Underneath is the third full-length album from Naarm/Melbourne art rock band Floodlights, with a sound even bigger than From a View (2020) and Painting of My Time (2023). The charismatic lead vocals and knack for compelling melodies remain, but the path taken towards a richer and fuller orchestration continues—thanks to synths and trumpet—and there are plenty of infectious whoo-hoo choruses, anticipating the stadium sing-alongs that will eventually come.

Louis Parsons (vocals, guitar), Ashlee Kehoe (vocals, guitar), Joe Draffen (bass), Sarah Hellyr (keys, trumpet, synth) and Archie Shannon (drums) wrote the eleven new songs while touring the world, a surreal period of grief and growth, full of experiences and emotions. It led to an intimate and vulnerable meditation on humanity and place, captured in passionate and powerful alt-rock soundscapes, with a more theatrical feel. Floodlights occupies a unique position in the contemporary music universe.

Underneath, produced by Dan Luscombe, is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP, through [PIAS] Australia. The album is dedicated to the late Luke Kehoe, Ash’s dad.

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Update >>
On April 29, Floodlights released a full length live video of them playing Underneath in full at Northcote Uniting Church, available to watch below.