Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon squeeze an album into twelve hours
First of October's A Future Without You moves from clavinet funk to piano ballads, with an imaginary Dave Grohl dispute along the way.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Album in a Day 2026 w/ Rob Scallon!
Timpani, guitars and synthesizers open the session; a phone receiver gets its turn as a vocal tool later on. Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon's First of October project is back, writing and recording ten songs in twelve hours, and the results leave room for both tenderness and considerable silliness.
"Album in a Day 2026 w/ Rob Scallon!" was Huang's most-watched new upload this week, reaching roughly 149,000 views. "Sexy Ghost" brings upbeat clavinet and laughter in the control room, while "Step Off My Grave" gives Scallon heavy riffs and hard-rock vocals. Then "Here" slows everything down to a gentle piano-driven ballad.
The imaginary dispute in "Fight With Dave" is explicitly a comedy bit, not a real disagreement with Dave Grohl. Elsewhere, the deadline becomes visible: studio countdown timers accompany the energetic recording montage for "Rest of My Life". Viewers are picking apart the transition between the opening songs, the drum sound and the synth line in "Apple Of My Eye", which one compares to Motion City Soundtrack.
Huang's five-upload week also included musical-notation humor, unicorn-shaped musical ambition and a Monster Mash question. But the busiest upload right now is the practical "Music Royalties EXPLAINED", covering ownership, royalties and territorial complications. Its description credits Songtrust with helping make the video happen.
Subscribers held steady, while daily viewing is currently below Huang's usual pace. His weekly views were close to Busy Works Beats', though shonci had a much larger viewing week. On Huang's own channel, the royalties guide and "This music was written to be a unicorn" are bringing the freshest momentum after the album session.
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What viewers say
YO THE TRANSITION IN THE FIRST TWO SONGS IS WAY TO CLEAN
@yowie7350See it on YouTubeDrums sound incredible on this album
@xpullcolourxSee it on YouTube"Apple of My Eye" has insanely good Motion City Soundtrack vibes, with that synth lead. I love it.
@MrElectricNickSee it on YouTube
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What a clean cowbell sound, not clipped at all
@johnlagoss5932See it on YouTubeJust watched the full day - The way Sexy Ghost come together is unreal, hearing the full song might be one of the best of all the years!
@JonWesMaySee it on YouTubeStep Off My Grave solo was fantastic
@smokejcSee it on YouTubeThis one felt a lot like the first 2 albums, I really love that you still got the vibes 8 years later. Fantastic. This is definitely one of my favourite FoO albums! (It's definitely in the top 8 FoO albums of all time)
@phraggersSee it on YouTubeOne of the most mature, impressive FOO records. Absolutely love the band, this has become a cool concept series to legitimately one of my favorite bands. Thank you so much for documenting these.
@mxyolandagraceSee it on YouTubeNot even joking this is pretty easily their most solid and complete sounding album...Although the emotions of across the road still top this for me.
@PoetTheDreamWalkerSee it on YouTubeI don't think it's unreasonable to say that this is the BEST First of October album! From the completeness of the ideas to the amazing mix on this (shout out Ruccia) it really is my favourite. Can't wait for next year!
@heyitsvikingzSee it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on ANDREW HUANG right now
- Channel
- ANDREW HUANG
- Subscribers
- 2,370,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 676,745
- Videos published this week
- 5
- Video published
- October 26, 2026
- Video views so far
- 149,321
- Views on its first day
- 65,614
The numbers
Here is how Andrew Huang's uploads and audience moved over the week.
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