Crowded House Return With Uplifting Single 'Oh Hi'

Crowded House have revealed a new single, 'Oh Hi'. The rich song, the band's first original music in two years, was influenced by band leader Neil Finn's support for So they canan international non-profit organization focused on building schools in remote areas of Kenya and Tanzania.

“I hope the song comes across without me having to know the story,” Finn said in a statement. “But it's very inspired by these incredible kids and their greatness.”

Crowded House last released new music in 2021 with the studio LP Dreamers are waiting. The band was previously on hiatus, with Finn joining Fleetwood Mac in 2018. But the musician decided to bring Crowded House back in 2021 with his sons Liam and Elroy as official members.

“We don't want to be the same band now,” Finn said Rolling rock. “I like to think that songs can be just as good. Some people will find them not as catchy or classic-sounding, but it's worth remembering that when we delivered our first record to Capitol, nobody said it was going to go straight to the radio. They were like, “I don't know if you have the singles.” Sometimes hits and popular songs aren't obvious until they happen.”

He added of his future plans for Crowded House, “We feel huge potential in the band. We've done these shows and we've grown. We've been wondering about the whole thing. We'd like to get together and have another album next year, hopefully.”