More acoustic, more psychedelic, more varied - that is how Simon Austin, guitarist of Australian band Frente, describes their soon-to-be released album, Shape.
'Thirteen completely different moments pushed into a larger form . . . it's a strange shape,' says the 28-year-old in Hong Kong to boost sales.
Although Austin says this album runs the gamut - from the light-hearted sound they're known for, to more desperate-sounding rock songs - many will still find the music low-key.
'We definitely set ourselves aside from [heavy-sounding music], and that's always going to remain important to us, to have those quiet, gentle, seductive moments,' he says.
Shape is the alternative rock band's second album, after a resoundingly successful debut two years ago with Marvin: the Album, which included an acoustic rendition of New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle and an original composition called Labour of Love.
The album sold more than 100,000 copies in Australia and went gold in Canada, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.