For more than four decades, Crowded House leader Neil Finn has been on an evolving, winding journey. Their mid-eighties hits like 'Don't Dream It's Over' and 'Something So Strong', combined with albums like 'Woodface' and 'Together Alone', set the standard for the period's erudite jangle-pop while always pushing the band's art forward. That creative spirit brings Finn and his Crowded House bandmates to 'Gravity Stairs', their first new release since 2021's 'Dreamers Are Waiting' and eighth overall. Produced by the band with Steven Schram, the album shows Crowded House in its current incarnation - Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, and Finn's sons Elroy and Liam - as sharp as ever, feeling musically adventurous, and still capable of reaching the staggering highs that have made them an international favourite.