Faithless

Biography

Faithless are an English dance music band that formed in 1995, with its core original members being Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. During the band's initial period of success, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz contributed to studio recordings and toured frequently under the Faithless name, while Rollo served as a studio-only member, and has never performed live with the band. Their first album, Reverence×Reverence4 April 1996 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Reverence7:452Don’t Leave4:023Salva Mea10:484If Lovin’ You Is Wrong4:175Angeline3:386Insomnia8:477Dirty Ol’ Man3:068Flowerstand Man3:239Baseball Cap2:5610Drifting Away4:11, was released in 1996 and their most recent, Champion Sound×Champion Sound5 September 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Forever Free1:352In Your Own Groove4:533Fugitive7:244Peace and Noise3:295Meeting5:306Driving3:517Thinking8:198Book of Hours24:089Find a Way4:0610Dollars and Dimes2:4411Champion Sound2:3112Emmanuel4:2813Yes I Want It Too4:18, in 2025. They have sold millions of physical records, and their catalogue was uploaded to streaming sites in 2018. They average over four million listeners a month on Spotify. Faithless' records have charted at No. 1 in numerous countries and they were voted the 4th greatest dance band of all time by Mixmag.
Their lyrical style has been seen as sociopolitical. Their 2020 album All Blessed×All Blessed23 October 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Poetry3:392Gains3:273I Need Someone4:544Remember7:055Synthesizer6:156My Town5:547What Shall I Do?4:268Friendship2:179Walk in My Shoes2:4410All Blessed4:3811Innadadance4:0712Take Your Time6:39 featured photo-journalist Yannis Behrakis' photograph of refugees in its artwork, and included immigration as its writing themes.
Faithless have headlined numerous major festivals in Europe and beyond, including four editions of Glastonbury.

1990s

Faithless were founded in 1995. Jazz had his musical beginnings in hip-hop, and was a rapper on the local scene in South London since the mid-1980s. Bliss' and Rollo's primary interests were in electronic music.
Faithless' first album Reverence×Reverence4 April 1996 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Reverence7:452Don’t Leave4:023Salva Mea10:484If Lovin’ You Is Wrong4:175Angeline3:386Insomnia8:477Dirty Ol’ Man3:068Flowerstand Man3:239Baseball Cap2:5610Drifting Away4:11 was conceived as a mixtape which covers many genres, encapsulating house, hip-hop, folk and classical music. The album was released on Rollo's label, Cheeky Records.
Their first show at The Jazz Cafe in Camden to showcase Reverence was a sell-out, and a global tour ensued as the record went up the charts all over Europe. The singles "Insomnia×Insomnia27 November 1995 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Insomnia (CEC edit)3:532Insomnia (Monster radio edit)3:363Insomnia (original mix)10:584Insomnia (Moody mix)10:455Insomnia (Tuff mix)7:18" and "Salva Mea" each selling over a million copies, and album going either platinum or gold in every European territory.
The second studio album, Mercury-nominated Sunday 8PM×Sunday 8pm18 September 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1The Garden4:272Bring My Family Back6:203Postcards4:014Take the Long Way Home7:135Why Go?3:586She's My Baby5:497God Is a DJ8:028Hem of His Garment4:089Sunday 8pm2:4310Killer's Lullaby6:1211Hour of Need4:3412God Is a DJ (radio edit)3:32, contained the global hit "God Is a DJ×God Is a DJ24 August 1998 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1God Is a DJ (radio edit)3:352God Is a DJ (Monster mix)6:51" and established Faithless as a major touring force in 1998. Emotive videos were directed by featured vocalist Jamie Catto, featuring the band's transcendent live shows, and helped bring Faithless’ live prowess to the attention of music fans. They were nominated for Best British Dance Act at the Brit Awards in 1999. The same year, Catto departed the band to form 1 Giant Leap.

2000s

In 2001, their third album Outrospective×OutrospectiveApril 2001 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Donny X4:072Not Enuff Love5:533We Come 18:184Crazy English Summer2:425Muhammad Ali4:196Machines R Us3:457One Step Too Far5:208Tarantula6:419Giving Myself Away4:4110Code1:3711Evergreen4:3212Liontamer5:49 was the first to be released on major label Sony BMG and gave rise to hit singles "We Come 1×We Come 128 May 2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksA1We Come 1 (Dave Clarke remix)6:04B1We Come 1 (Eliot J remix)6:52" and a tribute to Muhammad Ali. In 2002, they performed on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, with another nomination for best British Dance Act at The Brit Awards in the same year. They won Best Dance and Best Live Act at the TMF Awards in the Netherlands in 2001.
In 2004, their fourth album No Roots×No Roots4 June 2004 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Introduction0:282Mass Destruction3:443I Want More, Part 12:494I Want More, Part 23:115Love Lives on My Street2:106Bluegrass2:457Sweep4:038Miss U Less, See U More3:429No Roots5:2410Swingers3:4711Pastoral4:2712Everything Will Be Alright Tomorrow2:2013What About Love6:5814In the End4:3115Mass Destruction (P*Nut and Sister Bliss mix)3:34 debuted at number 1 in the UK, conceived as a conceptual continuous piece of music in one key, with strong lyrical gravitas it featured vocals from Dido, new collaborator L.S.K, and the late Nina Simone. Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters cited Faithless’ hit protest song "Mass Destruction×Mass Destruction31 May 2004 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Mass Destruction (single mix)3:352Mass Destruction (Paul Jackson Big Weapon)7:313Mass Destruction (Tom Middleton Cosmos mix)7:554Mass Destruction Video" as the song he most wished he had written during an interview with Q magazine, and the lyrics were quoted in the US Senate. A powerful video directed by award-winning directing team Dom & Nick alluded to abuses of power during the Iraq War to chilling effect, tracing the connection from childhood bullying to terrorism and genocide.
Encouraged by their label, Faithless released a Greatest Hits album, Forever Faithless. The Greatest Hits album went four times platinum and was the best-selling dance album of 2005. A huge global tour followed the success of the album.
Their fifth album, To All New Arrivals×To All New Arrivals27 November 2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Bombs4:592Spiders, Crocodiles & Kryptonite5:403Music Matters4:414Nate's Tune2:155I Hope5:276Last This Day5:107To All New Arrivals5:038Hope & Glory5:029A Kind of Peace4:1510The Man in You5:0611Emergency7:45, was released in 2006. It was inspired by the uncertain futures facing Sister Bliss’ recently-born son, and Rollo’s young family, exploring themes of global poverty, immigration, conflict and belonging through the concept of "new arrivals". The first single "Bombs×Bombs24 October 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Bombs (Benny Benassi remix)7:552Bombs (Benny Benassi dub)7:463Bombs (Galaxy 21 mix)6:234Bombs (X-Press 2 remix)7:105Bombs (X-Press 2 dub)6:356Bombs (radio edit)3:38", with its anti-war message and video directed by director Howard Greenhalgh, was not playlisted on daytime MTV or BBC Radio 1. The album also featured collaborations with Cat Power and Robert Smith of The Cure. The band played Coachella Valley Festival in 2007.

2010s: Hiatuses and Jazz's departure

Their sixth album The Dance×The Dance16 May 2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Not Going Home6:372Feel Me7:263Crazy Bal'Heads3:264Comin Around7:255Tweak Your Nipple7:096Flyin Hi7:127Love Is My Condition5:218Feelin Good7:069North Star6:0210Sun to Me7:5911Scandalous4:59Disc 21Not Going Home (Eric Prydz remix)6:412Feel Me (ATFC's Spit Out the Sedative remix)6:173Comin Around (The Temper Trap remix)5:274Tweak Your Nipple (Crookers remix)3:565Feelin Good (feat. Dido) (Kyau & Albert remix)7:586Sun to Me (Mark Knight Co-production)7:407Not Going Home (Armin van Buuren remix)7:108North Star (feat. Dido) (Calida remix)3:319Feel Me (Penguin Prison remix)4:4710Tweak Your Nipple (Tiësto remix)5:44 was released on 16 May 2010, after a four-year recording break for the band, on their own label "Nate’s Tunes" – and was 2nd in the UK album charts behind The Rolling Stones. Faithless again played the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury in 2010, as well as other festivals around the world, and arenas. They were seen by over one million people and sold over 400,000 records. Faithless performed at Brixton Academy on 7 and 8 April 2011 and was transmitted live via satellite to cinemas across Europe.
In 2015, Faithless released a remix album under the banner of Faithless 2.0×Faithless 2.09 October 2015 · Album · Compilation,RemixSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 28 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii extended remix)6:172We Come 1 2.0 (Armin van Buuren remix)4:403God Is a DJ 2.0 (Tiësto and Faithless remix)4:224Muhammad Ali 2.0 (High Contrast remix)4:335Salva Mea 2.0 (Above & Beyond remix)5:536Not Going Home 2.0 (Eric Prydz remix)8:007Music Matters 2.0 (Axwell remix)7:388I Was There5:359Miss U Less, See U More 2.0 (Purple Disco Machine remix)6:4710Tarantula 2.0 (Booka Shade remix)6:0411Bombs 2.0 (Claptone remix)5:2012Drifting Away 2.0 (Autograf remix)5:3113Don’t Leave 2.0 (Until the Ribbon Breaks remix)3:2914Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii remix)3:05Disc 21Insomnia8:382Mass Destruction3:313God Is a DJ7:564Don’t Leave3:595Muhammad Ali3:306We Come 13:427Reverence7:378Salva Mea10:409One Step Too Far3:2410Bring My Family Back6:1511Tarantula6:3812Bombs4:5613Feelin Good3:1414Not Going Home3:13. The studio album featured contributions from the biggest names in electronic music including Avicii, Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Claptone and Booka Shade. The album contained tracks from their 25-year career, encompassing seventeen Top 40 singles, six Top 10 albums and they embarked on a tour to celebrate the album released. In 2015 and 2016, the band played a series of live dates under the Faithless 2.0 banner, featuring Maxi Jazz and a full live band. Jazz left the group for the final time in 2016.

2020s: All Blessed, death of Maxi Jazz, and Champion Sound

After a seven-year recording hiatus, the seventh Faithless studio album All Blessed×All Blessed23 October 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Poetry3:392Gains3:273I Need Someone4:544Remember7:055Synthesizer6:156My Town5:547What Shall I Do?4:268Friendship2:179Walk in My Shoes2:4410All Blessed4:3811Innadadance4:0712Take Your Time6:39 was released in October 2020. The release came in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the themes of the album weaving around immigration, identity, empathy and lack of it. The first track that was officially released from the album came on the same weekend as the album release, Synthesizer×Synthesizer28 August 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Synthesizer (edit)3:182Synthesizer6:15, a love letter to electronic music. The album features vocals from newcomers Nathan Ball and spoken word artist & poet Suli Breaks, along with Caleb Femi. Other notable appearances on the album include Soul II Soul founder Jazzie B, Gaika, and Damien Jurado. Rollo said of the album, "We want to give them something else – something that could breathe." It continued their top 3 chart success in the UK and Europe.
On 23 December 2022, Maxi Jazz died "peacefully in his sleep" at his home in London, England at the age of 65. Seven days later, the band's compilation Forever Faithless re-entered the UK Album Downloads chart at number 7.
In January 2024, Bliss announced that Faithless were returning to the "live arena" after eight years, with the group confirmed for dates including Camp Bestival in Shropshire in August that year. On 12 July 2024, Faithless released the single "Find A Way×Find a Way12 July 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Find a Way3:02", which features Suli Breaks. On the same day, they announced the title of their upcoming eighth studio album, Champion Sound×Champion Sound5 September 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Forever Free1:352In Your Own Groove4:533Fugitive7:244Peace and Noise3:295Meeting5:306Driving3:517Thinking8:198Book of Hours24:089Find a Way4:0610Dollars and Dimes2:4411Champion Sound2:3112Emmanuel4:2813Yes I Want It Too4:18. On 30 August 2024, the group released the single "I'm Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)" which features Amelia Fox and LSK (musician), in tribute to Maxi Jazz. On the same day, they announced The Champion Sound Tour, which will visit UK and European cities in November and December 2024.
On 25 April 2025, Faithless released the single "Dollars and Dimes", featuring Bebe Rexha. On 4 September 2025, they released a new, promotional single-version of "Find a Way", featuring Suli Breaks and Dido; Dido sings a new verse and chorus on the updated track. Champion Sound was released on 5 September 2025, to positive reviews.

Other work

In between album releases, Faithless also released compilation albums revealing more of their personality and influence including the long-running Back to Mine sessions as well as NME in Association with War Child Presents 1 Love, The Bedroom Sessions and the Renaissance 3D music project, in conjunction with the iconic Renaissance nightclub.
As well as their own studio albums, all three members have actively engaged in other people's work as solo artists.
Sister Bliss is a dance DJ who has also scored numerous TV, film and theatre productions, along with presenting a Bauer Media show on Scala Radio.
Rollo released a solo record in 2019 under the moniker R PLUS called The Last Summer which features Dido. On 13 May 2022 he released WeDisappear, a collaboration album with Amelia Fox. "Makes Me Feel Good" and an edited version of "Let's Really Have Some Fun", released 28 April 2023, were released as singles. On 24 November 2023, the album, For Lovers, Not Killers was released, once again in collaboration with Amelia Fox. Rollo founded the label Cheeky Records and has produced the music of other artists, including his sister Dido's albums, as well as using various monikers to create popular dance music under the names Rollo Goes... (Camping, Mystic and Spiritual), Felix, Our Tribe (with Rob Dougan), and Dusted.
Maxi Jazz also collaborated with Faithless founding member Jamie Catto on his project 1 Giant Leap and released an album with his band Maxi Jazz and the E-Type Boys.