Now on their second album, Western Australia’s indie rockers want young people to know that someone out there understands them
When the band started, Harper was failing out of university, where he was studying chemical engineering and finance. As a depressed teenager, he had built up impenetrable defence mechanisms; a craving for approval left him with an identity crisis. He floundered at uni and lost touch with music and his parents.
Their guitarist, Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu, joined later and in 2019, Peppa Lane – who describes herself as having been “a bit of a fan” of the band’s early work – replaced the outgoing bassist, Amelia Murray, completing the now tight-knit unit. scene was a supportive enclave for Spacey Jane in their early years, granting them the chance to become gig-fit before venturing further afield. Or, as Lama puts it, “Perth affords you the opportunity to be shit and get good”.
Released in June 2020, Sunlight chronicled Harper’s experiences with mental illness and finding steady footing in relationships and the world. Those clear-eyed lyrics were doused in the sunny guitars and catchy choruses that see every Spacey Jane show resemble an especially enthusiastic prayer service, where everyone is reciting every line, word-perfect, with religious devotion.
He began writing Here Comes Everybody in the early days of the pandemic in a desperate attempt to shake off – or at least externalise – the confusion and panic he was living through. But after dredging up his fears and insecurities on the first batch of Spacey Jane songs – and finding a rapt and eager audience on the receiving end of them – he made a conscious effort to zoom out and try to put himself in their shoes.“I think that I just got sick of talking about myself.
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