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:

1. Before – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry Hey
2. High and Low – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
3. Two Vines – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
4. Friends – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan
5. There’s No Need – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan
6. Way to Go – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Tim Lefebvre, Henry Hey
7. Ride – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry hey, Wendy Melvoin
8. Digital Life – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, John Theodore Geiger II
9. First Crush – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Henry Hey, Jonathan Sloan
10. ZZZ – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Jonathan Sloan
11. To Her Door – Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan, Lindsey Buckingham