Fall from the Light

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Fall from the Light
Hilltop Hoods Fall from the Light.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 August 2025
Genre Australian hip-hop
Length42:15
Label Island Australia
Producer
Hilltop Hoods chronology
The Great Expanse
(2019)
Fall from the Light
(2025)
Singles from Fall from the Light
  1. "Laced Up"
    Released: 14 June 2023
  2. "The Gift"
    Released: 6 February 2025
  3. "Don't Happy, Be Worry"
    Released: 10 April 2025
  4. "Never Coming Home"
    Released: 11 July 2025 [1]

Fall from the Light is the ninth studio album by Australian hip-hop trio Hilltop Hoods, released on 1 August 2025, through Island Records Australia. The album is the group's first in six years, and was preceded by four singles: "Laced Up" (released in 2023), "The Gift", "Don't Happy, Be Worry" and "Never Coming Home". The album features contributions from Adelaide pop artist Nyassa, New Zealand pop band Six60, and former Australian rules footballer Marlon Motlop (as Marlon). [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

Fall from the Light track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fall from the Light" (featuring Nyassa)3:13
2."Never Coming Home" (featuring Six60)
4:05
3."The Gift" (featuring Marlon)
  • Lambert
  • Smith
  • Burford
  • Jim Ford
3:48
4."Get Well Soon" (featuring Six60)
3:30
5."Naked"
3:00
6."Rage Against the Fatigue"3:26
7."The Omelette"
  • Lambert
  • Smith
  • Burford
  • Shibasaki Sosuke
  • Takeomi Akaboshi
3:11
8."Don't Happy, Be Worry"
  • Lambert
  • Smith
  • Burford
3:09
9."Something Bigger than This"
  • Smith
  • Burford
3:53
10."This Year"
  • Lambert
  • Burford
3:07
11."Laced Up"
  • Lambert
  • Smith
  • Francis
  • Burford
  • Gerbes
  • Mac
  • Walters
3:22
12."The Moth" (featuring Nyassa)
  • Lambert
  • Smith
  • Burford
4:31
Total length:42:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [6]

Hilltop Hoods

Additional contributors

  • Andrew "One Above" Burford – production (all tracks), bass (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 12), organ (1–3, 5–7), piano (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 12); drum programming, programming (1, 3, 4, 6–10, 12); horn arrangement (1, 3, 6–8), string arrangement (1, 10, 12), background vocals (1), synthesizer (2, 4, 6–10, 12), electric guitar (3–8, 10, 12); acoustic guitar, strings (3); keyboards (7), engineering (11)
  • Serge Courtois – mixing
  • Dave Kutchmastering
  • Nyassa – vocals (1, 12), background vocals (3)
  • Ross Irwinflugelhorn, trumpet (2, 3, 5)
  • Stephen Mowat – engineering (2, 3, 5)
  • Matiu Walters – vocals (2, 4)
  • Danny Christie – vocal engineering (2)
  • Phil Noybaritone saxophone, tenor saxophone (3, 5, 6, 8); engineering (6)
  • Kieran Conraubass trombone, trombone (3, 5)
  • John Bartlett – keyboards (3, 7), piano (3, 8), strings (7), organ (8)
  • Marlon – vocals (3)
  • Oli Allan – engineering (4)
  • Emalia Burford – vocals (5)
  • Sesta – production, drum programming (6)
  • Danielle Baynes – vocals (7)
  • Phil Threlfall – engineering (8, 9), string engineering (12)
  • Chorus Collective – choir vocals (8)
  • Josef Hanna – viola, violin (10, 12)
  • Matthew Hoy – cello (10, 12)

Charts

Chart performance for Fall from the Light
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 1
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA) [8] 1

References

  1. "Hilltop Hoods Drop 'Never Coming Home' with Six60, Featuring a Knockout Cameo From Alexander Volkanovski". Rolling Stone Australia . 11 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. Slocum, Matt (28 May 2025). "Hilltop Hoods Announce New Album 'Fall From the Light'". Rolling Stone Australia.
  3. Karakulak, Helen (28 May 2025). "Hilltop Hoods long-awaited album to drop in August". CityMag.
  4. Jenke, Tyler (28 May 2025). "Hilltop Hoods Announce First New Album in Six Years, 'Fall From the Light'". Billboard.
  5. Karakulak, Helen (28 May 2025). "Hilltop Hoods long-awaited album to drop in August". InDaily . Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. "Fall From The Light / Hilltop Hoods / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  7. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.