Pain Gain — the new project from Chloe Kaul (Kllo), Hamish Lefevre (SWIM), and Samuel Cooke (CRUSH3d) — announce their self-titled debut album, due July 10 via Play It Again Sam. Written during secluded sessions in the coastal forests of southern Australia, the record emerged from a deliberate rejection of the trio’s established electronic frameworks, replacing club-oriented immediacy with slower, emotionally exposed songwriting.
New single “The Fame” captures that shift through a tension between widescreen pop structure and emotional collapse, using familiar melodic forms to interrogate the psychological weight and disorientation attached to success. They explain:
” ‘The Fame’ is a raw l ok at the seductive pull and hidden cost of fame, viewed from the outside. The track confronts the illusion of it all, the personal sacrifices it demands and the emotional weight it places on those chasing it. At its core, it’s not just about the obsession with success, but what it takes from you. It’s a reflection on identity, mental strain, and the quiet fear of losing yourself in the very thing you once wanted most.”
