The Naked and Famous are set to return in 2020 with the release of their new album Recover in May.

Reformed as a duo (founding members Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers), The Naked and Famous’ forthcoming LP reasserts the group as one of modern indie-pop’s most exciting sonic trailblazers, taking them to emotionally inspired depths, while maintaining the fresh effervescence that has led to over 600 million collective streams to date.

While they have sonically mastered the art of dreamy, hook-laden synth-pop, The Naked and Famous have stuck to their guns as far as intimate storytelling. 

Recover is largely an autobiographical record rooted in a powerful sentiment of survival, and of the very human process of self-preservation - of saving, choosing and celebrating oneself in a world constantly trying to put people down.

New single Bury Us is a dancefloor-ready slice of indie pop bliss that captures the energy and essence of the album, and follows the first single, Sunseeker.

“Recover is about the duo recovering ourselves, and our artistic vessel. The album is a statement of creative healing and a vehicle to plow forwards into our own future. We hope that the messages of healing and resilience have some effect on its listeners,” Powers said.

Originally from Auckland, The Naked and Famous formed soon after Xayalith (the daughter of Laotian refugees) crossed paths with Powers while the two were attending music college. 

The band put out the EPs This Machine and No Light in 2008, then made their full-length debut with Passive Me • Aggressive You - a 2010 release featuring their breakthrough hit Young Blood.

The Naked and Famous’ 2013 sophomore album, In Rolling Waves, cracked the top 50 on the Billboard 200, boosted by hit singles like Hearts Like Ours. 

Their third LP, their most complex and compelling work to date, Simple Forms, was released in 2016.