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Walking on a Dream

Empire of the Sun

Walking on a Dream

by Tim Hanken

They had me with the Star Wars meets Mad Max cover art. The first two tracks “Standing on the Shore” and “Walking on a Dream” will show up in mix CDs for years to come. The album tails off a bit from there but it’s a very solid electropop record that will be in high rotation throughout the summer at my house. Plus there’s the added bonus that at some point someone could ask you “Hey, what’s the name of this song” and you could respond “Oh this is Swordfish Hotkiss Night." Doesn’t get much cooler than that.

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