Tag Archive: listen

Interview: Getting to Know Teischa

Introducing 18-year-old Teischa, a Perth-based musician who won the Telstra ‘Road to Discovery’ competition last year and has just released her new single. We asked her to tell us more about herself. Here she is, in… Read More

Premiere: Tom Stephens – What Lies in the Difference

It should be no surprise that we here at somethingyousaid.com love to be first in line when a piece of sonic goodness tumbles in our direction; it’s with this pleasure in tow that… Read More

Music review: Japanese Wallpaper

The latest release from Japanese Wallpaper is a five-track, self-titled debut EP which triumphantly marks the transition the young Aussie has made from bedroom producer to 2015’s hottest electronic artist. 18-year-old Gab Strum,… Read More

Titus Andronicus and their Fatal Flaw

Matt Lengren considers the newest offering from the New Jersey-based punk/indie legends. 1. Titus Andronicus’ 2010 album The Monitor is the best rock album I’ve ever heard; 2. Although it remains to be… Read More

Review: We All Want To, The Haze

The opening moments of The Haze set the pace nicely: “Eileen Afternoon” introduces the album with an irresistible riff, while the song slowly builds to its post-chorus release. It introduces listeners to the fuzz-driven… Read More

Review: The Casual Sexists – World of Noise

The second single from Wrongtom’s Rongorongo label is another off-the-wall selection of crooked-pop featuring transatlantic couple E​d​ and V​arrick Zed aka T​he Casual Sexists. Inspired by a mix of s​ynth­pop, d​ancehall,​ s​ex­-funk ​and… Read More

Album review: Jamie xx – In Colour

In Colour, the surreal debut from Jamie xx, is simply incandescent to the ears. It is animalistic. Rhythmic. Perhaps a kaleidoscopic representation of modern British dance. But most importantly, it establishes Jamie Smith… Read More

Album Review: Max Gowan – Big People

Incoming sensation Max Gowan makes the most of his 18 years of experience on this Earth with his debut longplayer, Big People. His songs shine at the seams with an inexpressible youthfulness, and… Read More

Review: The Weather Station, Loyalty

Toronto-based artist Tamara Lindeman’s third longplayer has just landed. Melissa Barrass checks it out: ‘Loyalty’ kept putting me in and out of sleep. This is not a bad thing at all. It wasn’t from… Read More

Album Review: Surfer Blood – 1000 Palms

Florida’s Surfer Blood rode to our shores with debut Astro Coast in 2010, praised for their Weezer-meets-Morrissey indie-pop. Signed by a major label to release 2013’s Pythons, only for each party to dump… Read More

Album review: Speedy Ortiz, Foil Deer

Adrian Pedić reviews the latest longplayer from the Massachusetts-based four-piece: Speedy Ortiz’ third album, Foil Deer, is to grunge what Tame Impala are to psychedelia. That is, taking inspiration from a well-known and well-worn… Read More

Review: Milk Music helps you connect

So, last month I was invited to see Australia-based brother/sister two-piece Angus & Julia Stone perform in a church in Sydney. The event related to something called Milk Music. At the time, I had no idea what Milk Music… Read More