On October 28, 2016, “Virgin EMI” label released “Two Vines”, the third Empire of the Sun studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Studio 161”, “Henson Studios”, “Woody Jackson Studios” in Los Angeles, “Island Sound” in Hawaii, and was produced by Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes and Donnie Sloan.
Personnel:
- Luke Steele – vocals, bass, guitar, piano, synthesizers
- Nick Littlemore – vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion, melodica, trombone, clavinet
- Steve Bach – keyboards
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, backing vocals
- Evan Frasier – mbira
- Teddy Geiger– vocals
- Mito Kasuya – vocals
- Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar
- Henry Hey– keyboards
- Tim Lefebvre– bass
- David Wilder – bass
- Jake Najor – drums
- Michael Harris – drum, percussion engineer
- Dexter Story – slit drums
- Te’Amir Yohannes Sweeney – slit drums
- SK Kakraba – gyil
- Todd M. Simon – marimba, vibraphone
- Alan Mark Lightner – marimba, xylophone
- Todd Simon – percussion direction
- Peter Mayes– engineer, mixing
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Scott Horscroft – production assistance
Track listing:
- Before – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry Hey
- High and Low – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
- Two Vines – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
- Friends – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan
- There’s No Need – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan
- Way to Go – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Tim Lefebvre, Henry Hey
- Ride – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry hey, Wendy Melvoin
- Digital Life – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, John Theodore Geiger II
- First Crush – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry Hey, Jonathan Sloan
- ZZZ – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
- To Her Door – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan, Lindsey Buckingham
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