Vinyl Floor – Balancing Act

Balancing Act is the sixth Vinyl Floor full length and a very thoughtful record in that it’s essentially an album about the search for meaning, beauty and stability in a world that is increasingly uncertain. It comes out on 27th February 2026 and is the follow up to their previous full length, Funhouse Mirror. The whole concept of the album is in the title really, it’s about trying to achieve a balance in a world of chaos, insecurity, betrayal and broken promises. Rather than just talking about these things in the abstract, the song titles themselves point to a number of different situations, viewpoints and emotional states. It’s a journey through various aspects of life and the pressures that life puts upon us. You go from the very first track “All This and More” to the final track “Balancing Act” and it’s all about the various pressures that we face in our daily lives and the importance of holding on to what is important.

The track listing provides a number of interesting entry points into the album’s wider themes. “All This and More” is the opener and sets the scene, “I’m on the Upside” suggests a move towards a more positive outlook and the prospect of finding a better way of seeing things. “The Helping Hand” is a very appropriate song in the context of an album which is all about dealing with difficult situations and the need for support. “Mr Rubinstein” is a very interesting character piece. “Tell the World it Happened” is a very telling title in that it’s about the need to acknowledge that something has happened rather than just let it go. “Land of the Desert” and “Back of My Hand” continue the progression, “Puppet Laureate” is one of the more odd titles in the collection and is a very pertinent one in terms of the questions of control, influence and identity that the record raises. “The Swan of Eileen Lake” and “Adelaide” add further character to the album, “Less Dystopian Book” is a very interesting contrast to the more dystopian elements of the record. “Jacaranda Blossoms” brings in the element of nature and imagery and the sequence culminates in “Balancing Act”. The songs are all very different in themselves but the way they’re placed gives a real sense of progression through the album’s various themes.

they’re a blend of melodic rock with the symphonic, electronic and progressive flavours of the British rock and pop of the 60s and 70s. The two brothers share the lead vocals and play the majority of the instruments themselves, the songs being built around drums, bass and guitars with the vocal harmonies being a key part of their sound. The other musicians add a real dimension to the arrangements with Bebe Risenfors (Swedish multi-instrumentalist) providing horns and upright bass on four tracks, Christian Ellegaard (Symphony Orchestra musician from Denmark) adding strings to five tracks and guitarist Daniel Hecht adding further guitar to two. Recorded at Studio Möllan in Malmö with producer and engineer Emil Isaksson and the additional recording completed in Copenhagen, the record has a very warm, organic vintage feel to it but is also very clearly a modern record. Vinyl Floor have spent many years developing their craft and have played well over 200 gigs over the years, touring extensively in the UK, Germany and Japan. *Balancing Act* is the result of all that experience and is a very mature collection of songs which is very much about melody, songwriting and detail. It’s an album that you can quite happily listen to as a whole and take it as a broad reflection on life, on the uncertainties of life and on the constant search for balance.