Full Discography
Crossing the Rubicon
(2025)
Crossing the Rubicon (CTR) is Fundamentally Sounds’ fifth and most recent studio album. With a title inspired by the group’s transformation into a new era, CTR is packed with two award-winning ICCA sets, two hit singles, “Welcome to My Parents’ House” and “Butter”, as well as two album-exclusive songs.
None of the songs represent this new era of FS better than “Only Way Out”, an experimental electronica song that tests the limits of contemporary A Cappella.
This project has been years in the making, and marks the future of Fundamentally Sound through its experimental nature while retaining what makes FS special: Entertaining an audience with charm.
Awards & Accolades
“They will bring the fun and the noise with a bevy of dance tracks, and when the party’s over, you will leave knowing you had a good time.”
“[Crossing the Rubicon] has the elements of what makes the group an a cappella mainstay — filled with humor and a cappella invention, this album is a fun listen...”
“Welcome to My Parents’ House”
Best Humor Song - 2025 CARA Winner4.0 / 5.0 RARB review
To be determined…
Welcome To My Parents’ House (2024)
WTMPH is the latest single release from FS and the second single release from our newest album, Crossing the Rubicon! Featuring a solo from Grant Schwab, this cover of Ninja Sex Party’s timeless song artfully leans into the fun, loving, and goofy nature of FS and is a major crowd-favorite. WTMPH performed as part of our spring repertoire as a senior song in 2022, and the group fell in love with it immediately. Along with the release came the music video. Blaise Russo, replacing Schwab, masterfully demonstrates just how extensive FS’s charisma can be…
Arrangement: Grant Schwab
Soloist: Grant Schwab (recording), Blaise Russo (music video)
Vocal Percussion: Markus Priede
Awards & Accolades
“Any group that wishes to bring camp and wit to their performances should take copious notes in between bouts of laughter.”
“Best Humor Song”
2025 CARA Award winner“Best Humor Video”
2025 AVA Award runner-up“Best Lower Voices Collegiate Video”
2025 AVA Award runner-up5.0/5.0 RARB Review
“This track is collegiate a cappella humor at its finest. From members interjecting dog barks and a falsetto imitation of mom, this track will leave you in stitches.”
Butter (2023)
“Butter” is the first single from our new album, Crossing the Rubicon. Soloist Michael “Skips” Fiskey, known for his buttery smooth riffs and runs, turned this rep song into a single after much crowd demand. The track also features Blaise “Blaise Russo” Russo, undoubtedly one of the finest Italians ever to rap on a BTS cover (a bold claim, but we stand by it). Smooth, playful, and just the right amount of over-the-top, “Butter” delivers exactly what its name promises.
“Smoothness not as quality, but as ontology. What butter always aspired to be, yet feared to articulate.”
Arrangement: Luke Dutelle
Soloist: Michael Fiskey, Blaise Russo (rap)
Vocal Percussion: Zachary Van Dreese (ZVD)
Creature is the first-ever artistic collaboration between FS and Pitches and Notes, UW-Madison’s competitive treble a cappella group. One of our first projects after the COVID-19 pandemic, this single reflects our group’s desire to develop a more mature sound while expanding beyond our comfort zone.
Creature (2021)
Arrangement: Lee Stovall
Soloists: FS + Pitches & Notes
Vocal Percussion: Zachary Van Dreese (ZVD)
“But with each listen, and as I continued mulling the cover art, I considered the things that I thought were small bugs to instead be features and came to see Creature in an entirely different light: that of a cave and a journey.”
Awards & Accolades
5.0/5.0 RARB Review
Suspended (2021)
Suspended is FS’s first and only EP, a collection of the four songs which were to be performed at the ICCA Semifinals in 2020. Though the event was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the passion that the group had for this project ignited a desire to share it with the world. The song “Still Feel,” with its complex arrangement and explosive finish, was a group favorite!
“Fundamentally Sound’s newest EP Suspended is a colorful, explosive, and expressive collection of tracks”
Awards & Accolades
“…the musicality reminds us that there are some very talented musicians wearing those suspenders”
Best Lower Voices Collegiate Album or EP
2022 CARA nomination
Niko Tutland for “Wrong” for Best Lower Voices Collegiate Arrangement
2022 CARA nominationRahul Ravi for “Still Feel” for Best Lower Voices Collegiate Solo
2022 CARA nomination4.3/5.0 RARB review
“Get it?? Suspended?? Like, we wear suspenders but also, everything was suspended for COVID? It’s like a double meaning”
CV/TAT is a mash-up of two pop songs which features multiple soloists and which has a unique history. This was FS’s highest-ranking ICCA set, earning third place at Finals in a special virtual version of ICCA in 2021. Submitted to the competition as a whimsical and cinematic music video, this set is a prime example of the calibrated mix of fun energy and complex vocals that FS is known for.
Colour Vision /Think About Things
(2021)
Arrangment: Niko Tutland
Soloist: Lee Conway
Vocal Percussion: Zachary Van Dreese (ZVD)
Awards & Accolades
“Best Lower Voices Collegiate Song”
2022 CARA Award runner-upBest of College A Cappella 2022 (BOCA)
Voices Only 2021, Vol. 2
Outstanding Arrangement: Niko Tutland
ICCA Quarterfinals 2021Outstanding Mix: Niko Tutland
ICCA Quarterfinals 2021Outstanding Videography: Blaise Russo and Borna Riazi
ICCA Quarterfinals 2021Outstanding Videography: Blaise Russo and Borna Riazi
ICCA Semifinals 2021ICCA Finals: 3rd Place (Video submission)
5.0/5.0 RARB review
Imbroglio
(2020)
Our fourth studio album, Imbroglio has a little something for everyone. It features some of our most emotional and intricate arrangements the group has done, such as ‘No Me No You No More,’ ‘Brother,’ and ‘Daydreaming.’ Lead single ‘A Cappella 101’ has become synonymous with the eccentricity and light-hearted meta humor of FS, and is arguably our most popular single ever. It also includes our first foray into the world of musical theater with the Hamilton mashup ‘Wait for my Shot.’ The various styles and sounds of Imbroglio have resulted in what is our most critically acclaimed album to date.
Awards & Accolades
“Fundamentally Sound has managed to give listeners a great album in Imbroglio with its larger-than-life sound, pristine harmonies, and even a few award-winning tracks. The project should be commended and is worth returning to regularly.”
Mike Fuller for “Silhouette” for Best Lower Voices Collegiate Solo
2021 CARA Award Winner“A Cappella 101” for Best Humor Song
2021 CARA Award Winner“Tennessee Whiskey” for Best Country Song
2021 CARA Award Runner-upBest Lower Voices Collegiate Album
2021 CARA Award Nomination“Wait for My Shot” for Best Show Tunes/Soundtrack/Theme Song
2021 CARA Award NominationOliver Cardona for “Brother” for Best Lower Voices Collegiate Arrangement
2021 CARA Award NominationOutstanding Soloist: Jordan Fortek for “Brother”
ICCA Semifinals 2019Outstanding Arrangement: Oliver Cardona for “Brother”
ICCA Semifinals 2019“Silhouette” 2020 Top Single of the Year (RARB)
Voices Only 2020, Vol. 1: “A Cappella 101”
4.7/5.0 RARB Review
“Throughout Imbroglio, impeccable editing by Alex Green/Plaid Productions, mixing by Ed Boyer, and mastering by Dave Sperandio foreground the group’s excellent singing and bring to life its creative visions. With that wind at its back, Fundamentally Sound swings for the fences and knocks down more than a few homeruns.”
“Imbroglio is an album I can listen to over and over again. There is always something novel to unpack. Even after multiple listens to the album, I’m still finding new things in each song.”
“Silhouette” is one of our most known and decorated singles in FS history. Currently sitting at our #2 most streamed song, this mystical and emotional journey was released as a teaser for our 2020 album Imbroglio along with the other Imbroglio single, “A cappella 101”. This song also made a brief appearance in our newest album, Crossing the Rubicon, as “We’ve Become”— the final song in the album. With award-winning arrangement and solo by Michael Khor Eng Hoe and Mike Fuller, respectively, this song is forever etched into Fundamentally Sound history as one of the greats.
Silhouette
(2020)
Arrangement: Michael Khor Eng Hoe
Soloist: Mike Fuller
Vocal Percussion: Zach Zimmerman
“This track is dramatic in the best sense of the term. Like a sublime oil painting of a ship caught in a stormy sea, Silhouette cascades between shades of choral composition and EDM, between a pared-down indie duet and full-throated rock anthem.”
Awards & Accolades
“Silhouette showcases how effective pacing can be when done right. Nothing in the song is ever rushed, allowing the dynamics to wash over listeners and the soloist to deliver a gentle and captivating performance. There is so much in this track that is so audibly pleasing.”
2020 RARB Top Single of the Year
Mike Fuller for Best Lower Voices Collegiate Solo
2020 CARA Award Winner5.0/5.0 RARB Review
With likely the most memorable single in FS History, “A Cappella 101” (a parody of Marianas Trench’s “Pop 101”) gives listeners one of the most campy yet intricate songs that has appeared in the A Cappella scene since Pitch Perfect’s popularity surge in the early 2010s. Originally performed as an ICCA song in 2018, this song quickly gained crowd popularity and got turned into Fundamentally Sound’s very first music video! This song was the first single released for our 2020 album, Imbroglio. With almost all the A Cappella jokes and skits you can think of, this song set the standard for the kind of music Fundamentally Sound excels in: sh*t that’ll make you giggle.
A Cappella 101
(2019)
Arrangement: Luke Dutelle
Lyricists: Daniel Viveros and Zach Zimmerman
Soloist: Ben Hect
Vocal Percussion: Zach Zimmerman
“I happened to see this performed live as part of an ICCA set, and could not stop laughing at the inclusion of Coldplay’s “Fix You”. Arranger Luke Dutelle deserves a gold star for the arrangement and a slap in the face for forcing the a cappella community to be so accurately parodied.”
Awards & Accolades
“[A Cappella 101] blows the roof off the joint with one of the best original songs to come out of the a cappella scene in years. [It is] playful, cool, well-structured from beginning to end, and loaded to the brim with nearly every a cappella stereotype you’ve ever heard.”
“Much credit for this spot-on track goes to arranger Dutelle, lyricists Daniel Viveros and Zachary Zimmermann, and soloist Hecht.”
Voices Only 2020: Vol. 1
Best Humor Song
2021 CARA Award Winner5.0/5.0 RARB Review
*average of all reviewers on Imbroglio
With its inexplicably intriguing title and a collection of classics including ‘Iscariot’ and ‘Heavenly Father’, one of FS’s highest-rated studio albums (tied with Imbroglio) stands out amongst the rest. Uncle Murgatroyd’s Music Box is a collection of songs that truly blows our first two albums out of the water. “Iscariot” to this day is our most-streamed song, amassing over a whopping 1,000,000 streams. You’ll never know what you’re going to get once you open the music box… I guess there’s only one way to find out.
Uncle Murgatroyd’s Music Box
(2016)
“I think FS performs Iscariot better than the original artist (if that doesn’t offend anyone).”
Awards & Accolades
“This passion for the craft dominates Uncle Murgatroyd’s Music Box and makes it a gem that is worth adding to any a cappella collection.”
Brett Kissell for “Iscariot” for Best Male Collegiate Arrangement
2017 CARA Award Runner-upBest Male Collegiate Album
2017 CARA Award Nomination“Runaway” for Best Electronic/Experimental Song
2017 CARA Award NominationVoices Only 2017, Vol. 1: “Iscariot”
Outstanding Arrangement: Lee Stovall for “Pumped Up Kids”
ICCA Semifinals 2013Outstanding Arrangement: Neal Craig for “Bang Bang”
ICCA Semifinals 2015Outstanding Soloist: Zach Zimmermann and Leland Raymond for “Holding on to You” ICCA Quarterfinals 2016
4.7/5.0 RARB Review
“...this is a really fun, emotional, and exciting release that Fundamentally Sound should be really proud of. Now, excuse me while I go back to listening to Iscariot and Heavenly Father for the rest of the day...”
Holocene (2016)
Holocene is Fundamentally Sound’s first single. Also featured in the 2013 ICCA quarterfinal. Coming off hot from the previous two albums, there was definitely a lot to live up to. Nevertheless, Lee Stovall’s arrangement of Bon Iver’s Holocene is certainly unique and deserves a listen when you’re in a melancholic mood.
Arrangement: Lee Stovall
Soloists: Sam Siegmann, James Housworth, Neal Cragg
Vocal Percussion: Daniel Conrad
Sound the Alarm
(2012)
We released Sound the Alarm in December 2012, building on the foundation we set with our first album, Stratosphere. This project pushed us to new heights with bolder arrangements, riskier song choices, and some of our strongest solo work at the time. Our cover of Smooth Criminal earned a spot on BOCA, and the album picked up five CARA nominations, second only to Pentatonix that year, including Best Male Collegiate Album. Danny Mulligan’s arrangement of I (Who Have Nothing) was recognized for Best Male Collegiate Arrangement, while Joe Wenninger’s soaring performance on the same track earned him a nomination for Best Male Collegiate Solo. We were also honored with nominations for Best Male Collegiate Song and Best Hip-Hop/Rap Song (B.O.B.). With a 4.3/5.0 rating from RARB, including a rare “5,” Sound the Alarm marked a defining moment in our group’s history and solidified our place on the national a cappella stage.
Awards & Accolades
“Fundamentally Sound has recorded a solid release. If you enjoy the creative syllables that collegiate a cappella is so well known for, you will adore Sound the Alarm. It’s a worthwhile buy in any case, and I look forward to hearing more from this group.”
“Sound the Alarm is a killer album and if you like male collegiate a cappella, then it’s definitely worth purchasing. It’s certainly one of the top male collegiate a cappella albums from the past year.”
Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) 2013
“Smooth Criminal”Joe Wenninger for “I (Who Have Nothing)” for Best Male Collegiate Solo
2013 CARA Award Winner“B.O.B.” for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Song
2013 CARA Award Runner-up“I (Who Have Nothing)” for Best Male Collegiate Song
2013 CARA Award Runner-upDanny Mulligan for “I (Who Have Nothing) for Best Male Collegiate Arrangement
2013 CARA Award Runner-upBest Male Collegiate Album
2013 CARA Award Nomination4.3/5.0 RARB Review
Stratosphere
(2011)
Stratosphere marked our first-ever studio album, capturing the energy and growth of the group’s first four years. Recorded with producer Freddie Feldman at VOCOMOTION Studios in Skokie, IL, the project was made possible through the generosity of countless donors. The album went on to earn national recognition, receiving a CARA nomination for Best Arrangement (Bret Fanshaw’s take on High and Dry) and ACA nominations for both Favorite Collegiate Album and Favorite Male Collegiate Group, establishing Fundamentally Sound’s early reputation on the collegiate a cappella scene.
“Lee does a fantastic job of keeping songs fresh and engaging without sounding tacky or overpowering. He’s the only arranger to date to have made a Rage Against the Machine song bearable for me to listen to. (His treatment of Killin’ in the Name is phenomenal.)”
Bret Fanshaw for “High and Dry” for Best Male Collegiate Arrangement
2010 CARA Award Nomination