Following the release of their single ‘Oh Hi’ and joyous BBC Radio 2 Piano Room appearance, the Brit-Award-winning, multi-million-selling Crowded House have announced their new single, ‘Teenage Summer,’ taken from the eighth studio album ‘Gravity Stairs,’ which will be released Friday, May 31, via BMG.
Produced by the band with Steven Schram (Paul Kelly, San Cisco), ‘Gravity Stairs’ shows Crowded House’s current incarnation featuring Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, Elroy Finn and Liam Finn.
To celebrate the release of the new album, the band will perform a special show at Pryzm in Kingston on June 10th in conjunction with Banquet Records.
The new single played on stage in recent shows and formerly known as “Life’s Imitation”, is now curiously renamed “Teenage Summer” As Neil explains, “My grandson Manaia told me “Teenage Summer” was one of his favourite songs. He’d identified the peak moment in the song and a light went on. It’s that simple, the children must be heard”.
Check out the video for “Teenage Summer” – BELOW:
Speaking about the album title ‘Gravity Stairs,’ Neil says the name was inspired by an unnaturally heavy stone staircase near where Finn vacations. “The Gravity Stairs are symbolic of the struggle to ascend, acknowledging the opposing forces of weight on the mechanics of living. It’s an act of will every day.”
Crowded House has sold over 15 million records worldwide and earned a Brit Award, 13 Australian ARIA Awards, and an MTV VMA. The band has generated billions of streams, consistently sold-out tours on multiple continents, and has been captivating audiences for nearly four decades.
Originally founded by Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, and the late Paul Hester, the group’s self-titled debut in 1986 went platinum, uplifted by worldwide smashes ‘Something So Strong’ and ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ which has been by everyone from Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande to U2, among others.
In 1996, the group delivered a legendary performance to an audience of over 150,000 on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, beginning a hiatus that finished after Paul’s passing in 2005. This led to albums ‘Time on Earth’ (2007) and ‘Intriguer’ (2010) before an induction into the Australian ARIA Hall of Fame in 2016 and a return to the Sydney Opera House for three unforgettable nights.
2018 saw Neil join Fleetwood Mac as a full-time member, canvasing the globe on a massive world tour. Two years later, he and Nick led another era of Crowded House, forming the band’s current line-up. They issued their first full-length offering in eleven years, the unanimously acclaimed ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ (2021), and the band leapt into a rapturous world tour in support.
From joining his brother Tim in the New Wave favourites Split Enz to leading Crowded House to his numerous solo efforts, Neil’s varied body of work is connected by his knack for penning meticulous, indelible melodies and impressionistic lyrics that demand multiple listens. It’s earned him devoted fans all over the globe.
CROWDED HOUSE
GRAVITY STAIRS
‘Magic Piano’
‘Teenage Summer’
‘The Howl’
‘All That I Can Ever Own’
‘Oh Hi’
‘Some Greater Plan (for Claire)’
‘Black Water, White Circle’
‘Blurry Grass’
‘I Can’t Keep Up With You’
‘Thirsty’
‘Night Song’
CROWDED HOUSE
LIVE IN THE UK
10th June, Pryzm, Kingston Presented by Banquet Records
12th June Eden Sessions, Cornwall SOLD OUT
13th June O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London SOLD OUT
15th June Lincoln Castle, Lincoln SOLD OUT
16th June Blenheim Palace, Woodstock SOLD OUT
17th June The Mount At Wasing, Aldermaston
19th June The Piece Hall, Halifax SOLD OUT
20th June Cardiff Castle
21st June Isle Of Wight Festival, Newport, Isle Of Wight
23rd June Musgrave Park, Cork, Ireland
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