{"id":2969,"date":"2016-04-19T16:28:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T08:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/19\/a-decade-late-americans-have-finally-discovered-empire-of-the-sun\/"},"modified":"2016-04-19T16:28:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T08:28:39","slug":"a-decade-late-americans-have-finally-discovered-empire-of-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/19\/a-decade-late-americans-have-finally-discovered-empire-of-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"A decade late, Americans have finally discovered Empire of the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Australians know all too well the dance pop tracks of musical duo Empire of the Sun, as their music was the soundtrack for so many parties and long days in the sun in the late-2000s.<\/p>\n

Somehow, the duo’s 2008 hit “Walking On A Dream” has made an incredible resurgence in 2016 \u2014 except it is all the way over in America. The catchy tune featured in\u00a0a recent Honda Civic ad in the country and suddenly it’s like 2008 all over again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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America, usually first with the new music, is following Australia’s lead this time. Empire of the Sun is now gaining mainstream traction in the country, almost one decade after it saturated Australian airwaves.\u00a0 Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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