LEAP Sign to Epitaph Following Success of Independent Debut Album 'Entropy'

London-based alt-rockers LEAP have signed to Epitaph Records, following the huge success of their self-released debut album, 2025's Entropy.

LEAP independently released the debut album in October. A raw sonic purge born from the band's collective pain and their fans' shared angst, Entropy climbed to Top 20 on German Official Charts and Top 10 in Austria. The sound may be dark at times, the lyrics almost always, but at its core, LEAP is a wholesome message of raucous hope, and people want to be a part of it.

As the album surpasses 21 million global streams, LEAP's Jack Scott (vocals), Hector Cottam (drums), Declan Brown (bass), and Adam Mason (guitar) have signed to the label to build on their success. They have also dropped the music video to "Sinking Feeling", the album's lead single. Watch it below.

“Epitaph is such an iconic label, and everyone we tell starts taking us seriously once we drop the name lol,” frontman Jack 'Jacky' Scott said. “When we started LEAP, we said we were gonna stay fully indie for as long as possible. We’ve spoken to so many labels over the years, but as soon as Epitaph came in it was clear the proposition was on a different level.

"We’re so proud we managed to chart on our debut album independently, but now we get to go again and build on that with Epitaph’s support. We’re only a few weeks into working together and it feels like a completely new project already. So excited to have them on board to take this to the next level!”

After signing to Capitol and Sony Records with his previous project, Scott got a taste of the limelight, both sweet and sour. The false highs of an unsustainable platform soon gave way to unbearable lows, and living with bi-polar disorder, he descended into an extended manic episode.

Following countless run-ins with the police and ambulance services, Scott was eventually sectioned in a psychiatric institution. Sedated and incarcerated for months, he was later released to the news that his project had been dropped by all labels, management and publisher. Empty months of deep depression followed, before his father committed suicide in Edinburgh, plunging him further into unimaginable depths of mental trauma. Inspired by his father's words, "Don't flinch. Whatever it is, face it head on. LEAP," he started writing again and recruited friends to join him in this cathartic process.

Their trajectory shows no signs of slowing down. Following a sold-out European tour in 2025, the band's first US shows sparked instant sellouts in NYC, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with fans snatching up tickets three months in advance. They'll soon be heading on another headline tour across the UK and Europe, solidifying their status as a force to be reckoned with.