Champion Sound (Faithless album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Champion Sound
| type = studio
| artist = Faithless
| cover = Champion Sound (Faithless album) cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2025|09|05|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Trance, trip-hop; house; electronica
| length =
| label = * Nates Tunes
- Faithless
| prev_title = All Blessed
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Champion Sound
| type = album
| single1 = Find a Way
| single1date = 12 July 2024
| single2 = I'm Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)
| single2date = 30 August 2024
| single3 = Peace and Noise
| single3date = 21 March 2025
| single4 = Dollars and Dimes
| single4date = 25 April 2025
}}
}}
Champion Sound is the upcoming eighth studio album by dance music act Faithless. It is due to be released on 5 September 2025, and will be their first studio album since 2020's All Blessed.
Background
Former lead singer Maxi Jazz died in December 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64087315|title=Faithless lead singer Maxi Jazz dies aged 65|last=Lee|first=Dulcie|work=BBC News|date=24 December 2022|access-date=31 August 2024}} 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."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/faithless-announce-eighth-album-champion-sound-with-funky-new-single-find-a-way-3774503|title=Faithless announce eighth album Champion Sound with funky new single 'Find a Way'|magazine=NME|last=Duran|first=Anagricel|date=12 July 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}} Faithless announced the title of the album on the same day that lead single, "Find a Way", was released.{{cite magazine|url=https://djmag.com/news/faithless-announce-new-album-champion-sound-share-find-way-featuring-suli-breaks-listen|title=Faithless announce new album, Champion Sound, share 'Find a Way' featuring Suli Breaks: Listen|magazine=DJ Mag|last=LeJarde|first=Arielle Lana|date=12 July 2024|access-date=18 July 2024}}
Singles
The album's lead single, "Find a Way", was released on 12 July 2024, and features vocals by Suli Breaks. An official music video, directed by Benn Veasey, was released on 18 July 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gsctF93h2Y|title=Faithless - Find A Way (Official Video)|via=YouTube|date=18 July 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}}
"I'm Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)" was released as the second single on 30 August 2024.{{cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/read/faithless-offer-emotional-tribute-maxi-jazz-new-single-news|title=Faithless Offer Emotional Tribute to Maxi Jazz in New Single, 'I'm Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)'|website=MixMag|last=Shears|first=Mena|date=30 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://themusicessentials.com/music/faithless-im-not-alone-rest-well-maxwell/|title=Faithless Unveil New Single 'I'm Not Alone (Rest well Maxwell)'|website=The Music Essentials|last=Bhanawat|first=Akshay|date=30 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}} Collaborator Amelia Fox and LSK feature. The song mentions a number of deceased music artists including: Amy Winehouse, Tupac Shakur, Craig Mack, Kurt Cobain, Avicii and Left Eye.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DNi0dt4fFU|title=Faithless - I'm Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)|via=YouTube|date=30 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}}
On 25 April 2025, Faithless released the single "Dollars and Dimes", featuring Bebe Rexha.{{cite web|url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/181232/Bebe-Rexha-and-Faithless-team-up-on-unlikely-collab-Dollars-and-Dimes|title=Bebe Rexha and Faithless team up on unlikely collab, Dollars and Dimes|website=Music News|date=25 April 2025|access-date=25 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://telegrafi.com/en/Bebe-Rexha-brings-this-Friday-the-new-song-Dollars-Dimes-by-the-British-band-Faithless--the-first-for-the-year-2025./|title=Bebe Rexha releases new song "Dollars and Dimes" with British band Faithless this Friday, her first for 2025|website=Telegrafi|date=25 April 2025|access-date=25 April 2025}}
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