I'm Talking

An ephemeral Australian dance-pop group firmly rooted in post-disco R&B, I'm Talking nonetheless covered a lot of stylistic ground from their 1983 formation through their 1987 split. Saxophonist Ian Cox, guitarist Robert Goodge, and bassist Barbara Hogarth started the band following the breakup of Essendon Airport. Rather than continue playing unorthodox punk-funk that would have been at home on hip underground labels such as ZE and 99, the trio opted to go in a comparatively commercial direction with the addition of keyboardist Stephen Charlesworth, drummer Cameron Newman, an...