Recent Interviews and reviews

1 October 2024
The whole band chats to Bruce Headlem in this Broken Record podcast: Tales from the recording of Gravity Stairs.

Neil is a guest in the new series of ABC TV's Take 5 with Zan Rowe,playing records that inspired him as a young songwriter, and still do today. Neil's episode will be broadcast later this month, but this and all episodes can be viewed on ABC iview now (Australia only.)

23 September 2024
Australian Guitar: Never Be The Same (interview with Neil)

19 September 2024
The County Orange Register:  Interview - Neil Finn says Crowded House has something so strong with his sons in group

18 September 2024
Illinois Entertainer: Live Review and Photo Gallery: Crowded House at Ravinia Festival • Highland Park

12 September 2024
Rock Cellar Magazine: Crowded House Talks Touring, Latest Album ‘Gravity Stairs,’ and Family Ties (The Interview)
519 Magazine: Fallsview Dreams Come True with Crowded House

8 September 2024
American Songwriter reviews Crowded House at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut.

4 September 2024
The Southern Maryland Chronicle’s review of Crowded House live at Wolf Trap

1 September 2024
All Music Magazine reviews Crowded House live in Atlanta.

30 August 2024
Dayton Daily News: Crowded House to perform at the Rose in support of new record
Fairfax County Times: Crowded House now a family affair

29 August 2024
ABC Music News: Crowded House’s Neil Finn on American audiences: “They give you a lot of freedom”

27 August 2024
GPG News: Watch: Crowded House on why the joy of music is 'doubly important' in today's world  

24 August 2024
CBS Morning’s Anthony Mason talks with Neil Finn and Nick Seymour to revisit “Don’t Dream It’s Over.”

20 August 2024
Crowded House producer Steven Schram talking to Immersive Audio Album about producing and mixing Gravity Stairs.

12 August 2024
Neil was a guest on WSB Radio’s The Von Haessler Doctrine.

21 July 2024
Spotlight on 7News in Australia caught up with Neil and Nick in England to talk about Crowded House.

8 July 2024
Rolling Stone’s cover story on Crowded House is now free to read online: Crowded House: House Is Where the Heart Is
American Songwriter
reviews Gravity Stairs

25 June 2024
Buzz reviews Crowded House at Cardiff Castle.

24 June 2024
Nick Seymour, Liam Finn and Neil Finn were guests on RTE’s The Ray D’Arcy Show in Cork and played acoustic renditions of Distant Sun, Don’t Dream It’s Over, Teenage Summer and Fall At Your Feet, plus The Howl later on in the broadcast. The session starts at 15'50".

23 June 2024
Louder Than War and Purple Revolver review Crowded House at The Piece Hall, Hailifax.The Irish Examiner reviews Crowded House at Musgrave Park, Cork.

22 June 2024
Country Press: review and photos of Crowded House at Isle of Wight 2024
The video of Neil’s acoustic session and interview on Music 101 with Charlotte Ryan is now up in full on YouTube.

21 June 2024
It’s On Cardiff reviews Crowded House live at Cardiff Castle.

20 June 2024
Telegraph & Argus reviews Crowded House live at The Piece Hall, Halifax

18 June 2024
Newshub: Crowded House frontman Neil Finn recruits sons to join them
Bracknell News
reviews the On The Mount Wasing concert

15 June 2024
Crowded House were guests on CBS Saturday Morning today. Neil, Liam and Elroy were interviewed by Anthony Mason, and the band played Teenage Summer, The Howl and Weather With You in Saturday Sessions.

14 June 2024
The Guardian reviews Crowded House at Shepherds Bush Empire, London.

13 June 2024
Cornwall Live
reviews Crowded House at Eden Sessions

12 June 2024
In Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway talks with Neil about “Don’t Dream It’s Over” - how the song was first written, how it developed in the studio, and about the profound connection people have had with the song over the years.

11 June 2024
Under the Radar reviews Gravity Stairs.

8 June 2024
Crowded House made a surprise appearance at Richard Thompson’s 75th birthday concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight.
All Music reviews Gravity Stairs.

7 June 2024
Irish Independent reviews Gravity Stairs.

6 June 2024
The Chris Evans Breakfast Show: Crowded House live.

5 June 2024
Otago Daily Times reviews Gravity Stairs
Sputnik Music reviews Gravity Stairs
Neil & Nick were guests on Channel 5 News.

4 June 2024
Rolling Stone Australia: Icons at Work: Behind the Scenes of Crowded House’s Rolling Stone AU/NZ Cover Shoot
This Song is Yours: A chat with Nick Seymour.
Brooklyn Vegan - photos and setlist from Crowded House’s in-store at Rough Trade NYC
BBC Radio 2 / Jo Whiley Sofa Session: Crowded House

3 June 2024
American Songwriter: Neil Finn Talks Crowded House’s New Album ‘Gravity Stairs’—“The Journey Has Been Tremendous”
Elsewhere reviews Gravity Stairs
Goldmine reviews Crowded House’s concert at Bowery Ballroom
Stereoboard reviews Gravity Stairs

2 June 2024
RTE Radio 1’s Arena reviews Gravity Stairs (begins at 12’10”)

1 June 2024
Neil speaks to RNZ Music 101’s Charlotte Ryan and performs acoustic versions of “Fall At Your Feet”, “All That I Can Ever Own” and “Teenage Summer”.
Newstalk ZB reviews Gravity Stairs
Maxazine reviews Gravity Stairs
Brooklyn Vegan reviews Crowded House’s concert at Bowery Ballroom

31 May 2024
Happy release day! Gravity Stairs! See Neil’s message on The Journal.
Crowded House were guests tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Neil chats with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, viewable on The Zane Lowe interview Series on Apple or YouTube.
Spin magazine: "Neil Finn on the Beautiful Melancholy of 1986’s ‘Unstoppable’ Hit ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’"
Rolling Stone Australia has Crowded House as their cover story in the June-August issue.
Stereogum: "We’ve Got A File On You: Neil Finn"
The Telegraph: ‘When I replaced Lindsey Buckingham in Fleetwood Mac, his fans gave me the evil eye’
Mojo reviews Gravity Stairs
Double J reviews Gravity Stairs
Stack reviews Gravity Stairs
Beat reviews Gravity Stairs
Hot Press reviews Gravity Stairs
Brooklyn Vegan reviews Gravity Stairs
Paste reviews Gravity Stairs
The Music: Crowded House ‘More Compelled Than Ever’ To Climb The ‘Gravity Stairs’ Humanity Has On Offer
Variety: Crowded House’s Neil Finn on How a Stint With Fleetwood Mac Led to Revitalizing  His Own Band: ‘I Realized That We Had a Flag That You Can Follow’

29 May 2024
Crowded House performed “Teenage Summer” on Live With Kelly and Mark.
XS Noize reviews Gravity Stairs.
Retro Pop reviews Gravity Stairs

25 May 2024
Neil, Elroy and Liam Finn speak to John Pearson in The Press.
Riff magazine reviews Gravity Stairs.

24 May 2024
Neil talks to the NZ Herald/The Listener’s Russell Baillie about the new songs and the old.

Neil was on Triple M today talking with Matty O about the Infinity Sessions, great touring stories and what’s new for Crowded House.

23 May 2024
Neil is Nic Harcourt’s guest on The Sound of Success podcast available at all podcast platforms.
Neil is also on the Sound Up! podcast, available everywhere.

20 May 2024
Neil and Nick talk to Lee Campbell of The Irish Times and to Pat Carty of The Times.

16 May 2024
Australia’s Today Extra programme chatted with Neil.

14 May 2024
Neil spoke to Jeremy Wells again for Seven Sharp.

13 May 2024
Radio Hauraki’s Matt & Jerry talk to Neil about the Crowded House album, Gravity Stairs, in the Daily Bespoke (also available outside of NZ wherever you get your podcasts.)

Relix magazine’s Larson Sutton talks to Neil in Reflections: Crowded House.

12 May 2024
Neil Finn joins Vernon Kay in the BBC Radio 2  studio for the second time this year in this week's omnibus edition of Tracks Of My Years.

18 April 2024
Neil and Nick chat to Mark Millar from XS Noize about the new Crowded House album, Gravity Stairs.
Neil speaks with Giles Bidder from the 101 Part Time Jobs podcast.
Read Mojo magazine's interview with Neil.

14 March 2024
Neil's a guest on Billboard's Behind The Setlist podcast.

11 March 2024
Neil and Nick are guests on The Art of Longevity podcast.

9 March 2024:
Neil features on the latest SPIN SONIC IMPACT podcast, hosted by Eliot and Olive Goldberg.

5 March 2024:
Neil, Elroy and Liam guested on The Project tonight.
Neil spoke to Kyle Meredith on Consequence of Sound.

27 Feb 2024:
Neil spoke to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking today.

18 Feb 2024:
Neil and Nick were guests on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.

16 Feb 2024:
Neil talks to Stu Whiffen in the 500th episode of the Off The Beat & Track podcast.

15 Feb 2024:
Neil and Nick were joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra in the Radio 2 Piano Room to play three songs, including a classic Petula Clark cover. You can listen back to the whole programme hosted by Vernon Kay here. UK viewers can watch the session on BBC iPlayer.

11 Feb 2024:
Neil talks with RNZ’s Mark Amery and Perlina Lau on Culture 101.

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