Spacey Jane Premiere New Single & Visualiser “How To Kill Houseplants” + Announce AUS/NZ Album Tour.

11 Mar

Spacey Jane premieres their latest single, ‘How to Kill Houseplants’, whose lineage traces back to the power-pop balladry of 80s Aussie bands Icehouse and INXS. The heartbreaking track sees frontman Caleb Harper confront his inability to repair a relationship as he battles the temptation to walk away. “I feel awful and I want to save this thing and I don't know how to do it,” Harper admits, adding wryly of the houseplant-relationship metaphor, “I should know how to do this by now, but I don't: I've killed 35 creeping ivies.”

Alongside the new single is the news that the band will be taking their live show around Australia and New Zealand in June in support of their forthcoming album If That Makes Sense, which is set for release on 9 May. The extensive tour starts on 27 May in Wellington, before heading to Christchurch and Auckland. They then land back in Brisbane for the start of the Australian leg on 4 June, hitting every capital city along with a few regional stops before finishing with a hometown residency in Perth. They will be supported on the tour by the talents of The Moving Stills and Phoebe Go who will alternate slots for each stop. Perth supports to be announced.

‘How to Kill Houseplants’ is the second single to be released from the album. The previously released track ‘All the Noise’ received early praise from the likes of PAPERwho proclaimed, “[This is] the kind of indie rock offering that makes you remember why you’d even fall in love in the first place, spelling out truths and vulnerable revelations over driving guitar parts and buoyant drums."

If That Makes Sense sees the band explore new facets of their sound and dive deeper into themes of falling in and out of love, overcoming trauma and learning to pick up the pieces. Produced by Mike Crossey (The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Wolf Alice), the band also collaborated with songwriters Jackson “Day Wave” Phillips and Sarah Aarons(Childish Gambino, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li) to bring this project to life.

The new album follows 2022’s Here Comes Everybody and 2020’s Sunlight. The band became a hometown sensation after the release of Sunlight, topping Triple J’s annual album poll with breakout single ‘Booster Seat’ and earning the ARIA for Song of the Year. Inspired by the success of their debut album, Spacey Jane got to work on their sophomore album, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts and earned them the title of Triple J’s most played artist in 2022. With two critically acclaimed albums under their belt and chemistry that’s stronger than ever, Spacey Jane are swinging for the fences on their forthcoming record.

Formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2016, Spacey Jane have expanded their reach far beyond their hometown. With more than half a billion streams to date and countless sold-out tours, the band has built a loyal following through their dreamy, vulnerable sound and unforgettable live performances.