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Spacey Jane

Australian indie pop-rock band from Western Australia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ83601061
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Spacey Jane are an Australian indie rock band formed in Fremantle in 2016. The group consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Caleb Harper, lead guitarist Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu, drummer Kieran Lama and bassist Peppa Lane.

In 2017, the band released their debut extended play, No Way to Treat an Animal, supported by their breakout single "Feeding the Family". Their sound developed from garage to indie rock for their next EP, In the Slight (2018). Spacey Jane's debut album, Sunlight, was released in 2020 and peaked at number two on the ARIA Charts. It includes "Booster Seat", which won the ARIA Award for Song of the Year and placed number two in the 2020 Triple J Hottest 100; it has become the band's signature song, achieving 7× platinum certification.

The band released their second album, Here Comes Everybody, in 2022, supported by the successful singles "Lots of Nothing" and "Hardlight", and six placements in the 2022 Hottest 100. In May 2025, they released their third album, If That Makes Sense. In June 2026, they released the EP Exit Wounds.

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2016–2018: Formation and early releases

Singer and guitarist Caleb Harper and drummer Kieran Lama met at high school in Geraldton, Western Australia.

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