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- Summary: The eighth full-length studio release from New Zealand rock band Crowded House was produced with Steven Schram.
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- Record Label: BMG
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Record CollectorJun 14, 2024The album bristles with tunefulness and class. [Jul 2024, p.105]
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May 29, 2024Gravity Stairs is the most Crowded House thing that Crowded House have made in 30 years. [Jul 2024, p.90]
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Jun 7, 2024Gravity Stairs may feel cozy, but it never feels lazy. Some of that surely lies in how the band chooses to camouflage its strong melodic core with fluid, shifting surfaces -- a decision that winds up emphasizing sound over song while also directing focus to the familial chemistry of the band.
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May 29, 2024There probably won’t be too much on Gravity Stairs to attract any new fans to Crowded House, but after 40 years that’s probably the last thing they’re bothered about. Their heyday in the ’90s may be behind them, but this is a welcome reminder that the Finn family are still going strong.
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Jun 10, 2024Most of Gravity Stairs revels in a certain slowness, a soft touch that often barely registers. However, amid the lightness, there are plenty of revelatory moments to be found.
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May 29, 2024Gravity Stairs is not an easy listen, but it is worth sticking with. [Jul 2024, p.76]
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UncutMay 29, 2024Crowded House’s eighth studio release ticks all the expected boxes. Pitch-perfect harmonies and inventive chord sequences abound. .... Where it falls short, perhaps, is the absence of the full-blooded radio-friendly hits of old, although the shuffling “All That I Can Ever Own” is a close cousin to 1993’s “Distant Sun”. [Jun 2024, p.32]