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Speakerzoid
Studio album by the Jungle Giants
Released	7 August 2015 (2015-08-07)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:14
Label	Amplifire Music
The Jungle Giants chronology
Learn to Exist (2013) Speakerzoid (2015) Quiet Ferocity (2017)
Singles from Speakerzoid
"Every Kind of Way" Released: 10 April 2015 "Kooky Eyes" Released: 19 June 2015 "Creepy Cool" Released: March 2016 "Devil's Play" Released: June 2016

Speakerzoid is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band the Jungle Giants. The album was released on 7 August 2015 and peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Charts.

Lead singer Sam Hales explains the title comes from his girlfriend misunderstanding a lyric in a song. He said "Someone was playing the Sonic Youth song Teenage Riot' 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 The AU Review "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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
News.com.au

Mikey Cahill from news.com.au 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 Music Feeds 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; The Jungle Giants can be commended on their motivation to create an experimental indie-rock based record that's definitely worth mulling over."

Kim Taylor Bennett from Vice 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'."

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

1. "Every Kind of Way – Single by the Jungle Giants". Retrieved 3 July 2019.
2. "Kooky Eyes – Single by the Jungle Giants". Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via iTunes Australia.
3. "The Jungle Giants – Creepy Cool (Official)". 8 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via YouTube.
4. "The Jungle Giants – Devil's Play (Official)". 6 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019 – via YouTube.
5. "Interview: The Jungle Giants' Sam Hales on New Album Speakerzoid". V Music. 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
6. ^ "The AU Interview: Sam Hales Chats Speakerzoid and the Jungle Giants' Preparation to 'Fucking Unleash' on Tour!". The AU Review. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
7. ^ "Listen to The Jungle Giants' Just Strange Enough New LP 'Speakerzoid'". Vice. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
8. ^ "Album Reviews: Nervo, Mac DeMarco, Requiem, The Jungle Giants and The Rubens". news.com.au. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
9. "The Jungle Giants Speakerzoid". Music Feeds. August 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
10. "Australiancharts.com – The Jungle Giants – Speakerzoid". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
11. "Speakerzoid by The Jungle Giants". iTunes Store. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

• 2015 albums
• The Jungle Giants albums