21 August 2026
Stand Atlantic Kick Off the Godbreath Era With "Edge Of Vegas"
Stand Atlantic are heading into a new chapter, and "Edge Of Vegas" is the latest taste of it. The Sydney band's fifth album, GODBREATH, is set for 23 October 2026 via Virgin Music Group, and this single follows earlier album cuts "Velcro" and "LUCID".
Backseat Mafia describes the song as being about the moment where ambition, momentum and the need to keep moving tip over into exhaustion, wrapped around a big melodic hook. Vocalist Bonnie Fraser says she wrote from how she actually felt rather than inventing sadness for the sake of it: she went into the album happy and having a great time, so she leaned into that. She also calls "Edge Of Vegas" totally unfiltered and as honest as the band can be.
About the album
Hi Fi Way lists GODBREATH as an 11-track record: LUCID, NEXT2U, Velcro, SO COOL, Favourite Flavour, finger, d.L.M.A, EDGE OF VEGAS, teeth, HeadRush and Gimme A Show. Both outlets describe the sound as a blend of turn-of-the-century pop-rock and modern pop-punk, with sessions built around live tracking and plenty of room for Fraser's stream-of-consciousness writing.
Tour news
The release day also kicks off an Australian run with Chicago pop-punk band Knuckle Puck as special guests: Brisbane (23 October), Sydney (24 October), Melbourne (28 October), Adelaide (29 October) and Fremantle (1 November). Hi Fi Way adds that the band has upcoming main support slots on Simple Plan's UK arena shows and guest spots on a US tour with Story of the Year and Silverstein.
Stand Atlantic formed before their 2017 EP Sidewinder and report more than 500 million streams, while their nothing,nowhere. collaboration "Deathwish" has passed 57 million. With "Edge Of Vegas", they sound like a band having fun and not overthinking it, which suits them.