It is refreshing to really hear and connect with the artists’ message in this particular song when the lyrics are distinguishable. The song Two Vines starts off with an acoustic sound and vibrant vocals in comparison to the other songs where the vocals are downplayed by the instrumentals. However, there are songs that do stray from this sound ever so slightly. ZZZ and Before stand out when thinking about the focus of Two Vines. Vocally, Steele’s falsetto adds an element of peace and transcendence, which carries the listener to the place that the artists imagined when making this album. The additional layer of techno sounds make each song sound cohesive. The beat and melody tie into each other with ease. The Sound: The flow of this album is evident in each song. Pianist Henry Hey and Bassist Tim Lefebvre of David Bowie’s Blackstar band, Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Wendy Melvoin from Prince’s band the Revolution all feature on the album. In addition, many well-known artists contributed to this album to bring all of its elements together. It was produced by Empire of the Sun and Peter Mayes. This project was very spiritual at its core during the writing process and in each aspect of production. It must have been helpful to emulate this vision while being surrounded by the tropical scenery.The writing and recording of this album took place in Hawaii and, after that, in Los Angeles. In a press release, Littleton expressed this vision: “This image of a modern city overtaken by jungle, almost like mother nature taking back the planet…all the buildings will turn back to sand. The Album: Before this album was made, Littlemore and Steele had a vision of what they wanted.
They have continued to work together and released the first single High and Low of their most recent album titled Two Vines on August 24, 2016.
After being introduced by a mutual friend, they found that they enjoyed working together. Before they started working together, both Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore worked in other areas of the music industry. The Band: The Austrailian electro- glam-pop duo Empire of the Sun got their break when their first song, Walking on a Dream, went platinum in 2008.