Sunlight (Spacey Jane album)

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Sunlight
Spacey Jane - Sunlight.png
Studio album by
Spacey Jane
Released12 June 2020 (2020-06-12)
Studio
  • Blackbird Sound (Perth, Western Australia)
  • King Willy Sound (Launceston, Tasmania)
Length41:50
Label
Producer
Spacey Jane chronology
In the Slight
(2018) 		Sunlight
(2020)

Sunlight is the debut studio album by Australian band Spacey Jane, released on 12 June 2020 through AWAL. The album was produced by .[1]

The album debuted and peaked at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart, and spawned six singles. The album was voted Triple J's number one album of 2020,[2] and five of its songs were voted into the Triple J Hottest 100 countdowns of both 2019 and 2020 ("Good for You" at number 80 in 2019; "Booster Seat" at number 2, "Skin" at number 15, "Straightfaced" at number 28, and "Weightless" at number 81, all in 2020).

At the AIR Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Independent Album of the Year and Best Independent Rock Album or EP.[3]

Background[]

On 20 December 2019, Spacey Jane signed with English record label AWAL, following a "breakout year" for the band; having become the fifth most played artist on Triple J Unearthed in 2019 and selling out three Australian tours.[4]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Newcastle Herald3.5/5 stars[5]
NME4/5 stars[6]

Sunlight received "widespread acclaim".[7]

Reviewing the album for NME, Ali Shutler concluded that "As huge as Spacey Jane sound on Sunlight, it's never at the expense of their heartfelt honesty. All the jagged edges of conflicting genres are somehow smoothed out under their command and there’s not a moment of their ambitious vision that feels uncomfortable."[6]

Declan Byrne of Triple J summarised the album as "navigat[ing] past relationships, failures and lessons learned, but all through a bright, summery filter".[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Good for You"2:54
2."Head Cold"3:07
3."Skin"3:14
4."Good Grief"3:48
5."Wasted on Me"3:48
6."Booster Seat"4:28
7."Love Me Like I Haven't Changed"3:58
8."Weightless"4:11
9."Straightfaced"3:38
10."Trucks"3:12
11."Hanging"3:24
12."Sunlight"2:08
Total length:41:50

Personnel[]

Spacey Jane

  • Caleb Harper – writing, vocals, guitar (1–12)
  • Ashton le Cornu – guitar (1–12)
  • Kieran Lama – drums (1–12)
  • Peppa Lane – bass guitar, vocals (1–12)

Additional personnel

  • – mixing (1–12)
  • William Bowden – mastering (1–12)

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Weekly chart performance for Sunlight
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 2

Year-end charts[]

2020 year-end chart performance for Sunlight
Chart (2020) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 100

Release history[]

Release history and formats for Sunlight
Region Date Format Catalogue Label Ref.
Various 12 June 2020
Not applicable
[10][11]
Australia CD SPACJ005CD [12]
LP SPACJ005LP [13]
11 June 2021 LP (limited edition box set) SPACJ005BX [14]

References[]

  1. ^ Newstead, Al (26 February 2020). "Spacey Jane announce debut album with new single 'Skin'". Triple J. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Byrne, Declan (13 December 2020). "Spacey Jane tops the 2020 triple j Album Poll". Triple J. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 AIR Awards Winners". Scenstr.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ Wilson, Zanda (20 December 2019). "Spacey Jane ink global deal with AWAL". The Music Network. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ Leeson, Josh (10 June 2020). "Review: Spacey Jane – Sunlight". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Shutler, Ali (18 June 2020). "Spacey Jane – 'Sunlight' review: huge songs at no expense of heartfelt honesty". NME. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Alex (9 August 2021). "Spacey Jane have finished recording their second album". NME Australia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Spacey Jane – Sunlight". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Sunlight by Spacey Jane on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Sunlight – Album by Spacey Jane on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Sunlight". JB Hi-Fi. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Sunlight (Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Sunlight (Limited Deluxe Multi-Colour Vinyl Box Set)". JB Hi-Fi. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

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