Failure’s New Album ‘Location Lost’ and the Slow Work of Staying Present

Failure rarely moves fast. So when Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards, and Kellii Scott sat down with Scott Lipps on the Lipps Service podcast, the conversation covered a lot of ground, but it never felt rushed. The immediate headline is Location Lost, the band’s fourth LP since they ended a 17-year silence in 2013. Details on the album are still scarce, but the interview frames it as another chapter in a comeback that has quietly become one of the more durable in rock.

What stood out were the tangents. The trio spoke at length about the multi-year process behind their documentary Every Time You Lose Your Mind. They talked about their unexpected rapport with Hayley Williams, a connection that makes more sense once you hear them explain it. They looked back at the making of 1996’s Fantastic Planet without nostalgia, getting into the practical reality of working with Steve Albini and Butch Vig, and the label confusion that followed their sound. Touring often with Tool came up, as did living in Lita Ford’s house. None of it felt like trivia. It felt like the kind of context that deepens how you hear the band.

The episode also has Failure running through the modern acts that give them hope, and offering their picks for the most underrated rock albums and drummers of the ’90s. For a podcast that has hosted everyone from Anthony Kiedis to Stewart Copeland, this one lands as an unhurried, essential listen for anyone who still believes guitar music can surprise you.