That's exactly what I remember saying aloud back in 2008 when I first saw this album cover at my local music store. It looked so naff that at first I thought it was some rejected movie-poster prototype for "Star Wars XII: The Return of Jar Jar Binks" or something. I scoffed and I moved on.
Then over the next few months I kept hearing songs from this Aussie electronic duo on the radio, and as much as I hated to admit it, I thought they were really, really good.
Tracks like "We Are The People", "Standing On The Shore", "Half Mast" and "Swordfish Hotkiss Night" have great melodies, plus that classic 80's retro-pop feel which is very much in vogue at the moment.
And the title tack "Walking On A Dream" is possibly the only song I've heard in the last 5 years that I wished I had written myself. It's the perfect pop single: simple, catchy and has a great beat. A damn fine piece of work.
If you're keen you can check out the band's music videos on YouTube. I'll admit it though: I don't know what's going on there. My advice? Try and block the pretentious visual image of the band out of your mind and focus on the songs, because there is some truly great music on this album, courtesy of some extremely talented (and weird) Aussie dudes.
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