For the past few years, The Flob have been one of Saigon’s most talked-about live bands. A rare act that bridges alternative rock, electronic experimentation, and traditional Vietnamese instrumentation with the swagger of a stadium-ready project. From packed underground rooms to international festival stages, the group has become a symbol of Vietnam’s fast-evolving indie landscape, blending folklore and futurism into something unmistakably their own.
The Flob returns with their most expansive statement yet: “TỐI THƯỢNG,” a nine-track odyssey that folds dubstep, breakbeat, rock, and Vietnamese ethno-sonics into a fictional universe entirely of their own making.
A Cinematic World, Built From Scratch
The new album unfolds within a conceptual realm tied to the band’s long-running mythos:“Trời Đánh Tránh Ta – Ta Va Trúng Người” and “TỐI THƯỢNG,” a fictional universe the band has been quietly shaping since their earliest singles and live performances. As they emphasize, the narrative does not represent any real people, events, or institutions. Instead, it provides creative latitude for world-building: a space where folklore, cosmic imagery, and social allegory can dissolve into pure sound.
Across the album, this conceptual backdrop gives the band room to collide genres with even more force than in their previous releases. The title track opens with ritualistic chants and electronic pulses; “Đại Khải Hoàn” bursts forward with breakbeat chaos and rock theatrics; and “Thượng Ngàn” dives heavily into modular electronics intertwined with traditional Vietnamese instrumentation.
Boundary-Breaking Collaborations & Team Behind The Album
“TỐI THƯỢNG” features a roster of notable guest artists, expanding the record’s sonic palette even further. Rhymastic steps into “Final Form” with a sharp, rhythmic performance that anchors the track’s hybrid electronic-rock framework. Tài Smile lends his unmistakable vocal character to “Sống Như Z,” pushing the song into a playful yet furious reinterpretation of modern pop-culture bravado. Phùng Khánh Linh closes her feature on “Thì Vui Biết Mấy” with a sweeping pop sensibility that contrasts beautifully against The Flob’s gritty textures.
Traditional musicians also add depth to the record’s cultural identity: Triều Nguyên (đàn tranh), Trần Thiên Lâm (sáo tiêu), Đại Dương (đàn nhị), Quốc Đại (guitar phím lõm), and Hồ Nam (đàn nguyệt) all appear, weaving the spirit of Vietnamese heritage directly into the modern electronic framework.
While The Flob arranged the album themselves, “TỐI THƯỢNG” stands on the shoulders of a tight-knit production crew. Producers: CHIN & LIL KIM LOẠI (1010 Network); Mixing & Mastering: Trần Đặng Hoàng Mỹ (CAM Studio), CHIN; Drum Recording: TonkD, CHIN, Hyy, Nhật Thành Tô (CAM Studio).
The Flob’s world-building isn’t only musical, “TỐI THƯỢNG” arrives with a rich visual and typographic language created by Tú Trinh, Hải Đăng, Nguyệt Mean, and editor TIDU (EP). The imagery leans heavily into cosmic surrealism and the symbols of the band’s fictional universe, amplifying the album’s narrative ambitions.
A New Album, A New Tour: Đại Đồng 2026
To mark the release, The Flob have announced their ĐẠI ĐỒNG 2026 tour:
Ho Chi Minh City — 10 January 2026
Việt Nam Roller Rink Cộng Hòa
Hanoi — 17 January 2026
Nhà thi đấu Tây Hồ
Tickets are currently available via Metaticket.
