"It's about it being bigger than yourself," says Art vs Science's Jim Finn of their epic new album, 'Off The Edge Of The Earth And Into Forever, Forever.' "About appreciating the insignificance of life, and so appreciating life more – stepping away from the mundanity of everyday existence and looking at the bigger picture."

Grand words for a trio of Sydney dance-pop nerds. But as Art vs Science — Finn, keyboardist and co-vocalist, drummer Dan Williams, and frontman and multi-instrumentalist Dan Mac — have proven profoundly adept at harnessing the power of a collective.

Since Art vs Science's 2009 debut EP spawned major hits "Parlez Vous Francais?" and "Flippers," the band has been eagerly embraced as radio and festival favourites, with an uncanny knack for unifying the masses with their feelgood live-dance rock. That love has crossed over: "Parlez Vous Francais?" was voted in at #2 in triple j's 2008 Hottest 100 poll, while in 2010 single "Magic Fountain" came in at #9. With two EPs, Art vs Science and Magic Fountain, going platinum, their gleefully schizophrenic debut LP, 'The Experiment,' debuted at #2 and went on to win the band an ARIA for Best Independent Album in 2011.

But it's only now, on the long-gestating follow-up to that whirlwind, have the trio discovered that with success comes great responsibility - to tether the communal to the personal. "It's a podium from which to say your perspective on life," says Finn of the band's status. "So hopefully you've got a good one."

That sense of all-inclusive communication is key to 'Off The Edge Of The Earth....' - Recorded in home studios, loose jam sessions at Bondi Pavilion, and with ARIA-winning producer Paul McKercher at Sydney's Oceanic Studios, the album celebrates their absurdist streak with the excitement of three musicians in renewed control of their talents... and emotions.