' and that was this image of a modern city overtaken by jungle, almost like mother nature taking back the planet," added Nick Littlemore. "All the buildings will turn back to sand. All it will be is nature again. We wanted to make something that reflected the beauty of that, and the wisdom that plants can give us about living harmoniously on this beautiful planet."

"To Her Door"
 

Track co-written by LB.

thanks for sharing! do you have a link where this was posted?

EOTS Co-Write
 

I saw that on Twitter, along with a photo of LB in the studio with the EOTS band and his daughter LeLe (sp?). She is all grown up and quite striking (beautiful parents).

Exciting. We get actual words. It's been so long since we've had new things to anticipate.

Michele

Lyrics seem to confirm. It's about Stevie. :laugh:

How Buddha and Lindsey Buckingham inspired Empire of the Sun's new LP
 

all over social media today -

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/07...ines-interview

How Buddha and Lindsey Buckingham inspired Empire of the Sun's new LP
'Two Vines' is due out Oct. 28
BY MADISON VAIN • @TWEETSINVAIN

Posted September 7 2016 — 11:42 AM EDT

Australian psych-pop weirdos Empire of the Sun had a spiritual awakening before they began writing for their third record. “Buddha was revealed to me,” says multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Littlemore. “And the theme really rushed through me: I wanted to write about plants and love and the planet.”

To achieve this vision, Littlemore and bandmate Luke Steele recruited Fleetwood Mac frontman Lindsey Buckingham, Prince’s onetime protegée Wendy Melvoin, and David Bowie collaborators Henry Hey and Tim Lefebvre for a result that’s more akin to the interstellar psychedelia of their 2008 debut than 2013’s more Top 40-radio-baiting Ice on the Dune.

Here, Littlemore and Steele take EW behind their trippy vision.

SEE ALSO
New Empire of the Sun album features Lindsey Buckingham


ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When you began work on this album, did the two of you set any goals for the music?
STEELE: The beginning and end of everything is that we’re always trying to write great songs. It’s the patchwork of the Empire. At this point in our lives, we wanted to make a record that’s more bare and honest. We want to get to that point where you put the record on and feel like we’re talking to you.

Ice On The Dune was set in the 31st century. Does Two Vines have an equally defined setting?
LITTLEMORE: I had a profound experience about a year and a half ago. Buddha was revealed to through meditation and that really affected me. The theme really rushed through me: I wanted to write about plants and love and the planet. We had the idea of an image where the future of the world would be New York City, or any of these great cities, but completely covered in vines.

What was it like working with Lindsey Buckingham?
STEELE: I have these music nights with my wife where we sit back and listen to old records, and I always email my manager saying, “Can you get in touch with this guy, that guy,” my heroes. So we reached out to Lindsey and it just so happened he’d just got off the road with Fleetwood Mac and was in L.A. He said he loved the band and would love to come to the studio.
LITTLEMORE: Fleetwood Mac had been a very strong influence on our lives, but you know, sometimes you meet these heroes of your and then they let you down. But he fell right in — he felt like a member of the band.

I understand you have a unique producing-style.
LITTLEMORE: It’s sort of similar to when you were at school trying to make a document look old so you burn the edges. We run the music through all this old gear. Sometimes we say, “Oh, I don’t even know if the audience notices.” But even if they don’t notice sonically, maybe they feel something different — maybe it touches them in a nostalgic way.
STEELE: It has so much more of a soul, a bit more nourishment, than modern gear. It’s like how I only buy old guitars now. When you play an old guitar, it has so many unfinished songs to get out of it.

Have you considered how you will present the album? Staging and costume-design have always been so huge for the band.
LITTLEMORE: It’s a lot more minimal. After my experience, I’m wearing the Buddhist color, the orange, and little else. I didn’t want to wear beads or any adornment. Luke is very very basic blue silk. He still has a headpiece but we’re trying to pull it back toward the essential.
STEELE: It’s like you’re walking into the jungle and you have one garment that you put on. We’re going to simplify the process — but having said that we’ll probably end up with pyrotechnics and animals on stage.

After the 2013 album, there were rumors of a rift between the two of you. How are you now?
LITTLEMORE: There always is with creative partnerships, especially with two individuals as intense as us, but there is a greater good here. The music has always risen higher than our egos, which is amazing, because our egos are really high.
STEELE: It’s a really strange relationship, but when it works, there’s nothing like it in the world.

“Walking On A Dream” cracked into the Billboard Hot 100 this year, eight years after it originally released. How does that feel?
LITTLEMORE: Where my grandmother lived in Sydney, you could walk down a hill to the harbor. I did this one day and found a bottle, and there wasn’t a message in it, but there was a fish in it. I let the fish go but thought, in my imagination, that the fish had been living in the bottle for years. Maybe a song is something you send out and it comes back with another story added to it, and then another one, another one, and another one. Everything you ever do, it’s going to come back in some way.

For exclusive details on the biggest albums coming this fall, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on newsstands Friday, and see all of our Fall Music Preview coverage on EW.com.

Awww. He felt like a member of the band. I wonder how it felt for Lindsey. If he felt gratified and artistically challenged. Thanks Elle.

Michele

Maybe Lindsey needs to start up a new band... a new supergroup like The Travelling Wilbury's perhaps?
Tom Petty anyone?

i like that idea! but he'd never do it, unless somebody else recruits him.

meanwhile, i love that i can see him in small venues (which would not be the case with most superbands) and hope that happens soon!

Okee, he co-wrote 'To Her Door'

That is a relief because that new single sounds awful in my ears. And I couldn't hear him on it.

Three years ago I saw them live at the Lowlands festival, but couldn't bear the hollowness and self absorbed stage act. let's hope Lindsey actually added some depth, although those lyrics do not put me in a feeling of much confidence about that....

I swear if somehow, someway he teamed with Tom Petty for a supergroup things I could die happy and content. Tom Petty ranks right up there in maybe my top 5 or 6 favorite bands.

Well, I really don't hold out any hope of him ever striking up a full-on collaboration with Tom Petty, but if he did then how much would that really pi!ss Stevie off:lol:
Anyway, Lindsey did play on a Heartbreakers song at Tom's behest; Walls (circus), so you never know.

Lindsey Buckingham, Tom Petty, Brian Wilson, Trent Reznor and...er...Norah Jones?

re: Lindsey supergroup: He should start with Peter "Hooky" Hook and go from there...

Listen to the new song with LB!!
 

Sounds like something from Tango! I need some more listens....

http://www.npr.org/2016/09/29/495809...ntent=20160929

UPDATE: Listened many more times. I like it quite a bit, but I love Tango and this is so 80's sounding. LB's vocals are pretty and fit in with EOTS' sound. It's breezy and nice. Nothing hard here, just light, easy listening pop. ��

That's the great thing about LB...he goes from Nine Inch Nails to EOTS. �� He flawlessly fits in everywhere.

Hmm. It sounds okay. Not much to it though really. Actually, it's a bit...boring. Sorry :shrug:

i just listened.

i love hearing his voice. i love hearing his guitar. i love hearing his recent contributions and recordings. but if he was not on it i would not care about listening to this even though it's pleasant enough.

hearing him on this though made me even more curious and salivating to hear new Chris-Lindsey Mac songs. but i hope they are not nearly as soft poppy as this. although who knows, they might be, he was hinting that he was kinda going in more mellow direction with FM music, unlike solo.

Nice song:nod: