Gap Year Release Sophomore Album ‘In Light’
The album features the previously released singles ‘Where I Came From’, ‘In Light’, ‘Slow Here’ and focus track ‘Ride Home’.
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Perth indie rockers Gap Year have today released their much-anticipated sophomore album, In Light.
Signalling the next chapter in the band’s creative process, the album features the previously released singles ‘Where I Came From’, ‘In Light’, ‘Slow Here’ and newly released track ‘Ride Home’, which is the album’s lead single.
‘Ride Home’ is distinctly Australian yet pulls from the great American songbook and is rounded out by male/female harmonies, ‘80s synths and a foot-tapping riff.
Three years in the making, In Light was produced and engineered by band member Rhien Tan, mastered by Dan O’Connor (Encoder Sound) and accompanied by artwork from Madeline Blue.
The band shares: “This album is the culmination of three years of writing and recording following the release of our debut album [Flat Out] in 2021. It represents the band’s focus on prioritising extended song form with the hope that it will reward repeat listeners. We didn’t set any particular deadline for this record, which allowed us to explore sounds within an open and creative environment.
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Coming together in 2019, Gap Year features Daniel Harrison, Maddy Blue, Rhien Tan, Lee Napper and Ben Santostefano. Compared to the likes of The War On Drugs, Real Estate, Gang Of Youths and The National, the band made an immediate impact in 2021 with their debut album, Flat Out.
Since then, they have gone on to perform at In The Pines and WAM Showcase 2025 and supported Phantastic Ferniture on their recent Australian tour.
With In Light, Gap Year reaffirms their status as one of Perth’s most quietly confident and accomplished indie acts.
In Light by Gap Year is out now. Listen here.
