The Someloves

The Someloves
Background information
Origin	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1986–1990
Labels	Citadel, White Label (Mushroom Records), Half A Cow
Associated acts	The Stems, Lime Spiders, DM3, The Orange Humble Band, Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp
Past members	Dom Mariani Darryl Mather Tony Italiano Robbie Scorer

The Someloves were an alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia which formed in 1986. They were led by Dom Mariani (also a member of The Stems), on guitar and lead vocals; and Darryl Mather (ex-The Lime Spiders) on lead guitar. The group's sole album, Something or Other, appeared in May 1990 and reached the Top 100 on the ARIA Albums Chart. They were noted for their 1980s power-pop underground style. Various personal issues and problems with the idea of touring led to the group disbanding by the end of 1990.

The Someloves were led by Dom Mariani and Darryl Mather each of whom was also in two other Australian garage bands, The Stems and The Lime Spiders. Mariani had met Mather in 1984 when Mather went to Perth to recuperate from what was thought to be leukaemia and saw The Stems playing at the Old Melbourne Hotel.

"Darryl came back stage and introduced himself as ex-Lime Spiders, and we're like, 'Lime Spiders! Wow! He said he really liked the band and that it was the kind of band he'd wanted the Spiders to be" - Dom Mariani

"The first time we met, we must have talked for hours. The Stems didn't have the rock and roll swagger of The Lime Spiders, but Dom had the musicianship" - Darryl Mather

"I think we were closer to the sound that Darryl wanted. He was dissatisfied with the hard rock approach of the Spiders. We had an updated sixties garage sound and image going on. Semi-acoustic guitars and fuzz pedals through Vox amps. Darryl came to see us the following night at the Shenton park. I think he was impressed by our sounds." - Dom Mariani

During The Stems first trip/tour of Sydney in 1985 Mariani and The Stems drummer, Gary Chambers, stayed four months in a house on Terminus Street in Petersham that Darryl shared with Bill Gibson (who had just formed The Eastern Dark). Towards the end of The Stems' Sydney trip, Mariani and Mather found some time for some recording at Alberts. During those four months, Mariani and Mather continued their previous conversations.

"Darryl and I both loved our sixties garage music, and we were passionate about power-pop - if we can use that term. We liked bands like The Easybeats, Raspberries, Badfinger, Big Star. He introduced me to The Real Kids. We talked about maybe doing a single and he had some great song ideas, so we spent a couple of nights working them up."

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