Vantage Point

Vantage Point is the second studio album released by New Zealand band Sons of Zion. It was released in May 2018, after the band's song "Drift Away" became a hit in New Zealand earlier that year. The album debuted at number 18 in New Zealand and was a sleeper hit, becoming platinum certified in New Zealand two years later. Production By 2015, Sons of Zion's line-up stabilised, after bassist Dylan Stewart left and Caleb Haapu of the band L40 joined. Over the course of 2015 and 2016, the band released several one-off singles, "I'm Ready" (2015), "Fill Me Up" (2015), "Hungover" (2016) and "Now" (2016), after noticing a shift away from album-focused music to individual tracks as streaming became more popular. While the band actively toured globally, members of the band felt that Sons of Zion lacked as clear a direction, which led to a reduced musical output. Recording for Vantage Point began three years before its release, and it was the band's first album in five years. The band constructed their own studio, No Filter Studios, and bandmember Matthew Sadgrove began working more actively as a music producer, working with groups such as Maimoa, producing their song "Wairua" (2017).