Ask That God

Littlemore stated that the duo were "blessed with" the album and that it "represents the greatest shift in consciousness our world has ever seen and that's reflected in the music".{{cite magazine|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/empire-of-the-sun-announce-ask-that-god-album-60059/|title=(We're) Walking on a Dream: Empire of the Sun Announce Fourth Album Ask That God|magazine=Rolling Stone Australia|last=Lochrie|first=Conor|date=17 May 2024|access-date=18 May 2024}} Luke Steele likened the second single "Music on the Radio" to "a teenager rebelling against his imaginary emotions".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/empire-of-the-sun-announce-new-album-ask-that-god/|title=Empire of the Sun Announce New Album Ask That God|magazine=Clash|last=Hussain|first=Shahzaib|date=17 May 2024|access-date=18 May 2024}} Littlemore said "There might have been as many as 1,200 songs that we wrote in that time to get to the 12 we have here."{{cite magazine|url=https://themusic.com.au/features/empire-of-the-sun-ask-that-god-australian-tour-interview/wX9_1dTX1tk/25-07-24|title= Why Are Empire Of The Sun Back? Because It's 'Good For Humanity'|magazine=The Music|date=25 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 82/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ask-that-god/empire-of-the-sun|title=Ask That God by Empire of the Sun Reviews and Tracks|website=Metacritic|access-date=27 July 2024}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ask-that-god-mw0004293139|title=Ask That God – Empire of the Sun|website=AllMusic|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|access-date=27 July 2024}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 7/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/empire-of-the-sun-ask-that-god/|title=Empire of the Sun – Ask That God {{!}} Reviews|magazine=Clash|last=Blakeney-Edwards|first=Lily|date=26 July 2024|access-date=27 July 2024}}

| rev3 = MusicOMH

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/empire-of-the-sun-ask-that-god|title=Empire of the Sun – Ask That God {{!}} Album Reviews|website=MusicOMH|last=Hogwood|first=Ben|date=26 July 2024|access-date=27 July 2024}}

| rev4 = The Observer

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/26/empire-of-the-sun-ask-that-god-review|title=Empire of the Sun: Ask That God review – the magic's still there|newspaper=The Observer|last=Morris|first=Damien|date=26 July 2024|access-date=27 July 2024}}

| rev5 = Record Collector

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Empire of the Sun – Ask That God|magazine=Record Collector|page=103|date=August 2024}}

}}

Ask That God received a score of 82 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "universal acclaim". Record Collector stated that "while their familiar stargazing disco again dominates, the songwriting is at its sharpest as fresh influences add bite". Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic wrote that it "feels like both a return to form and a retrospective journey through their sonic evolution" and a "return to the blissful, body-moving spirit of Empire of the Sun's first two classics".

Damien Morris of The Observer said that "like their three previous projects, this one contains at least two elite tunes ('Changes', 'Cherry Blossom') interspersed with effervescent yet evanescent second-tier tracks ('Revolve', 'Music on the Radio', 'Ask That God') and smoothly produced non-bangers (everything else)". Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH remarked that Littlemore and Steele "find their familiar chemistry in providing escapism in sun kissed pop to sing and dance to". Lily Blakeney-Edwards of Clash called it "a journey in every sense providing enough density and style changes to keep listeners intrigued to the very end".

{{Track listing

| headline = Ask That God track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Changes

| length1 = 3:38

| writer1 = {{hlist|Luke Steele|Nick Littlemore|Magnus Lidehäll|Salem Al Fakir|Vincent Pontare|Pontus Winnberg}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Empire of the Sun|Lidehäll|Peter Mayes|Vargas & Lagola|Winnberg}}

| title2 = Cherry Blossom

| length2 = 3:27

| writer2 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore|Al Fakir|Pontare|Caroline Cederlöf|Max Grahn}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Empire of the Sun|Fat Max Gsus|Vargas & Lagola|Mayes{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| title3 = Music on the Radio

| length3 = 2:56

| writer3 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore|Roman Campolo|Mayes|Sam Littlemore|Paul Phamous|Ali Tamposi}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Empire of the Sun|Mayes}}

| title4 = The Feeling You Get

| writer4 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore|Carl Nordström}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Empire of the Sun|Nordström|Mayes{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length4 = 4:16

| title5 = AEIOU

| note5 = with Pnau

| writer5 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore|Richard Boardman|Pablo Bowman|S. Littlemore|Mayes}}

| extra5 = Pnau

| length5 = 3:14

| title6 = Television

| writer6 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore|Al Fakir|Pierre Leroux|Pontare}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Empire of the Sun|Mayes|Vargas & Lagola}}

| length6 = 3:14

| title7 = Happy Like You

| writer7 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore|Henry Hey|Mayes|Connor McDonough|Riley McDonough}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Empire of the Sun|Mayes}}

| length7 = 2:59

| title8 = Revolve

| writer8 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore|Hey|Mayes|Tim Lefebvre}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Empire of the Sun|Mayes}}

| length8 = 3:14

| title9 = Wild World

| writer9 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore}}

| extra9 = Empire of the Sun

| length9 = 3:46

| title10 = Ask That God

| writer10 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Empire of the Sun|Mayes}}

| length10 = 3:02

| title11 = Rhapsodize

| writer11 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore}}

| extra11 = Empire of the Sun

| length11 = 6:17

| title12 = Friends I Know

| writer12 = {{hlist|Steele|N. Littlemore}}

| extra12 = Empire of the Sun

| length12 = 3:21

| total_length = 43:24

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Ask That God (Deluxe) track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title13 = Dark Secret

| writer13 =

| extra13 =

| length13 = 3:29

| title14 = Somebody's Son

| note14 = featuring Lindsey Buckingham

| writer14 =

| extra14 = Empire of the Sun

| length14 = 3:25

}}

Note

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Empire of the Sun

• Nick Littlemore – synthesizer (tracks 3, 6–8, 10–12), programming (6), background vocals (9)
• Luke Steele – vocals (all tracks); drum programming, guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9)

Additional contributors

• Mike Marsh – mastering
• Alex Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
• Peter Mayes – mixing (tracks 3, 5)
• Magnus Lidehäll – drum programming, synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9)
• André Sogliuzzo – voiceover narration (track 11)
• Cruz Steele – speaking voice (track 12)
• Pontus Winnberg – drum programming, synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9)
• Vargas & Lagola – guitar, synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9)

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