Gravity stairs

"Neil Finn still functions as the center of gravity in Crowded House but the addition of his sons Liam and Elroy, as well as his long-term collaborator Mitchell Froom - they all join the other constant in the group, bassist Nick Seymour - transforms the band into an empathetic collective who gain strength from their communal warmth. They're now built for comfort, not speed, a shift that can pay great dividends as Gravity Stairs illustrates".

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"While last album 'Dreamers Are Waiting' had flashes of the old days, 'Gravity Stairs' tracks such as "Teenage Summer", "Oh Hi" and particularly "All That I Can Ever Own" and "The Howl" effortlessly withstand direct comparison with the band's mid-'90s peak ... 'Gravity Stairs' is the most Crowded House thing that Crowded House have made in 30 years".

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"Crowded 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"".