Critically acclaimed Australian artist Chet Faker releases his new album, the anticipated next chapter of his storied career, A Love For Strangers.
The record sees Nick Murphy – the ARIA-winning songwriter, musician, and producer behind Chet Faker – come full circle, returning to the sense of restless exploration that inspired his earliest work. Across the album’s 12 songs, Chet Faker ruminates on heartbreak and uncertainty on a grand scale – asking questions about how we relate to each other, examining the ways in which we fail to do so, and extending a necessary sense of hope when it comes to repairing our relationships with the world around us.
The album is accompanied by focus track “1000 Ways”, a yearning ode about falling for someone who keeps slipping just out of reach. Extending the breakbeat-laden melodicism of recent release “Over You” and first single, “Far Side of the Moon”, the track continues to explore the blurred lines between devotion and despair.
The follow-up to 2021’s Hotel Surrender, A Love For Strangers emerged from a sense of personal rediscovery sharpened by the recent 10 year anniversary of his debut full-length, the sensational and career-ascendant Built On Glass. This fresh perspective meant exploring new textures and sounds, highlighted by singles “This Time For Real” and “Can You Swim?” and album standouts like “Remember Me” and “The Thing About Nothing”, which features Berlin and New York-based Guatemalan artist aLex vs aLex.
In a career defined by restless creativity – spanning albums under his birth name, including the lauded instrumental album Music For Silence, and collaborations with artists like Flume and Marcus Marr – A Love For Strangers offers yet more proof that Chet Faker’s extraordinary musical explorations are only just beginning.
Chet Faker’s A Love For Strangers is out now digitally here. CD & Vinyl available are from April 24 (N. America) and May 8 (ROW). Pre-order here.
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