 Following the tour, the band settled into a more permanent lineup consisting of the founding duo (Solomon and Oberman), new guitarist Courtney Robbins, and drummer Alex Smith.This new lineup went into the studio to record The Shondes fifth studio album from January–March 2016.In June 2016 the band announced the new record, "Brighton", would be released on September 17, 2016 on Exotic Fever Records.