Six years in the making, FALL FROM THE LIGHT, the highly anticipated album from hip hop icons HILLTOP HOODS, has arrived.

Featuring singles ‘The Gift ft. Marlon’, ‘Don’t Happy, Be Worry’, ‘Laced Up’ and ‘Never Coming Home ft. SIX60’, the 12-track offering takes listeners on a journey that feels as ambitious and triumphant for the fans, as it has been for Suffa, Pressure and Debris themselves.

Blending fun, vulnerability and vignettes that highlight their masterful cadence and technical flow, the ninth record from Hilltop Hoods wastes no time in getting to work upon arrival. Produced by One Above with additional production by Sesta and Suffa, Fall From The Light was recorded in Adelaide, Darwin, Melbourne, and New Zealand and features a range of special guests.

Hilltop Hoods will return to arenas across Australia on their Never Coming Home Tour in Feb/Mar 2026 along with dates in the UK & Europe for Aug/Sep 2025.

Their unparalleled career speaks for itself - over 89 Platinum accreditations, 1.1 million album sales and over 1.8 billion global streams, six #1 albums, the most entries into triple j’s Hottest 100 for an Australian Artist, ten ARIA award wins, and multiple sold-out Arena tours solidifying Hilltop Hoods as one of the Australia’s most successful names in music, period. The music they make is done with the intent to connect and last with fans, regardless of age, background, or creed; time and time again, their formula pays dividends and then some.

The Melting Caps Longstanding Sydney bands Crossing Red Lines and Flick The Bean merged in 2016 to form The Melting Caps, a 5-piece group spouting 'feel good' indie rock tunes infused with ska funk. All five members brought with them their own individual sounds but a shared passion for having a ball and making damn good music while they’re at it. The guys write all their own songs, usually riddled with swipes at the government, as well as those who choose to judge an entire race, religion or sexuality based on a few tools. Lead singer Harlin Firmins’ distinctive voice shifts effortlessly between sweet melodies and spitting out ska-style poetry, while Luke Colombo offers strong back-up on the guitar with his vibrant 90s rock tones. Tom Smith belts out warm fuzzy blues on his sax, bringing some serious funk to the band and this eclectic mix of sounds is tightly pulled together with Gus Hart killing it on the drums and Luke Martin slappin’ da bass. This year has already seen the guys play packed-out gigs at a string of venues across Sydney, including Brighton Up Bar, Old Manly Boatshed, Hideaway Bar, Royal Hotel Bondi, The Oxford Circus and The Sly Fox in Enmore, with an upcoming show set for 24th June at Wollongong’s Rad Bar. Head to the link to check out their first release, ‘That’s All’, a tune that’s not only catchy as hell but steeped in satirical comments about the state of politics today. 

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