Ice On The Dune
by Empire Of The Sun

Ice On The Dune by Empire Of The Sun
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-06-14
Overall rank: 5,969th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 39 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (126th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,124th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,969th)

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Empire Of The Sun bestography

Ice On The Dune is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Empire Of The Sun on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Empire Of The Sun is Walking On A Dream which is ranked number 3447 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 431.

Empire Of The Sun album bestography « Higher ranked (3,447th)
Walking On A Dream
This album (5,969th)
Ice On The Dune
Lower ranked (44,346th) »
Two Vines

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Overall rank: 5,969th | 2010s rank: 1,124th | 2013 rank: 126th

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Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 39 votes)
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01/01/2026 12:12 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,89364/100
 
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From 01/30/2025 02:02 | #307317
Perfect, but still criticizable. It has the typical very noisy pop-electronic sound with that sidechain. Still, it's very enjoyable after listening to it several times.
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From 03/18/2017 08:07 | #187608
Without a doubt their best album to date..Awakening is the best followed by Alive,Dna and Celebrate.. The rest of the album is lit and tripping..
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From 11/22/2016 19:49 | #178918
Alive is by far my favorite track, but songs like DNA, ConcertPitch, Ice on The Dune and Old Flavours I could listen to hours at a time. Such a solid album
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From 01/08/2016 22:40 | #156137
There is Walking On A Dream ... and Ice On The Dune.
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From 07/26/2013 14:49 | #82451
I don't quite agree with benjameen that the songs all sound the same. Alive is a great summer pop song, but the entire album is chalk full of songs that aren't just "party tracks." The opening track "LUX" is John Williams-esque, almost as if they are introducing the listener to the "Emperor" of the Sun. Other songs like DNA and Concert Pitch embody feelings of longing and desire. My favorite track is I'll Be Around, which is just a sweeping landscape of emotion. All in all, I think its a very good Sophomore album, and definitely worthy of the exposure.
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65/100
From 07/06/2013 01:04 | #80520
This album kinda reminds me of a mix between iamamiwhoami, Merriweather Post Pavillion, and Flo Rida. Iamamiwhoami for the lavish music videos, Merriweather Post Pavillion for the happy and psychedelic mood, and Flo Rida because all of these songs sound the same. I mean, they're not BAD songs, but after having Alive shoved down my throat every time I want to watch a youtube video, I would've thought they would be something big and exciting, but all of the songs are, to me, just psychedelic club songs. The only song that I think is really good is Ice On the Dune.
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