SEAFRET RELEASES THREE SEARING COLLABS ON NEW ALBUM ‘FEAR OF EMOTION’
Fear Of Emotion, the fourth studio album by Seafret, was released March 27, 2026. Seafret is an English folk-rock duo, best known for their TikTok-viral 2016 track “Atlantis.” Their newest album is a push and pull: of the old and the new, of love and loss. Over the span of 45 minutes and 12 tracks, Fear Of Emotion carefully balances strong and fresh sonic expansion while remaining familiar enough to satisfy longtime fans.
Songs like “Love in Reverse” and “Desert Heart” scratch the familiar itch of falsetto harmonies atop the ever-so-slight grit of singer Jack Sedman's voice, alongside the slow plucking of guitar strings and the tension of building drums. In true Seafret style, the lyrics are expansive and fantastical metaphors of simple love. In contrast, “Guilty” and “Signal Fire” have airtight production; driving beats and high replay value with rich country textures woven in, while the lyrics paint a more literal picture of the story being told.
What separates this album from its predecessors is its collaboration, something the band has not often experimented with in the 10 years since the release of their debut album, Tell Me It’s Real.
The first collab is track 6, titled“Driftwood” and featuring James Morrison. Morrison creates a clean midpoint in the album, singing the first verse and chorus. The soulful inflection in Morrison’s voice and echoey backing track conjures imagery of water washing away all we know, until he asks “when will enough be enough?” and you can’t help but ask yourself the same question. When Sedman comes in at the second verse, it’s the perfect vocal complement to Morrison, and the collaboration suddenly makes perfect sense. Morrison has also consistently released music since his 2006 debut single “You Give Me Something,” but has struggled since to reach the same heights. When the climax of the song arrives and the two sing together, the electricity is palpable. The song hangs in the balance between built for radio and deep cut in the best way.
The second collaboration, “Five More Seconds” featuring KT Turnstall, is actually one of the longer tracks on the album, despite being only 2:37. Tunstall is another interesting choice for collaboration, as the wildly talented singer/songwriter has not been widely known for much since the 2004 release of “Suddenly I See.” Nonetheless, it’s a standout on the album, with the most memorable melody after the first listen-through. The track opens with intrigue, a quick chant of oohs and ahhs, before the driving drums and guitar begin. Shortly after, the subtle harmonies of Tunstall layer atop of Sedman’s first verse. Seafret finally lets it all loose on the chorus, and pleads for one more chance. Turnstall’s breathy rasp flips the track on its head when she leads the second verse, singing from the other party’s perspective.
The final track contains the album's final collab, “Nobody Sees Us,” featuring Scottish singer Katie Gregson-MacLeod. A quiet closeout, the track is completely stripped back to vocals and acoustic guitar until the bridge brings in quiet strings. It’s a fitting end to a Seafret album; a simple song, about simple love. The last line of the album is “you’re all that matters to me.”
Seafret continues to push their boundaries, seemingly unaffected (at least musically) by the looming shadow of “Atlantis.” The album works at every stage, from the radio pop power of “Cloud” to the absolutely devastating bridge of “Wasted on You.”The production is their cleanest yet, without losing the authenticity.
Ultimately, the undeniable magic of the album comes from the collaborations that contour Seafret’s style in all the best ways. For a band who’ve hardly done any collaboration to include three featured tracks (out of only 12) speaks volumes to the lengths they’re willing to go to push their art, and it’s a satisfying payoff. Let’s just hope this is only the beginning.