Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams is the fourth studio album by Thirty Seconds to Mars originally released May 17, 2013. It was their first album in four years, following This Is War (2009), as well as their last album released through Virgin. The record carries the concept album format of This Is War and expands the spectrum to revolve around the themes after which it is named. Its sound follows the experimental direction found on some of the band's previous work, incorporating elements of art rock and electronic music.