Bearing a more organic sound than their electro-infused debut, 'Impossible Dreams' was a reflection of their life's experiences since they'd first emerged on the Australian music scene three years earlier, a period that saw them continue their ever-travelling lifestyle, at the time in Berlin.
After deciding to pursue music as a couple and founding Lovers Electric – an ode to their chemistry on and off stage – they were offered the chance to tour Europe with reformed supergroup O.M.D (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) before heading home to Australia in 2008 to release their first album.
"They dress sharp, sing good, have steady hearts and strong morals, and harbour an insane ability to combust a dancefloor at the drop of a stylus through their winning combination of low-key, high-brow groovature ..." A Negative Narrative, U.K music blog "Teaming the fragile vocals of Eden Boucher with David Turley's big screen soundscapes, the album is a flashback to the more enduring moments of 1980s, when Tears for Fears, Orchestral Manoervres in the Dark and Gary Numan were directing their electro pocket symphonies at heads rather than hips."
Vogue Magazine "... combined with the couple's good looks and hands-on approach to every aspect of their music, from stage design to video direction, suggests they have an original recipe for pop stardom."
The upbeat opening track – and lead single from the album – Beating Like a Drum and the melancholic Be Who We Are, were both inspired by their childhoods in the suburbs of Adelaide, feeling the pressures of conformity and limitation.
With the hallmarks of epic film soundtracks, though completely contrasting in feel, the powerful Keep the Fire Burning is a reflection on the widespread and long-lasting impact of war, while the impossible catchy Whenever was inspired by the beats and sounds of an old 80s Casio keyboard that David once purchased on a whim.
The album includes the first recorded duet from the pair, "Love Can Save Us", and an infectious track penned the day after Michael Jackson's death in response to the media frenzy that ensued, "One in a Million".