Brisbane five-piece Sunbleached channel ’90s grunge, alternative rock and emotionally charged emo in the vein of Citizen, Basement and Nothing. Their Fletcher Matthews-produced debut album, Stop Destroying The Things You Love, arrives September 18, 2026 via Community Music.
Australian alternative rock, post-hardcore, and emo outfit Sunbleached have announced their debut full-length, Stop Destroying The Things You Love, arriving September 18 via Community Music. Alongside the announcement, the Brisbane five-piece have shared the crushing new single “Pain Chamber”, another glimpse into the record’s emotionally charged mix of massive guitars, melodic hooks, and explosive aggression.
Produced by Fletcher Matthews (Trophy Eyes, Dear Seattle, Secret World), “Pain Chamber” balances thick, grunge-soaked riffs with soaring clean melodies before erupting into bursts of aggressive screams. Lyrically, the song explores losing yourself in a relationship and the emotional toll of constantly reshaping your identity to meet someone else’s expectations.
Fans of Basement, Citizen, Split Chain, and Australian counterparts like Trophy Eyes, Divedown, and Bad Neighbour will feel right at home with Sunbleached’s blend of alternative rock, post-hardcore, emo, and grunge. Following the success of “Slow Burn,” the band looks poised for a breakout with their debut LP.
Check out both “Pain Chamber” and the previously released “Slow Burn” below, and look for Stop Destroying The Things You Love when it arrives on September 18.
Brisbane alternative rock outfit Sunbleached have shared their dreamy new single “Maybe I’ll Come Around,” the third track from their upcoming debut album Stop Destroying The Things You Love, out September 18 via Community Music.
“Maybe I’ll Come Around” is about wanting someone who was never emotionally available and convincing yourself that whatever scraps of them you could get were enough. Produced by Fletcher Matthews (Trophy Eyes, Dear Seattle, Secret World), the track offers another glimpse of the band’s emotionally charged blend of alternative rock and emo, with an appeal for fans of Citizen, Movements and The Story So Far.
The forthcoming album was announced alongside previous single “Pain Chamber,” following “Slow Burn,” and Sunbleached will launch the record live this September when they join Seahaven on an East Coast Australian tour.
