REVIEW: Spacey Jane Deliver the Album That’ll Carry Us Through to Summer
- Indi Willson
- May 12, 2025
- 3 min read
Aria Award winning band Spacey Jane released their third album If That Makes Sense on Friday 9 May. 'If That Makes Sense' carries listeners on a nostalgic journey through time, each song each containing sentimental elements. Spacey Jane was successfully able to intertwine childhood fantasies with heartbreak and pain.
The album is perfectly curated, whilst listening you can hear it go from those childhood dreams of growing up and those sunny days as a kid to the saddened reality of heartbreak and longing. Each song intertwines perfectly as the guitar morphs to the emotions throughout.
On the song, the band shares, “We’re really happy to have this song out in the world. It’s one of our favourites off the record and we can’t wait for you to hear it. It has a longing and nostalgia that made us all fall in love with the song - it goes and goes until the very last fill, and we felt it was the perfect way to start the record.”
3 songs stood out to me whilst listening, 'All the Noise', 'Estimated Delivery' and 'ILY The Most'. These three truly show the growth in the band's instrumentation and storytelling. Frontman Caleb Harper opening his heart in 'All The Noise' about his parents, the harsh distortion on the guitar and his emotional vocals, creates the sense of craving and pain. In contrast 'ILY The Most' has a melancholic piano intro then blending into a soft guitar and synth, the vocals on this track become the main focus which creates an intimate listening experience.
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.
Spacey Jane are incredibly talented and adaptive with each album and continue to successfully produce the sound of summer throughout their entire discography, this album will continue to have those summer vibes through the winter.
The band will be taking their live show around Australia and New Zealand throughout May, June, and July in support of the album. The extensive tour has seen multiple dates sell out, with more shows added. They will be supported on the tour by the talents of The Moving Stills and Phoebe Go who will alternate slots for each stop. Perth supports to be announced. IF THAT MAKES SENSE AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Tuesday, 27 May 2025: Meow Nui, Wellington, NZ
Wednesday, 28 May 2025: Meow Nui, Wellington, NZ
Friday, 30 May 2025: Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ
Sunday, 1 June 2025: Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, NZ
Wednesday, 4 June 2025: Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
Thursday, 5 June 2025: Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
Friday, 6 June 2025: Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
Sunday, 8 June 2025: Miami Marketta, Gold Coast – SOLD OUT
Tuesday, 10 June 2025: Royal Theatre, Canberra
Thursday, 12 June 2025: The Station, Newcastle
Friday, 13 June 2025: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Saturday, 14 June 2025: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – SOLD OUT
Sunday, 15 June 2025: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – SOLD OUT
Tuesday, 17 June 2025: PICA, Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 June 2025: PICA, Melbourne
Saturday, 21 June 2025: Hindley Music Hall, Adelaide – SOLD OUT
Sunday, 22 June 2025: Hindley Music Hall, Adelaide – SOLD OUT
Tuesday, 24 June 2025: Odeon Theatre, Hobart – SOLD OUT
Thursday, 26 June 2025: Freo Social, Fremantle – SOLD OUT
Friday, 27 June 2025: Freo Social, Fremantle – SOLD OUT
Saturday, 28 June 2025: Freo Social, Fremantle – SOLD OUT
Sunday, 29 June 2025: Freo Social, Fremantle – SOLD OUT
Tuesday, 1 July 2025: Freo Social, Fremantle – SOLD OUT
Wednesday, 2 July 2025: Freo Social, Fremantle – SOLD OUT
Thursday, 3 July 2025: Freo Social, Fremantle – SOLD OUT
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