New Music & Video Release - Chet Faker new album, 'A Love For Strangers', out now - 16th January 2026
Artist Name - Chet Faker
Release Name - A Love For Strangers
Release Date - 16th February 2026
Genre - Indie, Alternative, R&B
Label - BMG
Critically acclaimed Australian artist Chet Faker has released his new album, the anticipated next chapter of his storied career, A LOVE FOR STRANGERS, on BMG.
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, ‘The 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 CD and Vinyl available are from May 8th. PRE-ORDER HERE
Catch Chet Faker in Aotearoa at the Snow Machine Festival in Queenstown, September 8th-13th 2026. Tickets HERE