Australian indie-rock band 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.”
The new track is the second offering from Spacey Jane’s forthcoming album, If That Makes Sense, which is set for release on May 9. The previously released track All The Noise received early praise from the likes of PAPER who 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. Ahead of the record’s release, the band have also announced a 20+ show headline touring run across Australia and New Zealand. Purchase tickets here.
IF THAT MAKES SENSE TRACKLIST:
1. Intro
2. Through My Teeth
3. Whateverrrr
4. All the Noise
5. Impossible to Say
6. How to Kill Houseplants
7. I Can’t Afford to Lose You
8. So Much Taller
9. The More That it Hurts
10. Estimated Delivery
11. Falling Apart12. Ily the Most
13. August
ABOUT SPACEY JANE:
Since their formation in Perth in 2016, Spacey Jane have established themselves as one of Australia’s hottest homegrown talents. The indie-rock quartet are bringing their music to the global stage with their forthcoming third album, If That Makes Sense. Serving as Spacey Jane’s most ambitious and thematically complex record to date, the album unpacks love, loss, trauma, and learning to rebuild. Frontman Caleb Harper, drummer Kieran Lama, and guitarist Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu formed the band while still in college, with bassist/backing vocalist Peppa Lane joining in 2019. They spent their time tirelessly touring and growing a massive fan base across Australia, resulting in countless sold-out tours and two critically acclaimed albums. Their debut album, 2020’s Sunlight, topped Triple J’s annual album poll with breakout single Booster Seat scooping ARIA Song of the Year. Spacey Jane followed this up with Here Comes Everybody in 2022, which debuted at number one on the ARIA charts and earned the band the title of Triple J’s most played artist that year. Different from their last two albums, which were written in the midst of jam-packed touring schedules, Spacey Jane gave themselves the liberty of time with If That Makes Sense. They spent weeks meticulously selecting tracks and working with producer Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, Wolf Alice, The 1975) to bring the album to life. The time and space to play together resulted in new textural elements to their work, creating the band’s boldest sound yet.
