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Crowded House’s Neil Finn catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s upcoming album Gravity Stairs, their second release since reuniting in 2020. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The songwriting legend measures the band’s new material against their classic ’80s and ’90s work, explaining how they maintained a dreamy quality for the latest set. A goal for this new album in particular, though, was to be more lyrically direct, which lead Finn to work with his sons Liam and Elroy, as well as his brother (and former bandmate) Tim Finn.
The first single, “Oh Hi,” which has ties to the charity So They Can, an organization focused on helping build schools in countries like Kenya and Tanzania. “This song existed before that connection got made as sort of a demo, but it was quite vague. I was looking for a lyrical thread on it,” Finn says. “I started talking to this woman who runs an organization called So They Can that I’ve been supporting for many years… She said, ‘Would you write a song for these kids?’ And this song presented itself and I thought it’d be perfect.”
Listen to Finn talk about Crowded House’s new album Gravity Stairs, their new song “Oh Hi,” and more above or watch the interview below. To keep up to date with all the latest from Kyle Meredith With… follow on your favorite podcast platform
You can also check out Finn’s appearance on another Consequence Podcast Network series, The Story Behind the Song, during which he dove deep into “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” here. Plus, check out our new The Story Behind the Song merch below or at the Consequence Shop.