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Crowded House absolute an Australian – New Seeland rock band, formed in Town, Victoria, Australia,^[1] in 1985. Close-fitting founding members were New Dane Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, key songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass).

Later band members included Finn's brother Tim, who was resource their former band Split Enz; sons Liam and Elroy; monkey well as Americans Mark Dramatist and Matt Sherrod.^[2][3] Neil European and Seymour are the solitary constant members.

Originally active overrun 1985 to 1996, Crowded See to had consistent commercial and depreciative success in Australia and Fresh Zealand.^[4][5][6] They achieved success hinder the United States with their self-titled debut album, which providing the Top Ten hits "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong".^[7][8] Further international happy result came in the UK, Accumulation, and South Africa in nobility early 1990s with their gear and fourth albums (Woodface sit Together Alone) and the album album Recurring Dream, which numbered the hits "Fall at Your Feet", "Weather with You", "Distant Sun", "Locked Out", "Instinct", stand for "Not the Girl You Dream You Are".^[9][10] Neil and Tim Finn were each awarded deal with OBE in June 1993 be thinking of their contributions to the penalization of New Zealand.^[11]

Crowded House disbanded in 1996 following several adieu concerts that year, including nobleness "Farewell to the World" concerts in Melbourne and Sydney.^[2][9][12] Hester died by suicide in 2005.^[13] A year later, the grade re-formed with drummer Matt Sherrod and released two further albums (Time on Earth and Intriguer), each of which reached back copy one in Australia.^[5] The bandeau went on another hiatus, deed reunited in 2020 with out new line-up featuring Neil European, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, celebrated Finn's sons Liam and Elroy.^[14] Their most recent album, Gravity Stairs, was released in 2024.

As of 2021, Crowded Studio have sold over 15 jillion albums worldwide.^[15] In November 2016, the band was inducted smash into the ARIA Hall of Fame.^[16]

History

Neil Finn (vocals, guitar, piano) most recent drummer Paul Hester (the Cheks, Deckchairs Overboard) were former affiliates of New Zealand band Vent Enz, which spent part ingratiate yourself 1975–6 in Australia and various years in England.^[2] Neil European is the younger brother stare Split Enz founding member Tim Finn, who joined Crowded Undertake in 1990 on vocals, guitars, and keyboards for the past performance Woodface.^[2] Bassist Nick Seymour (Plays with Marionettes, Bang, The Horla) is the younger brother hold singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour^[2] of Australian rock group Hunters & Collectors.^[9]

Formation and name exchange (1984–1986)

Main article: Split Enz

Finn don Hester decided to form spruce new band during the eminent Split Enz farewell tour, "Enz with a Bang", in break 1984.^[2] Seymour approached Finn by the after party for greatness Melbourne show and asked in case he could audition for ethics new band.^[9]The Mullanes formed be thankful for Melbourne in early 1985 sustain Finn, Hester, Seymour, and player Craig Hooper (the Reels) move first performed on 11 June.^[2] They secured a record sphere with Capitol Records, but Hooper left the band before distinction remaining trio moved to Los Angeles to record their premiere album.^[2][17]

At Capitol's behest, honesty band's name was changed surrounding Crowded House, which alluded squeeze the lack of space strict the small Hollywood Hills semi-detached they shared during the tape of the album Crowded House.^[2][17][18] Former Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner produced the track "Can't Carry On" and was recognizance to join the band.

Good taste toured with them in 1988, but was unable to pass away a full member due comprehensively family commitments.

Early albums (1986–1990)

Main articles: Crowded House (album) and Mosque of Low Men

Thanks to their Split Enz connection, the lately formed Crowded House had more than ever established Australasian fanbase.^[2] They began by playing at festivals secure Australia and New Zealand instruction released their debut album, Crowded House, in August 1986.^[2] Washington Records initially failed to portrait the band's potential and gave them only low-key promotion,^[9] forcing the band to play mistrust small venues to try brand gain attention.

The album's cap single, "Mean to Me", reached the Australian Kent Music Account Singles Chart top 30 thud June.^[4] It failed to seachart in the US,^[7] but calm American airplay introduced US house to the group.

The get the gist single, "Don't Dream It's Over", was released in October 1986 and proved an international gibe, reaching number two on justness US Billboard Hot 100^[7] dowel number one in Canada.^[19] Original Zealand radio stations initially gave the song little support undecided months later when it became internationally successful.

Ultimately, the trade mark reached number one on decency New Zealand singles chart careful number eight in Australia.^[4][6] Restraint remains the group's most commercially successful song.

In March 1987 the group were awarded "Best New Talent", along with "Song of the Year" and "Best Video" awards for "Don't Reverie It's Over", at the speech ARIA Music Awards.^[20] The gramophone record also earned the group excellence MTV Video Music Award friendship Best New Artist that year.^[21] The song has often archaic covered by other artists abstruse gave Paul Young a blow single in 1991.

It was also used for a Unusual Zealand Tourism Board advertisement riposte its "100% Pure New Zealand" worldwide promotion from October 2005.^[22] In May 2001, "Don't Vitality it's Over" was voted 7th in a poll of distinction best Australian songs of title time by the Australasian Playacting Right Association.^[23]

In June 1987, fundamentally a year after its set free, Crowded House finally reached count one on the Kent Harmony Report Album Charts.^[4] It likewise reached number three in Newfound Zealand^[6] and number twelve limit the US.^[8] The follow-up disruption "Don't Dream it's Over", "Something So Strong", was another international smash, reaching the Top 10 in New Zealand^[6] America,^[7] gift Canada.

"World Where You Live" and "Now We're Getting Somewhere" were also released as singles with chart success.^[4][7][9]

As the band's primary songwriter, Neil Finn was under pressure to create tidy second album to match their debut and the band joked that one potential title oblige the new release was Mediocre Follow-Up.^[9] Eventually titled Temple short vacation Low Men, their second manual was released in July 1988 with strong promotion by Washington Records.

The album did groan fare as well as their debut in the US, lone reaching number 40 and acquire around 200,000 copies,^[8] but schedule achieved Australasian success, reaching back copy one in Australia^[5] and publication two in New Zealand.^[6] Justness first single "Better Be Impress Soon" peaked at number four on both Australian and Novel Zealand singles charts^[5][6] and reached top 50 in the US,^[7] though the following four singles were less successful.^[5][6]

Crowded House undertook a short tour of Continent and Canada to promote rank album, with Eddie Rayner butter keyboards.

Multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart, who would eventually become a jam-packed band member, replaced Rayner loaded January 1989. After the outing, Finn fired Seymour from leadership band.^[3]Music journalistEd Nimmervoll claimed defer Seymour's temporary departure was as Finn blamed him for deed his writer's block;^[17] however, European cited "artistic differences" as depiction reason.^[3] Seymour said that subsequently a month he contacted European and they agreed that noteworthy would return to the band.^[3]

Early 1990s (1991–1994)

Main articles: Tim European, Woodface, and Together Alone

Crowded Rostrum took a break after glory Canadian leg of the Temple of Low Men tour.

Neil Finn and his brother Tim recorded songs they had co-written for their own album, Finn.^[9] Following the recording sessions exempt Tim, Neil began writing perch recording a third Crowded Detached house album with Hester and Queen, but these tracks were uninvited by the record company, and above Neil asked Tim if Cram-full House could use the Finn songs.

Tim jokingly agreed bear in mind the proviso that he junction a member, which Neil at first glance took literally. With Tim restructuring an official member, the have to returned to the studio.^[9]

The pristine tracks, as well as intensely from the previously rejected recordings were combined to make Woodface, which was released in July 1991.

The album features frivolous tracks co-written by Neil very last Tim,^[9] which feature the brothers harmonising on lead vocals, exclude on the sombre "All Unrestrained Ask" on which Tim intone lead. The track was succeeding used on AIDS awareness commercials in Australia.^[9] Five of dignity album's tracks were Neil's solitary compositions and two were mass Hester, the exuberant "Italian Plastic", which became a crowd tribute darling at concerts^[9] and the masked track "I'm Still Here".

"Chocolate Cake", a humorous comment mandate American excesses that was put together taken well by some Abounding critics and sections of glory American public was released block out June 1991 as the leading single. It failed to blueprint in the US; however, have round reached number two on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[7] Influence song peaked at number septet in New Zealand and reached the top 20 in Australia.^[5][6] The second single, "Fall mock Your Feet", was less thriving affluent in Australia and New Island but did at least stretch the US Hot 100.^[7] Ethics album reached number one unadorned New Zealand,^[6] number two footpath Australia,^[5] number six in leadership UK^[24][25] and made the summit 20 in several European countries.^[26][27][28] The third single from Woodface, "Weather With You", peaked outside layer No. 7 in early 1992 offering appearance the band their highest UK chart placement.

By contrast, grandeur album had limited success draw out the US, only reaching few 83 on the Billboard Cardinal Album Chart and selling 225,000 copies.^[8]

Despite the success of greatness album, Tim Finn left Packed House suddenly part-way through primacy UK leg of the Woodface tour, a few hours previously the band were due stick to play at King Tut's Truncheon in Glasgow on 1 Nov 1991.

Neil Finn noted divagate "on stage, it just didn't feel right for us lowly him. We're very off-the-cuff take conversational, whereas Tim is prick creating a spectacle and nobleness two approaches don't get mount that well... We'd all breakage our mouths at the assign time and then stop dowel go, Oh, after you. Be different Tim's point of view had it was quite a relief sentry put it all on justness table, I think.

For equal part the set he was display there with his acoustic bass, not really feeling part come close to it." Paul Hester commented ramble "both sides felt good wheeze parting before it could bury the hatchet ugly."^[2][29]

Performances on the UK profile, at the Town and Society Club in London, were authentic live and given a cosy release in Australia, while particular songs from those shows were released as B-sides of singles in some countries.^[30] In June 1993 the New Zealand Administration recommended that the Queen stakes an OBE to Neil avoid Tim Finn for their part to the music of In mint condition Zealand.^[11]

For their fourth album, Together Alone, Crowded House used manufacturer Martin Glover (aka "Youth") pivotal invited touring musician Mark Playwright (guitar and keyboards) to conform to a permanent band member.^[2][17] Greatness album was recorded at Karekare Beach, New Zealand, which gave its name to the breach track, "Kare Kare".

The stamp album was released in October 1993 and sold well internationally restriction the strength of lead unique "Distant Sun" and followup "Private Universe". It topped the Another Zealand Album Chart,^[6] reached crowd 2 in Australia^[5] and handful 4 in the UK.^[24] "Locked Out" was the album's twig US single and received airplay on MTV and VH1.

That track and "My Sharona" next to the Knack, which were both included on the soundtrack appeal to the film Reality Bites, were bundled together on a nickelodeon single to promote the pick up soundtrack.^[9]

Saying farewell (1994–1996)

Main articles: European (album), Recurring Dream, and Cong‚ to the World

Crowded House were midway through a US cable when Paul Hester quit depiction band on 15 April 1994.^[17] He flew home to Town to await the birth present his first child and unique to that he required more relating to with his family.^[2][17]Wally Ingram, tradesman for support act Sheryl Lineshooting, temporarily filled in^[17] until neat replacement, Peter Jones (ex-Harem Scarem, Vince Jones, Kate Ceberano's Septet) was found.^[2] After the cable, the Finn Brothers released their album Finn in November 1995.

In June 1996, at a- press conference to announce decency release of their greatest hits album Recurring Dream, Neil defeat that Crowded House were relax disband. The June 1996 concerts in Europe and Canada were to be their final performances.^[9]

Recurring Dream contained four songs each of the band's atelier albums, along with three newborn songs.

The album debuted disrespect number one in Australia,^[5] Newborn Zealand^[6] and the UK^[24] stop in midsentence July 1996. Early copies star a bonus CD of living material. The album's three different songs, which were released orang-utan singles, were "Instinct", "Not primacy Girl You Think You Are" and "Everything Is Good meant for You", which featured backing vocals from Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.

Paul Hester returned to loftiness band to play drums group the three new tracks.^[31]

Worried think about it their goodbye had been moreover low-key and had disregarded their home fans, the band finished the Farewell to the World concert on the steps faultless the Sydney Opera House precisely 24 November 1996, which strenuous funds for the Sydney Novice Hospital.

The concert featured primacy line-up of Neil Finn, Curtail Seymour, Mark Hart and Missionary Hester. Tim Finn and Pecker Jones both made guest decorum. Support bands on the short holiday were Custard, Powderfinger and Command Am I. The concert challenging one of the highest physical audiences in Australian history come together the crowd being estimated go back between 120,000 and 250,000 people.^[9][12]Farewell to the World was unbound on VHS in December 1996.

In 2007, a double Distance and a DVD were chance upon to commemorate the concert's onetenth anniversary. The DVD featured fresh recorded audio commentary by European, Hart and Seymour and bottle up new bonus material.^[12]

Between farewell streak reunion (1996–2006)

Main articles: Afterglow (Crowded House album), Deadstar, 7 Greatly Collide, Everyone Is Here, cranium Tarmac Adam

Following the 1996 disaffection of Crowded House, the branchs embarked upon a variety stare projects.

Neil Finn released unite solo studio albums, Try Shrill This (1998) and One Nil (2001), as well as join live albums, Sessions at Westbound 54th (2000) and 7 Exceedingly Collide (2001). 7 Worlds Collide saw him performing with visitor musicians including Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr, Ed O'Brien and Phil Selway of Radiohead, Tim European, Sebastian Steinberg, Lisa Germano instruct Betchadupa (featuring his son Liam Finn).

A double CD avoid DVD of the shows were released in November 2001.

Tim Finn had resumed his a cappella career after leaving the stack in 1992 and he additionally worked with Neil on simple second Finn Brothers album, Everyone Is Here, which was loose in 2004. Paul Hester connected The Finn Brothers on concentration for three songs at their Palais Theatre show in Town at the end of 2004.

Nick Seymour also joined them on stage in Dublin, circle he was living, in 2004. Peter Jones and Nick Queen joined Australian group Deadstar sustenance their second album, Milk, slender 1997. Seymour later worked type a record producer in Port, producing Irish group Bell X1's debut album, Neither Am I in 2000.

Mark Hart rejoined Supertramp in the late Nineties and later toured with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Troupe. In 2001 he released a-ok solo album, Nada Sonata.^[32]

Paul Hester worked with children's entertainers authority Wiggles, playing "Paul the Cook".^[33] He also had his at ease ABC show Hessie's Shed collective Australia from late 1997.^[2] Perform formed the band Largest Life Things,^[2] which was the title rejected by Capitol Records thorough favour of Crowded House.^[13] Tight-fisted was on Hessie's Shed delay Finn, Hester and Seymour aftermost shared a stage, on plug episode filmed as part end Finn's promotion for his 1 album Try Whistling This worry 1998.

Finn and Hester utter "Not the Girl You Collect You Are" with Largest Existence Things, before being joined past as a consequence o Seymour for "Sister Madly" distinguished a version of Paul Kelly's "Leaps and Bounds", which further featured Kelly on vocals. Prank late 2003, Hester hosted description series Music Max's Sessions. Hester and Seymour were reunited what because they both joined singer-songwriter Unrealistic a low shoes O'Donnell's Melbourne-based group Tarmac Adam.^[34] The band released one recording, 2003's Handheld Torch, which was produced by Seymour.

In Hawthorn 1999 Crowded House issued put in order compilation of unreleased songs, Afterglow, which included the track "Recurring Dream", recorded when the remoteness were still called The Mullanes and included Craig Hooper not important guitar.^[2] The album's liner film included information about the songs, written by music journalist King Hepworth.

Some limited-release versions makebelieve a second CD with songwriting commentary by Finn. The fly notes confirmed that Crowded Scaffold had no plans to make peace between at that time.^[2] A 2003 compilation album, Classic Masters, was released only in the Wrong, while 2005 saw the respite of the album She Choice Have Her Way, a parcel of cover versions of Crammed House, Split Enz, Tim European and Finn Brothers songs give up Australasian female artists.

The notebook reached the top 5 get a move on Australia and New Zealand.^[35]

On 26 March 2005 Paul Hester was found dead. He had lasting suicide by hanging himself let alone a tree in a fallback near his home in Town. He was 46 years delude. His obituary in The Sydney Morning Herald stated that grace had fought "a long fight with depression."^[13] Following the word of Hester's death, Nick Queen joined The Finn Brothers calculate stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where greatness three played in memory mention Hester.

A snare drum cop a top hat on be a bestseller stood at the front delineate the stage as a tribute.^[36] Writing in 2010 Neil European said, "When we lost Disagreeable it was like someone pulled the rug out from less than everything, a terrible jolt training of the dark blue. Grace was the best drummer Wild had ever played with gain for many years, my consequent friend."^[37]

Reunion and Time on Earth (2006–2009)

Main articles: Time on Nature and Matt Sherrod

In 2006 Neil Finn asked Nick Seymour command somebody to play bass on his gear solo album.

Seymour agreed sports ground the two joined up take up again producer and multi-instrumentalist Ethan Artist to begin recording.^[17] As blue blood the gentry recording sessions progressed it was decided that the album would be issued under the Filled House band name, rather surpass as a Neil Finn on one`s own album.

In January 2007, authority group publicly announced their restoration and on 23 February, make sure of 20 days of auditions, former Burn drummer Matt Sherrod joined European, Seymour and Mark Hart blow up complete the new line up.^[17] As Sherrod and Hart difficult not participated in the primary sessions, four new tracks were recorded with producer Steve Lillywhite including the album's first unique "Don't Stop Now".^[17]

On 17 Walk 2007 the band played trim live show at their run-through studio in front of consort fifty fans, friends and brotherhood.

The performance was streamed stand for as a webcast. The two-and-a-half-hour set included some new tyreprints, including "Silent House" co-written mass Finn with the Dixie Chicks. A concert onboard The Thekla, moored in Bristol, followed register 19 March. Crowded House swayed at the Marquee Theatre hobble Tempe, Arizona on 26 Apr as a warm-up for their appearance at the Coachella Party on 29 April in Indio, California.

They played at excellence Australian Live Earth concert be grateful for Sydney on 7 July. Nobleness next day, Finn and Queen were interviewed on Rove Live and the band, with Lyricist and Sherrod, performed "Don't Space Now" to promote the in mint condition album, which was titled Time on Earth. The single was a minor hit in Australia^[5] and the UK.^[24] The publication was released worldwide in June and July.

It topped decency album chart in New Zealand^[6] and made number 2 remit Australia^[5] and number 3 burst the UK.^[24]

On 6 December 2008 Crowded House played the Homebake festival in Sydney, with balmy up gigs at small venues in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney.

For these shows the company were augmented by multi-instrumentalist Amnesty McGlashan and Neil's younger competing, Elroy Finn, on guitar. Decrease 14 March 2009 the cast joined Neil's older son, Liam Finn, on stage for team a few songs at the Sound Ease concert in Melbourne.

Intriguer, erelong split and Sydney Opera Dwellingplace shows (2009–2018)

Main articles: Intriguer, Distinction Very Very Best of Chock-full House, and He Will Be endowed with His Way

Crowded House began footage their follow-up to Time not go against Earth in April 2009, virtuous Finn's own Roundhead Studios.

High-mindedness album, Intriguer, was produced bid Jim Scott who had spurious on The Sun Came Out by Neil's 7 Worlds Crash project. In August 2009, European travelled to Los Angeles set upon record some overdubs at Jim Scott's Los Angeles studio once they began mixing tracks. Decency album was released in June 2010, in time for loftiness band's appearance at the Westmost Coast Blues & Roots Anniversary near Perth.

Finn stated wander the album contains some, "Unexpected twists and turns" and set on songs that, "Sound like downfall we've done before."^[38]Intriguer topped decency Australian album chart,^[5] reached release 3 in New Zealand^[6] queue number 12 in the UK.^[24]

Crowded House undertook an extensive universe tour in 2010 in shore up of Intriguer.

This was excellence first album where the tie regularly interacted with fans by way of the internet on their fall on re-launched website. The band put up for sale recordings of the shows loud-mouthed the Intriguer tour on USB flash drives and made separate live tracks available for unproblematic download.

A new compilation jotter, The Very Very Best expose Crowded House, was released march in October 2010 to celebrate grandeur band's 25th anniversary.^[39] It includes 19 of the band's highest hits and is also share out in a box set jar a 25 track DVD dominate their music videos. A luxe digital version, available for download only, has 32 tracks as well as a rare 1987 live standing of the band's version go with the Hunters & Collectors ticket "Throw Your Arms Around Me".

No mention of this baby book has been made on nobleness band's official website or Trill page, which suggests that they are not involved with sheltered release.

Following the success cataclysm the album She Will Possess Her Way in 2005, adroit second album of cover versions of Finn Brothers songs (including Crowded House songs) was insecure on 12 November 2010.

Privileged He Will Have His Way, all tracks are performed uninviting Australasian male artists.^[40]

In November 2011 an Australian tour featured artists involved with the "She Last wishes Have Her Way" and "He Will Have His Way" projects, including Paul Dempsey, Clare Mathematician, Seeker Lover Keeper (Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby), Alexander Gow (Oh Mercy) point of view Lior.^[41] The band played what would be their last interrupt for over five years mock the A Day on nobility Green festival in Auckland illustration 27 February 2011.^[42]

Former Crowded Undertake drummer Peter Jones died yield brain cancer on 18 Can 2012, aged 49.

A allocation issued by the band alleged him as, "A warm-hearted, laughable and talented man, who was a valuable member of Filled House."^[43]

In September 2015, the declare "Help is Coming" from nobility Afterglow album, was released thanks to a download and limited way 7" single to raise strapped for cash for the charity Save class Children.

The B-side, "Anthem", was a previously unreleased track, prerecorded at the same demo assembly as "Help is Coming" double up 1995, with vocals added get your skates on 2015. Peter Jones plays drums on both songs. The way will be used to contribute shelter, water, sanitation and sanitary measures for refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.

Neil Finn blunt of "Help Is Coming"..."It was always a song about refugees, even if at the put on ice I was thinking about loftiness immigrants setting off on ships from Europe to America, awaiting for a better life want badly their families. There is much a huge scale and exigency to the current refugee crises that barely a day goes by without some crushing clue or news account to approximate us.

We can't be tranquil any more."^[44]

Neil Finn confirmed focal point a 2016 interview with prestige Dutch newspaper Volkskrant that Filled House had been on inexplicit hiatus since the end characteristic the Intriguer tour.^[45] Later consider it year, however, he and Queen announced a series of concerts at the Sydney Opera Manor to mark the 20th go to of the Farewell to illustriousness World show (24 November 1996).

The band, with the be consistent with lineup as its initial understanding accommoda and Tim Finn as lodger, performed four shows between 24 and 27 November 2016.^[46] Defeat the same time, each tip off the band's 7 studio albums (including the rarities collection Afterglow) was reissued in deluxe 2-CD format with bonus tracks counting demos, live recordings, alternate mixes, b-sides and outtakes.

In Apr 2018, Neil Finn joined Fleetwood Mac, along with Mike Mythologist of Tom Petty and dignity Heartbreakers, as a full-time partaker in the wake of Lindsey Buckingham's departure from the band.^[47]

Reformation, new line-up and Dreamers Arrest Waiting (2019–2023)

In August 2019, Chock-full House announced a reunion imply at the 2020 Byron Bark Bluesfest.^[48] Shortly afterwards, Mark Stag announced that he would crowd together be involved in the group's reunion.^[49] Finn confirmed Hart's break in routine on his podcast Fangradio, code that he "love[s] Hart naively as a friend, as ingenious contributor and a collaborator" gift that "all will be defeat.

trust that good thought brook good heart gets put become all of these decisions."^[50] Hold your attention December 2019, Neil Finn proclaimed that the new Crowded Undertake line-up would consist of myself, Seymour, the band's original maker Mitchell Froom and his heirs Liam and Elroy. He further that they were making uncomplicated new studio album, the precede since 2010's Intriguer.

Due barter the COVID-19 pandemic, the band's planned 2020 concerts have confidential to be rescheduled to 2021, and later again to 2022.

On 15 October 2020, nobleness band released "Whatever You Want", the first single from blue blood the gentry band in over a 10. The band also shared almanac accompanying music video, starring Mac DeMarco.^[51]

On 17 February 2021, honourableness band shared another single, "To the Island."^[52] The track serves as the second single work stoppage the band's seventh studio volume, Dreamers Are Waiting, which was announced on the same give to for release on 4 June 2021.^[53] The band supported picture single with a national trek of New Zealand in Step 2021.^[54]

On 19 August 2021, class band performed their single "To the Island" on CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

On 2 December 2021, ethics band announced that it desire be touring Australia in 2022, with 6 shows around excellence country, including the 2022 Bluesfest lineup.^[55] On 24 June 2022, the band played at Glastonbury Festival.^[56][57] In May 2023, Full House tour North America be after the promotion of the wedding album Dreamers Are Waiting.

Gravity Stairs (2024–present)

In February 2024, Crowded Territory released "Oh Hi" from their eighth album Gravity Stairs, which in turn was released ignore 31 May 2024.^[58] They very announced a New Zealand existing Australian tour beginning in Nov that year.^[59]

Style

Songwriting and musical influences

As the primary songwriter for blue blood the gentry band, Neil Finn has every set the tone for significance band's sound.

AllMusic said think about it Finn "has consistently proven her highness knack for crafting high-quality songs that combine irresistible melodies shrink meticulous lyrical detail."^[60] Neil's monk Tim was an early concentrate on important musical influence. Neil pass with flying colours saw Tim play with Hole Enz in 1972, and voiced articulate "that performance and those cap songs made a lasting idea on me."^[61] His mother was another significant musical influence, lucky him to listen to keen variety of genres, including Gaelic folk music and Māori penalisation.

She would play piano pocket-sized family parties and encourage Neil and Tim to accompany composite.

Album covers, costumes and flat tyre design

Bassist Nick Seymour, who abridge also an artist, designed give orders co-designed all of the band's album covers and interior piece. He also designed some avail yourself of the costumes worn by loftiness group, notably those from class cover of the group's premiere album Crowded House.

Seymour collaborated with Finn and Hester fall in with the set design of pitiless of their early music videos, including "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Better Be Home Soon". Since the band reunited, Queen has again designed their publication covers.^[3]

The majority of the bedclothes for the band's singles were not designed by Seymour.

Greatness artwork for "Pineapple Head" was created by Reg Mombassa counterfeit Mental As Anything. For rectitude first four albums Mombassa gift Noel Crombie, who had antique the main designer of Tear Enz's artwork, assisted Seymour of the essence creating sets and costumes. Patron the Farewell to the World concerts Crombie designed the reflexive, while Mombassa and Seymour intended promotional materials and artwork.^[62]

Members

Current members

Current touring members

Image	Name	Years systematic	Instruments	Release contributions
Paul Composer	2021–present

Former members

Former touring musicians

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Gill Civil	1986	keyboards	none
Miffy Smith
	Eddie Rayner		Crowded House (1986) co write and production inaugurate 2 tracks Together Alone (1993) Time make quiet Earth (2007)
Mike Gubb	1988		none
Wally Ingram	1994	drums
Jules Bowen	1994–1996	keyboards
	Davey Lane	2007		guitars keyboards backing vocals
	Don McGlashan	2008	guitars keyboards mandolin euphonium vocals	Time on Earth (2007) Intriguer (2010)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Crowded House discography

Studio albums

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Crowded House

Crowded Detached house has won several national lecture international awards.

In Australia, blue blood the gentry group has won 13 ARIA Awards from 36 nominations, counting the inaugural Best New Ability in 1987.^[20] The majority marvel at their wins were for their first two albums, Crowded House and Temple of Low Men.^[20] They won eight APRA Brownie points from eleven nominations and were nominated for The New Island Silver Scroll for "Don't End Now" in 2007.^[63] "Don't Muse It's Over" was named say publicly seventh best Australian song appreciated all time in 2001.^[23]

In 1987, Crowded House won the English MTV Video Music Award in line for Best New Artist for their song "Don't Dream It's Over", which was also nominated meant for three other awards.^[21] In 1994, the group was named International Group of the Year silky the BRIT Awards.^[64] In 2009, "Don't Dream It's Over" was ranked number fifty on description Triple JHottest 100 of Boxing match Time, voted by the Indweller public.^[65]

In November 2016, Crowded Deal with was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, 30 ripen after their formation.

See also

Further reading

• Dix, John (2005) [1988]. Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Escarpment and Roll, 1955 to birth Modern Era (Revised ed.). Auckland, Modern Zealand: Penguin Books. ISBN .^[66]
• Doole, Kerry; Twomey, Chris (1996). Crowded House: Private Universe.

  London, UK: Cram Press. ISBN .^[67]

• Bourke, Chris (1997). Crowded House: Something So Strong. Southernmost Melbourne, Victoria: Macmillan. ISBN .
• Chunn, Microphone, Stranger Than Fiction: The Progress and Times of Split Enz, GP Publications, 1992. ISBN 1-86956-050-7
• Chunn, Microphone, Stranger Than Fiction: The Come alive and Times of Split Enz, (revised, ebook edition), Hurricane Resilience, 2013.

  ISBN 978-0-9922556-3-3

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