Crowed House have released Teenage Summer as the second single from ‘Gravity Stairs’.
The track serves as the follow-up to Oh Hi from the group’s eighth studio record, out May 31, and was previously debuted live under the alternative title Life’s Imitation.
Frontman Neil Finn says: “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”.
Listen to Crowded House’s new single, Teenage Summer, and watch the music video below.
Speaking about the album title ‘Gravity Stairs’, Neil says the name was inspired by an unnaturally heavy stone staircase near where he vacations.
“The Gravity Stairs are symbolic of the struggle to ascend, acknowledging the opposing forces of weight on the mechanics of living,” he elaborates. “It’s an act of will everyday.”
To celebrate the release of the new album, in conjunction with Banquet Records the band will be performing a special show at Pryzm in Kingston on the June 10.
Tracklist: Crowded House – Gravity Stairs
1. Magic Piano
2. Teenage Summer
3. The Howl
4. All That I Can Ever Own
5. Oh Hi
6. Some Greater Plan (for Claire)
7. Black Water, White Circle
8. Blurry Grass
9. I Can’t Keep Up With You
10. Thirsty
11. Night Song
