faker performed at the boston calling music festival in may 2015. later that month, "talk is cheap" was named the number-one song in the 2014 triple j hottest 100, while two other singles, "gold" and "1998", also reached the top ten, placing at number 7 and 8, respectively. in june, faker released a new single, "bend", a previously unreleased track intended for "built on glass". it was promoted by his australian "built on live" tour in october.