Artist info
Genre
Electronic, Indie, Pop
band members
Sione Teumohenga
Influences
Arca, Charli XCX, Linkin Park, Perfume Genius, Baths
Website
Bio
Lonelyspeck is the project of Adelaide-based singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist Sione Teumohenga. Freely yet cohesively mixing eclectic styles, their distinctive sonic palette emphasises a morphing, hyperreal sense of space and texture while remaining grounded in a strong pop sensibility.
Meet the Adelaide producer behind the spacious and experimental soundscapes that's turning heads all over the country. Lonelyspeck's got big love for pop music, and says it's a driving force in their songwriting.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I guess it's just where I've naturally ended up from having a lot of different influences and being quite intuitive and open with making music. I listen to a lot of experimental styles of music but I also love pop music and I always want to find ways to use those experimental sounds in a pop framework.
What's your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
I think more than anything I just love sound. It affects me very deeply and feels very natural for me to express myself through it.
What can punters expect from a Lonelyspeck live show?
Probably to chill out and just have a nice emotionally vulnerable time I hope.
What's the best advice you've been given and who was it from?
I learnt from a couple of my teachers in art school to not be afraid of making mistakes or making a mess. And I've learnt from my friends and myself that softness and vulnerability are strength.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Qwerty - Ano Yan
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Hummingbird - Make A Space
You're the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Buoy - Clouds & Rain (Collarbones Remix)
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Allume, Naomi Keyte and Water Bear. It was lovely! Allume and Naomi both made me almost cry, and I unfortunately missed Water Bear but I know she's great.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Adelaide music community that inspire you.
There are a lot... Allume and her other project Hummingbird (with Arthur Miles), Tracy Chen, Strict Face, Sebastian Vivian, PNK FME...
What are your plans for 2017?
I definitely want to play a couple of interstate shows in support of my EP 'Lave', which comes out on March 3. And I'm looking forward to getting straight back into writing new music because I've got a lot of ideas! I'm excited for this year and I want to make the most of everything that happens.
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Review
It's everything and anything. It's more than brilliant, even down to the little details that pop through the song. You and your magic mind are magnificent. Thank you for this.
It's everything and anything. It's more than brilliant, even down to the little details that pop through the song. You and your magic mind are magnificent. Thank you for this.
Review
What a dynamic comeback. It's bursting with colour and electricity and passion and joy and so many other things! It's got that same bubbly feeling as wizz fizz in your mouth and the sensation lasts far longer after it's finished.
What a dynamic comeback. It's bursting with colour and electricity and passion and joy and so many other things! It's got that same bubbly feeling as wizz fizz in your mouth and the sensation lasts far longer after it's finished.
Review
Lonelyspeck doesn't just make music differently, they ~think~ differently. It's music from another dimension and it's wholly authentic to everything we know about Sione: transcending contraints, 100% sincere and tied to pure, self-made art.
Lonelyspeck doesn't just make music differently, they ~think~ differently. It's music from another dimension and it's wholly authentic to everything we know about Sione: transcending contraints, 100% sincere and tied to pure, self-made art.
