The Civil Wars – album review
Somethingyousaid.com’s Joe Haddow devotes some serious time to the second longplayer from The Civil Wars: There are few bands that I make time to sit down, with headphones, and listen to the whole… Read More
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Film Review: The Way, Way Back
My memories of being, say, seventeen to thirty-something are like a beautiful, slightly hazy and abridged novella. Conversely, I remember being fourteen with crystal clarity. Awkward. Lazy. Insecure. At best, I would have… Read More
Midnight Juggernauts – Uncanny Valley
Science and technology revolutionise our lives but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. – Arthur M. Schiesinger. Wow. Intense! That quote appears at the end of the Midnight Juggernauts latest filmclip for… Read More
Kite Club’s top five albums
Formed on a 50-acre citrus orchard, Kite Club is the brainchild of Melbourne-based romantic Nicholas Futcher. Kite Club has just released ‘Jupiter Smiling’- the first single off his upcoming debut record ‘Fresh Air For… Read More
Sigur Ros – Kveikur review
Somethingyousaid.com’s Tammy Potakh wraps her ears around the latest longplayer from Sigur Ros: My friend introduced me to these guys two years ago and my first reaction was laughter. Not because I thought… Read More
Brighton Fashion Week – SUSTAIN
Immediately after a 30-something hour journey from Sydney to England I was really looking forward to Brighton Fashion Week’s day two show. The show was aptly named Sustain. I drank my bodyweight in… Read More
Jagwar Ma’s Howlin’ makes you move
The first longplayer from Jagwar Ma has been much anticipated. From popular previous releases The Throw, Man I Need and especially 2011’s Come And Save Me, Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield had a… Read More
Smith Westerns, enjoyable or meh?
Following-up the explosive “Dye It Blonde” was never going to be easy for Chicago’s Smith Westerns. Their sophomore album had the power to bring them to the forefront of indie consciousness. It set… Read More
Neon Neon at Village Underground
Neon Neon is made up of Gruff Rhys of somethingyousaid.com favourites Super Furry Animals and Bryon Hollon (aka Boom Bip). Their first longplayer, Stainless Steel, was a concept album about the life of… Read More
Optimus Primavera Sound makes us pee
Destination Porto. Portugal’s second largest city which, if your not familiar, is famous for port wine and a fucked-up beer-cheese deep-fried sandwich called Franceschina, which has enough different kinds of meat and, consequently,… Read More
Tame Impala with Melody’s Echo Chamber
To say it’s been an enlightened year for Perth band, Tame Impala, would be an understatement. Musically, they’ve crossed an invisible line, managing to channel a sound which has but all been exhausted… Read More
It’s true, The Polyphonic Spree are back
Joe Haddow reviews Yes, It’s True, the eagerly-anticipated longplayer from The Polyphonic Spree: It’s a nice feeling when a band you thought were dead suddenly surface with a new record. This exact feeling has just… Read More