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Merging the talents of
Daniel Johns (
Silverchair,
the Dissociatives) and
Luke Steele (
Empire of the Sun,
the Sleepy Jackson) -- two of Australia's most versatile and forward-thinking musicians -- electronic rock duo
Dreams delivers futuristic anthems that combine rhythmic grooves and synth programming inspired by
the Beatles,
the Chemical Brothers,
Talking Heads,
Lou Reed, and
Suicide.
Incubating since the early aughts,
Dreams was created by
Silverchair's
Daniel Johns (aka "Dr. Dreams") and
Empire of the Sun's
Luke Steele (aka "Miracle"). The pair met in 2003 when
Steele's band
the Sleepy Jackson opened
Silverchair's
Diorama tour. They began collaborating in 2008, crafting songs inspired by
the Beatles'
White Album. However, the demos were lost (the duo claim to have buried them outside Windsor Castle while they were high) and the project would remain on the sidelines as
Steele shifted focus to
Empire of the Sun -- which debuted in late 2008 -- and
Johns continued promotion of
Silverchair's fifth and final effort,
Young Modern. A decade later -- after
Empire of the Sun had three albums to their name and
Johns had issued his solo debut, 2015's
Talk -- the guys reunited in the studio and began recording for the
Dreams project. Following a mysterious unveiling campaign,
Dreams made its official public debut in 2018 with the funky future-disco single "No One Defeats Us," a strutting call-to-arms that veered closer to
Empire of the Sun and
Talk than
the Sleepy Jackson or
Silverchair. They performed their first concert at the 2018 installment of Coachella, issuing second single "Silence" the same weekend. After the summertime arrival of third single "Love to Live," they finally released their official debut,
No One Defeats Us, on Astralwerks. ~ Neil Z. Yeung