''Speakerzoid'' is the second

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by Australian indie rock band

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. The album was released on 7 August 2015 and peaked at number 25 on the

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. Lead singer Sam Hales explains the title comes from his girlfriend misunderstanding a lyric in a song. He said "Someone was playing the

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' and my girlfriend thought she was saying 'Speakerzoid' (when she was saying 'spirit desire'). After a while I just really liked the word." Upon release, Hales told ''

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'' "We've always looked for the opportunity, if you've seen us live, whenever we get the chance, we'll lose our heads a bit and go crazy. With this record, we wanted to create more chances for that, more opportunities for a stage dive or anything like banging your head on guitars! It's a record that we wanted to make so that the live sets would come together as this big thing that, once you left, your brain would be a bit fried." The album was supported by an Australian tour throughout September and October 2015 and the US in October and November 2015.

Critical reception

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gave the album 3 out of 5 called the album "fluttery" saying "this feels like the good album before a truly original, great album." Chelsea Deeley from ''

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'' said "Whether you perceive it as an intelligent array of well-placed, interesting sounds, or a bit of a Jackson Pollack canvas with a few effective flicks;

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can be commended on their motivation to create an experimental indie-rock based record that's definitely worth mulling over." Kim Taylor Bennett from ''

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'' called the album a "louche, psych-toned pop collection" adding "There are some truly splendid moments on here, like the Bowie-meets-Pavement slice of lo-fi-pop 'What Do You Think'."

Critical reception

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References