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Published on 2026-04-30
credit: Jessica Brothers
U.S.-based Pink Floyd tribute band Floyd Nation has released their new original single “Watching The Sunrise” alongside the announcement their debut album, Inner Light, will be released on Friday, May 29th. Pushing boundaries and viewpoints, Inner Light meticulously covers the entirety of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here before closing the album with a brand-new point of view, reimagining and furthering its narrative with carefully crafted original tracks while retaining a powerful reverence for the multi-million-selling masterwork. The new single “Watching The Sunrise,” the album’s final track, is an expression of hope for a better tomorrow that turns isolation into togetherness, sadness into wonder, mourning into the promise of future connections, and transitions from waving goodbye to the “Crazy Diamond” to gathering together to watch a new beginning. PRESS HERE to listen.
“‘Watching the Sunrise' is about what comes after the darkness,” shares Floyd Nation’s John Conrath. “When the world starts to glow again and you feel a little bit of healing return.”
“The album Wish You Were Here spoke of absence, loss, and longing,” adds guitarist and vocalist Brendon McDonnell. “We wanted to close the album with a new point of view. ‘Watching the Sunrise’ is about hope and that quiet moment when you realize the inner light was there all along. No matter how long the night feels, we can always find our way back to the light by opening our eyes and watching the sunrise.”
Featuring recently released singles “Have A Cigar” and “Welcome to the Machine,” Inner Light is a bold undertaking that was recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in the same room where Pink Floyd recorded Wish You Were Here fifty years earlier and carries the weight of a space where decades of artists have wrestled with the questions of who we are, what remains, and how sound can convey what words cannot across its 10 tracks. Building upon the work of painstakingly recreating the Pink Floyd “feel” while embodying their own original art, legacy and spirit, Inner Light marries vintage musicality with modern technology while keeping the spirit of the original album alive with an unparalleled attention to detail -- even using period-specific instruments similar to those used on the original recording. Inner Light’s three original tracks weave beautifully with the original Wish You Were Here, an album that’s both an ode to Syd Barrett and to his absence. Full track listing below.
Recently selling out shows on their Wish We Were There Tour!, which saw them play key venues across North America and take audiences on an immersive sonic and visual journey, Floyd Nation has been proudly carrying the torch of Pink Floyd since first forming in 2021. Spending a full year working on their acclaimed live show, which delivers an authentic Pink Floyd experience complete with a custom-designed laser and light show, Floyd Nation has made waves for pushing the envelope to inject a little bit of themselves into the music while laser-focused on preserving the vibe and integrity of Pink Floyd in everything they do.
Musically and emotionally connected, Floyd Nation and its nine members – Will Kaiser (vocals, guitars), Brendon McDonnell (vocals, guitars), Jason Collins (bass), John Conrath (saxophone), Robert Harris (keyboards, backing vocals), Ray Nesbit (vocals, guitars), Justin Pupillo (drums), Toneisha Harris (backing vocals), Shannon Robinson (backing vocals) – are larger than the sum of its parts and operate with hearts and minds as expansive as Pink Floyd’s music.
