Spacey Jane

Spacey Jane performing at the Low302 in Sydney, Australia in September 2018.

Spacey Jane formed in 2016, amidst the isolated nature of Perth's music scene[11] by Caleb Harper and Kieran Lama who grew up in Geraldton, Western Australia, and played together in a band during high school, called Sicchino.[6] Ashton Le Cornu and Amelia Murrary met through a university French class. Lama then met Le Cornu through a mutual relationship. The band name, Spacey Jane, came to be during a night out in Perth with one of the band members' mutual friends, Jane, as stated by the band.[1]

In August 2017, the band released their debut single "Still Running", which was followed by the EP No Way to Treat an Animal in November 2017.

Spacey Jane performing at Miama Marketta in November 2019.

The band has performed at several festivals, including Laneway and were the winners of the Triple J Unearthed competition in 2018, resulting in their inclusion in the 2018 Falls Festival line up.[1] Three of the four founding members decided to commit to a career in music while attending Splendour in the Grass music festival in 2016. Bass player Amelia Murray left the band in 2019 to pursue a career in medicine, and was replaced by Peppa Lane. Lane's second show with the band was at the Splendour at the Grass music festival.[12] Spacey Jane's "Good for You" polled at number 80 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2019.[13][14] The band has supported the likes of the Jungle Giants and Alex Lahey.[15]

On 6 January 2020, Artists Without A Label, better known as AWAL, announced a global deal signing with Spacey Jane.[16] The deal with AWAL offers services to the band such as "global marketing, campaign coordination, sync licensing, and global distribution".[16]

Spacey Jane participated in the first round of Isol-Aid, a stay-at-home festival initiative aiming to assist the Australian Music industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] The band performed a twenty (20) minute live set through a livestream on Instagram on 21 March 2020.[18]

On 12 June 2020, the band released their debut studio album, Sunlight.[19]

The band cite Wilco, early Kings of Leon, Courtney Barnett, the Strokes and Pixies as musical influences.[1]

Frontman Caleb Harper has stated his inspiration for songwriting comes from "processing emotions and life experiences" and "music as a means of catharsis".[1] The band as a whole have said that they "aim to make music which resonates with people", and "focus on the sense of connection that music and the lyricality of music brings".[20]

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.