Album · Empire of the Sun
Ice on the Dune by Empire of the Sun
Ice on the Dune is an album by Empire of the Sun, released in 2013. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Alive”, on 5 lists with a best position of #13.
Ice on the Dune, the second album from Empire of the Sun, arrived on 14 June 2013, with Luke Steele of the Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau going all in on the grand illusion. They produced it with Peter Mayes and Jonathan Sloan, and the rollout played like a sci-fi blockbuster: a trailer from Bad Robot's Kelvin Optical, directed by J. D. Dillard, and a piece of fiction about a world watched over by an Emperor and a Prophet.
The music matches the costume budget, glossy synth-pop with choruses the size of a festival field, and critics picked up on how far the sound had traveled since Walking on a Dream. Lead single "Alive" got a video shot in Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park, "DNA" and "Celebrate" followed it out, and the sleeve by Sydney studio Debaser won an ARIA Artisan Award.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Ice on the Dune on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alive | 5 | #13 | – | 2013–2019 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.