Intriguer and current status (2009–present) Crowded House

nick seymour, barcelona, october 2007.

crowded house began recording follow-up time on earth in april 2009, @ finn s own roundhead studios. album, intriguer, produced jim scott had worked on sun came out neil s 7 worlds collide project. in august 2009, finn travelled los angeles record overdubs @ jim scott s los angeles studio before began mixing tracks. album released in june 2010, in time band s appearance @ west coast blues & roots festival near perth. finn stated album contains some, unexpected twists , turns , songs that, sound nothing ve done before. intriguer topped australian album chart, reached number 3 in new zealand , number 12 in uk.

crowded house undertook extensive world tour in 2010 in support of intriguer. first album band regularly interacted fans via internet on own re-launched website, twitter , facebook. band sold recordings of shows on intriguer tour on usb flash drives , made individual live tracks available free download. band s final concert @ day on green festival in auckland on 27 february 2011.

a new compilation album, very best of crowded house, released in october 2010 celebrate band s 25th anniversary. includes 19 of band s greatest hits , available in box set 25 track dvd of music videos. deluxe digital version, available download only, has 32 tracks including rare 1987 live recording of band s version of hunters & collectors song throw arms around me . no mention of album has been made on band s official website or twitter page, suggests not involved release.

following success of album have way in 2005, second album of cover versions of finn brothers songs (including numerous crowded house songs) released on 12 november 2010. entitled have way, tracks on album performed australasian male artists. in november 2011, there australian tour various artists involved have way , have way projects, including paul dempsey, clare bowditch, seeker lover keeper (sarah blasko, sally seltmann , holly throsby), alexander gow (oh mercy) , lior.

former crowded house drummer peter jones died brain cancer on 18 may 2012 aged 49. statement issued band described him as, warm-hearted, funny , talented man, valuable member of crowded house.

in september 2015, song coming afterglow album, released download , limited edition 7 single raise money charity save children. b-side, anthem , unreleased track recorded in 1995, final vocal added in 2015. money used provide shelter, water, sanitation , hygiene refugees in syria, lebanon , iraq. neil finn said of coming ... song refugees, if @ time thinking immigrants setting off on ships europe america, looking better life families. there such huge scale , urgency current refugee crises barely day goes without crushing image or news account confront us. can t silent more.

in 2016, neil finn mentioned in interview dutch newspaper volkskrant crowded house on hiatus. later year, , seymour announced series of concerts @ sydney opera house mark 20th anniversary of farewell world show (24 nov 1996). band performed 4 shows, 24–27 november 2016. around same time, each of band s 7 studio albums (including rarities collection afterglow) reissued in deluxe 2-cd format bonus tracks including demos, live recordings, alternate mixes, b-sides , outtakes.