Surfaces is stepping into a new era marked by transition, honesty, and hard-won hope. In a statement posted to the band's official Instagram, founding member Colin Padalecki announced the group's upcoming seventh studio album and revealed that its lead single, "call me when you're home," will arrive next month. The project marks Surfaces' first full-length release since the departure of Forrest Frank in 2024, a moment that reshaped the trajectory of the band while launching Frank into one of Christian music's fastest-rising solo careers.
For Padalecki, the past year was deeply personal. He described 2024 as "the most difficult year of my life," writing that "so many things came crashing down all at once" and left him "completely broken." Yet out of that season came a process of rebuilding - one grounded in faith, family, community, self-reflection, and music. Those elements now form the foundation of the band's upcoming album.
"These next 15 songs are a representation of finding that way out," Padalecki shared. "Taking all the bad and using it to tell the story of finding the good again, which is all I've ever wanted to do with Surfaces."
He also addressed the question many fans have been asking regarding the group's current lineup, offering a message marked by clarity and grace. "Everyone who wants to be involved, is involved, and there's peace and understanding across the board with everyone who isn't," he wrote, adding that "we all have our own journeys to live," while extending support and well wishes to Frank.
The upcoming release signals a subtle but meaningful shift in Surfaces' artistic voice. Known for their bright, feel-good sound, the band now appears to be moving into deeper territory - not abandoning their sense of joy, but reframing it as something forged through struggle rather than assumed. The new music reflects a perspective shaped by loss and restoration, where hope is not immediate but discovered over time.
With "call me when you're home" set to introduce this next chapter, Surfaces is offering more than a new album cycle. The project stands as a testimony to resilience - a reminder that even in seasons of breaking, there remains a path forward, and that healing, though gradual, can still give rise to something meaningful.
