Surfaces (band)

Surfaces is an American music group based out of College Station, Texas. It currently consists of vocalists/guitarists Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki. Their music is a blend of jazz, soul, pop, hip hop, reggae, and calypso. They have released three studio albums. Their first independent studio album, Surf, was released in 2017.

Surfaces
OriginCollege Station, Texas, United States
Genres
Years active2017–present
LabelsSurfaces, LLC / TenThousand Projects, LLC, Caroline Records
Websitewww.surfacesmusic.com
Members
  • Forrest Frank
  • Colin Padalecki

History

Surfaces was formed in 2017. Colin Padalecki began creating music in high school with his cousin, singer Alexa Padalecki. Colin began to upload his music online while attending Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.[1] Forrest Frank, a recent Baylor University graduate from Seattle, reached out to Colin after hearing his music and invited him to record music at his houseboat. They released their first album together under the moniker Surfaces in December 2017, entitled Surf.[2] The album's third soundtrack, 24 / 7 / 365, has over 30 million streams on Spotify.[3] After the release of Surf, Forrest Frank released a project with producer Biskwiq under the alias Forrest in July 2018. Notable tracks from the project include "Your Soul" and "Why Not Me", which have each amassed over 20 million combined streams on Spotify.

In January 2019, the band released their second album, Where the Light Is, under the labels Caroline Records and TenThousand Projects. The seventh track from the album, "Sunday Best", became a top 40 hit in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the top 100 in Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland. The song has amassed over 270 million streams on Spotify as of May 2020 and was believed to have gained its popularity from video-sharing app TikTok. It was released to radio in March 2020.[4] A music video for the track was released on YouTube on July 11, 2019.

Their third album, Horizons, was released on February 28, 2020. The music duo released numerous singles as well, which included "Keep It Gold", "Good Day", "Bloom", and "Lazy", all of which were included as tracks in Horizons. In 2019, they also released two independent singles: "Palm Trees", and “Take Some Time”, which were not featured in any album. Other singles include "Be Alright" and "Falling" which were both released in 2017. The single "Low" was released in 2018.[5] Surfaces made their debut on late-night television on March 2, 2020, performing "Sunday Best" on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[6] In June 2020, the band released "Learn to Fly", a single in collaboration with singer Elton John, produced and recorded online, during the COVID-19 pandemic. By June 12, 2020, "Sunday Best" charted at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100; the single peaked at No. 19 a week later.[7]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[8]		 FRA
[9]		 NL
[10]
Surf
  • Released: December 3, 2017
  • Label: Independent Studio album
  • Formats: digital download
 ———
Where the Light Is 10410830
Horizons ———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[11]		 AUS
[12]		 DEN
[13]		 FRA
[9]		 IRE
[14]		 NL
[10]		 NZ
[15]		 SWE
[16]		 SWI
[17]		 UK
[18]
"Be Alright" 2017 —————————— Surf
"Falling" ——————————
"Low" 2018 —————————— Non-album single
"Shine on Top" —————————— Where the Light Is
"Heaven Falls / Fall on Me" ——————————
"Sunday Best" 2019 ——————————
"Palm Trees" —————————— Non-album singles
"Take Some Time" ——————————
"Keep It Gold" —————————— Horizons
"Good Day" ——————————
"Bloom" ——————————
"Lazy" 2020 ——————————
"Sunday Best"
(re-release)		 1910192919359332336 Where The Light Is
"Learn to Fly"
(with Elton John)		 ———————[upper-alpha 1]——— Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Surf"
(Acoustic Sessions)		 2018 Non-album single

Notes
  1. "Learn to Fly" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[19]

References
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  3. "Surfaces on Spotify". spotify.com. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  4. Eggertsen, Chris (February 19, 2020). "Flighthouse and Republic Records Partner on New TikTok Series 'Certified Superfan'". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ETSs924pXMzjIeD6E9b4u
  6. Cantor, Brian (March 3, 2020). "Surfaces Perform "Sunday Best" On "Late Night With Seth Meyers"". Headline Planet. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. "Surfaces & Elton John's 'Learn To Fly': Listen". www.billboard.com. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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  19. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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