Listen to Faithless’ synth-soaked new single ‘Peace & Noise’
Faithless have shared their synth-soaked new single ‘Peace & Noise’ – tune in below.
The UK dance pioneers have today (March 21) shared a powerful new house cut, ‘Peace and Noise’, featuring spoken-word artist Suli Breaks.
The track marks their first new music of 2025 and follows recent singles ‘Find A Way’ and ‘I’m Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)’. It also follows a whirlwind 12 months of live shows, including a European tour and a Glastonbury slot.
Discussing the latest song in a press release, the band said: “Suli Breaks was a star on our last album and here again he provides lyrical content that is both prosaic and profound, deepening the funky rowdiness of this track, which, in itself, is a little gem to warm everyone up for the warmth and genius of the forthcoming album, Champion Sound.”
Last year, Faithless announced their eighth album ‘Champion Sound’, although no release date has yet been confirmed.
After announcing the upcoming album with the lead single ‘Find A Way‘, ‘I’m Not Alone’ marked their first new music since 2020’s ‘All Blessed’, as well their first release since the passing of frontman Maxi Jazz back in December 2022.
Last year, Sister Bliss spoke to NME about the next album, which at the time, she and the band were still working on. “We are in a hugely creative mode at the moment,” she said. “I was so excited the other day when we got a vocal from one of our collaborators that I actually felt sick.
“I felt that it was one of the keys that will unlock the album… not that anyone gives a shit about albums anymore, but we do, and maybe our fans do.”
The dance pioneer said that making the new record has “been a platform for bringing new people into Faithless in a collective and collaborative way”.
She added that finding the title has helped a message to emerge: “I felt that ‘Champion Sound’ really described what we were doing. It’s got the roughness, the DIY-ness, the sense of collaboration and it’s grounded in that history of sound-system energy.
Faithless’ 2025 summer tour dates are
April:
17 – Rockhal Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg*
18 – Passpop Festival Schijndel, NL
26 – OFFLIMITS Music Festival Abu Dhabi, UAE
June:
14 – PiP Fest Oslo, Norway
20 – Isle of Wight Festival Isle of Wight, UK
21 – Pinkpop, Landgraaf, NL
26 – Concert at The Sea Brouwersdam-Zeeland, NL
July
11 – Derby Summer Sessions Derby, UK
12 – Kaleidoscope Festival London, UK
18- Ludlow Castle Ludlow, UK *
19 – Nieuwpoort Beach Festival Nieuwpoort, UK
August
8 – Newmarket July Course Cambridge, UK *
15 – Parken Festival Bodo, Norway
16 – Pstereo Festival Trondheim, Norway
22 – Piece Hall Live Halifax, UK *
*Headline Shows
Back in April, the group teased that new music was on the way via their social media accounts. “As many of you have noticed, we’re back…Some shows have already been announced but we couldn’t start the summer without a little personal note,” surviving members Bliss and Rollo wrote on Instagram.
Maxi died just over a year ago and obviously we miss him every day. Thank you all for all of your kind words of support over this last year. It has really, really meant a lot.”
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