Sea fever’s ‘surface sound’ album: Their second chapter

Sea Fever — featuring New Order’s Tom Chapman and Phil Cunningham, Iwan Gronow (Haven/Johnny Marr), Beth Cassidy (Section 25), and drummer Elliot Barlow, dropped their much‑anticipated second album Surface Sound this May. Following the promising start of 2021’s Folding Lines, the band returns with an album steeped in emotional depth; raw, reflective, and fully realised.

Classic Pop praises the textured production, from industrial pulses to Doves-esque breaks—especially on “Sincere To Some” and “Able Eyes”.

Tom Chapman describes Surface Sound as “an album full of hope and melancholy,” shaped by a breakup and the loss of his father. Seeking healing through creation, he says: “I immersed myself in my work… used music as my solace and therapy”.

Surface Sound is Sea Fever at their most cohesive—combining rich emotional storytelling with indie‑electronic flair. Sometimes nostalgic, occasionally too polished, but undeniably heartfelt.