Spacey Jane are an Australian indie rock band from Perth, Western Australia, who formed in 2016. The band consists of Caleb Harper (lead vocals, guitar, songwriting), Kieran Lama (drummer and manager), Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu (guitar) and Peppa Lane (bass guitar).
Australian indie rock band
Spacey Jane
Spacey Jane performing in 2019. (L–R): Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu, Caleb Harper, Kieran Lama and Peppa Lane.
Following three extended plays including their debut No Way to Treat an Animal, the band entered the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 at number 80 with single "Good For You".[3] In June 2020, their debut studio album Sunlight was released, debuting at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart with four positions in the Hottest 100 of 2020, including "Skin" at number 15 and "Booster Seat" reaching number two.[4]
Their second studio album, Here Comes Everybody, was released in June 2022 following three more positions in the Hottest 100 of 2021, peaking at number three with "Lots of Nothing".[5] The album was the band's first release to top the ARIA Albums Chart.[6]
History
2016–2018: Formation and No Way to Treat an Animal
Spacey Jane performing at the Low302 in Sydney, Australia in September 2018.
Spacey Jane formed in 2016, amidst the "isolated nature of Perth's music scene"[7] by Caleb Harper and Kieran Lama who grew up in Geraldton, and played together in a band called Sicchino.[8] Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu and Amelia Murray met through a university French class – Lama then met Le Cornu through a mutual relationship.[9] The band name, Spacey Jane, came to be during a night out in Perth with one of the band members' friends, Jane.[10]
From 2016 to 2017, the band played at local venues around Perth very regularly, with Lama estimating that when they “started in 2016, [they] played one or two shows a week for a good year and a half".[11]
In August 2017, the band released their debut single "Still Running".[12] It was followed by tracks "Feeding the Family" and "Thrills" – the former being labelled an "immediate radio success" on local Western Australian stations.[13] In November 2017, the band released their debut EP, No Way to Treat an Animal.[14]
2018–2019: In the Meantime and In the Slight
On 16 April 2018, Spacey Jane released a double A-side, In the Meantime, featuring two singles, "Old Enough" and "So You Wanna".[15] Music publication Pile Rats described the tracks as "notably bright and summery, with light guitar riffs and a catchy bassline".[16]
Spacey Jane's second EP, In the Slight, was released on 9 November 2018. It was supported by two singles – "Cold Feet" on 17 August, and "Keep a Clean Nose" on 12 October.[17] The band held a launch party at Perth venue Rosemount Hotel for the EP, which has been described as a "meeting point of dreamy shoegaze and catchy indie-pop".[18]
The band performed at Falls Festival 2018/2019 after winning the Triple J Unearthed Falls competition.[19]
The band's next single, "Good Grief", was released on 24 April 2019 and supported by their Good Grief Australian Tour. The single would be the first of six supporting their forthcoming debut studio album – it was followed by "Good for You" released in August 2019 and "Head Cold" in November 2019.[20] The former went on to poll at number 80 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2019.[21]
In July 2019, it was announced via social media that bassist Amelia Murray would be leaving the band amicably to pursue a career in medicine, performing her last show with Spacey Jane on 13 July.[22] Later in 2019, Peppa Lane, a bassist from Margaret River, was announced as Murray's replacement.[23] Her second show with the band was at Splendour in the Grass.[24]
Frontman Caleb Harper pictured performing at Laneway Festival in 2020.
The band performed at Laneway Festival on 2 February 2020, with their set being broadcast on Triple J's Live at the Wireless.[25]
Spacey Jane officially announced on 26 February 2020 that their debut studio album, Sunlight, was to be released on 12 June through AWAL,[26] whom they had signed a global deal with in January.[27] The announcement came alongside the release of fourth single "Skin", which kicked off an Australian and New Zealand Tour (which would later be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[28][29]
"Straightfaced" and "Booster Seat" were released as the album's fifth and sixth singles, releasing in May and June respectively.[30] After the official release of Sunlight, Triple J named it their weekly feature album.[31] Further, the band participated in the first round of Isol-Aid, a stay-at-home festival initiative aiming to assist the Australian Music industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.[32] The band performed a 20 minute live set through a livestream on Instagram on 21 March 2020.[33]
Noted for its "trilling guitar hook",[34] the chorus of "Booster Seat" has become one of the band's most recognisable due to Harper's vulnerable lyricism.[35]
"Booster Seat" has received critical acclaim from music publications.[36] Al Newstead of Triple J called it a "life-affirming song with a platinum-strength sing-along quality",[37] while alternative band Ocean Alley described the song as "a warm and nostalgic masterpiece with thoughtful storytelling and instrumentation to match".[38] "Booster Seat" further won Song of the Year at the 2021 ARIA Awards and Best Independent Song of the Year at the AIR Awards. On 7 May 2021, the song was verified platinum in Australia.[39]
Leading up to the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020, multiple publications predicted that Spacey Jane would top the countdown with "Booster Seat",[37][40] with the Cessnock Advertiser writing it "is the one presenting the best chance of securing the first Australian Hottest 100 winner since Ocean Alley's 'Confidence' in 2018".[41] In January 2021, "Booster Seat" polled at number two.[42][43]
On 29 January 2021, frontman Caleb Harper revealed in an interview with Triple J that their second album was "almost completely" written.[44] On 12 February, the band signed to drummer and manager Kieran Lama's management company Anybody Management, becoming Lama's first client.[45] On 16 June, the band renewed their worldwide record deal with AWAL, with marketing director Ben Godding stating that the label "firmly believe[d] [Spacey Jane] are now poised to break through on a global scale".[46] The album's lead single, "Lots of Nothing", was released on 24 June.[47]
On 9 August 2021, they confirmed they had "very recently" finished recording the album alongside producer Konstantin Kersting.[48] A second single, "Lunchtime", was released in October,[49] alongside the announcement of a European tour with dates scheduled for April 2022.[50]
Partnering with Apple Music on 23 August, the band released acoustic versions of "Lots of Nothing" and "Booster Seat", and covered Phoebe Bridgers' 2017 single "Scott Street" in the Home Sessions EP.[51] On 15 December 2021, it was announced Spacey Jane would be involved in the tribute double-album by The Wiggles, ReWiggled.[52] Their cover of "D.O.R.O.T.H.Y (My Favourite Dinosaur)" was released as part of a promotional EP before the full album was released on 11 March 2022.[53]
In January 2022, "Lots of Nothing" and "Lunchtime" charted in the Hottest 100 at number three and number 12 respectively.[54] The same month, the band announced they would be touring North America the following May[55] – these dates would later be changed to October due to visa complications.[56]
In February 2022, the album's title was revealed as Here Comes Everybody. A third single, "Sitting Up", was released the same day, alongside the announcement of an Australian tour in March.[57] On 8 April, fourth single "It's Been a Long Day" was released.[58] The album was originally set for release on 10 June 2022, however this was pushed back to 24 June due to vinyl production days.[59][60]
The band embarked on the Here Comes Everybody Australian tour in August 2022.[61] On 17 August 2022, the band released a double A-side as part of the Spotify Singles program, covering their own song "Hardlight" as well as Paramore's 2010 single "The Only Exception".[62]
Frontman and lead songwriter Caleb Harper has stated his inspiration for songwriting comes from "processing emotions and life experiences" and "music as a means of catharsis".[63] The band as a whole have said that they "aim to make music which resonates with people", and "focus on the sense of connection that music brings".[64]
Tours
Nationwide and regional
In the Slight Australian Tour – Australia (Mar 2019)[65]
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