''Champion Sound'' is the upcoming eighth studio album by

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Faithless Faithless are an English dance music Band (rock and pop), band that formed in 1995, with its core original members being Rollo Armstrong, Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. During the band's initial period of success, Sister Bliss and Maxi Ja ...

. It is due to be released on 5 September 2025, and will be their first studio album since 2020's ''

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Background

Former lead singer

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died in December 2022. In April 2024, Faithless stated, "Maxi died just over a year ago and obviously we miss him every day. Thank you for all your kind words of support over this last year. It has really, really meant a lot. In the meantime, we never stopped (couldn't stop, never wanted to stop!) making music. Even during Maxi's long illness we recorded and released 'All Blessed', and now finally, eight years after our last live performance, we are returning to festival stages ..we are, in fact, in the studio as we write this." Faithless announced the title of the album on the same day that lead single, "Find a Way", was released.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Find a Way", was released on 12 July 2024, and features vocals by

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. An official music video, directed by Benn Veasey, was released on 18 July 2024. "I'm Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)" was released as the second single on 30 August 2024. Collaborator Amelia Fox and

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feature. The song mentions a number of deceased music artists including:

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and Left Eye. On 25 April 2025, Faithless released the single "Dollars and Dimes", featuring

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References

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