Last fall, Australian dance band Rüfüs Du Sol recorded a live album and accompanying film in a secluded area of Joshua Tree as the sun went down over rock formations and light poles illuminated the desert night sky around them.

"Live From Joshua Tree" will be released on Friday and the accompanying video can be seen on YouTube.

Directed by Alex George, the brother of keyboardist Jon George, the video features the band performing hits such as "Solace," "Underwater," Innerbloom" and more. There is no audience. The band members are on individual platforms and their equipment sits on clear stands.

As the night sky takes over, 80 light poles turn red and blue, matching the tempos of the band. The film switches to black and white as they play in almost total darkness.

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The band told the Grammys they went to Joshua Tree for a writing session while finishing their 2018 album "SOLACE." They had the idea to record a live album there after watching the sunrise and the rock formations above them.

"Watching dawn break with this epic 15-minute journey playing out, we started joking about putting together a sunrise set in the desert where we would play to no one," the band said in a statement. "Everything kind of took off after that. For almost two years we workshopped ideas and locations and finally, we put time aside to shoot in September last year."

"Live From Joshua Tree" had its world premiere last month in Los Angeles at the Vista Theatre. There are two more premieres scheduled in Australia.

Desert Sun reporter Brian Blueskye covers arts and entertainment. He can be reached at brian.blueskye@desertsun.com or (760) 778-4617. Support local news, subscribe to The Desert Sun.