Something for Kate formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 1994. The founding memb… Read Full Bio ↴Something for Kate formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 1994. The founding members of the three-piece band were vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, bass player Julian Carroll (later to be replaced by Stephanie Ashworth) and drummer Clint Hyndman.

After recording a 7-track demo in 1995, the band signed to Murmur Records, a subsidiary of Sony. In 1996, they released the 7-track EP The Answer to Both Your Questions, recorded and mixed by Greg Atkinson of Sydney band Big Heavy Stuff.

In November of 1996, the 3-track single "Dean Martin" was released. Early in 1997, the band released a 5-track EP titled Intermission as they recorded their first album, Elsewhere for Eight Minutes, in New Zealand and mixed and mastered it in New York with U.S. producer Brian Paulson. (Brian had previously produced albums for Wilco, Archers of Loaf, Superchunk and Slint, amongst others.) Something for Kate's first full-length album was released in July of 1997. Bass player Julian Carroll was then replaced by Toby Ralph, who toured with the band for the release of the album.

Four singles were released from Elsewhere for Eight Minutes: "Captain (Million miles an hour)", "Prick", "Working Against Me" and "Roll Credit". Bass player Toby Ralph was replaced by Stephanie Ashworth (of Melbourne outfit Sandpit) in March 1998. The band then wrote their second album, Beautiful Sharks, which was released in April of 1999. Beautiful Sharks was recorded in Melbourne, once again by producer Brian Paulson.

Four singles were released from Beautiful Sharks: "Electricity", "Hallways", "Whatever You Want" and "The Astronaut". When the band went on the road with this album they took on an extra touring musician, Wally Gunn, to play the incidental guitar and keyboard parts.

In 2000, as the band were writing for their third album, Murmur released Q & A With Dean Martin, a re-release of the sold-out first EP and single. Also released in 2000 was Big Screen Television, a video collection of 12 of the band's music videos along with some bonus footage.

In June of 2001, the third album, Echolalia, was released. Produced by the band and Trina Shoemaker (whose other recording credits include Queens of the Stone Age, REM, Whiskeytown and Sheryl Crow), Echolalia was recorded at INXS bass-player Garry Gary Beers' Mangrove studio in the Central Coast of NSW.

Four singles were released from Echolalia: "Monsters", "Three Dimensions", "Twenty Years" and "Say Something". When touring this album, the band took on two touring musicians, Pip Branson (ex Sydney band Sidewinder) and Simon Bourke, again, to play the increasing amount of keyboards and extra guitar parts featured on the album.

In 2002 the band released their first DVD, A Diversion, which is a document of the writing, recording and touring of the Echolalia album.

In 2003 the band recorded and released their fourth album, The Official Fiction. Produced once again by the band and Trina Shoemaker at Mangrove studios, it spawned the singles "Deja Vu", "Song for a Sleepwalker", "Best Weapon" and "Moving Right Along".

After supporting David Bowie on the Australian leg of his Reality Tour, the band toured Europe in 2004, taking in Germany, France, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland and the UK, before returned to Australia to release Phantom Limbs, a double album of the band members' and their fans' favourite b-side tracks from over the years.

On the 30th of June 2006, Something for Kate released their fifth album, Desert Lights. Since then, Something for Kate has released 2 singles, Cigarettes and Suitcases which was released on the 5th of May 2006, just under 2 months before the second EP, Oh Kamikaze which was released on the 1st of September 2006.

Three Dimensions
Something for Kate Lyrics

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You're not the first to think that everything has been thought before
I spoke to an echo and he said "I'm not satisfied I want something more"

'Cause I am bored with three dimensions
I'm in love with three dimensions
And if I listen to the seconds
Reminds me of echolalia

What now, fragments are found
In the mess and in the sound

'Cause I am bored with three dimensions
I'm in love with three dimensions
And if I listen to the seconds
Reminds me of echolalia

You're not the first to think

'Cause I am bored with three dimensions
I'm in love with three dimensions

And if I listen to the seconds
Reminds me of echolalia

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song "Three Dimensions" by Something for Kate express a sense of dissatisfaction with life in the physical world. The opening line, "You're not the first to think that everything has been thought before," suggests that the singer feels like everything has been explored and there's nothing left to discover. The following line, "I spoke to an echo and he said 'I'm not satisfied, I want something more,'" represents the singer's desire to break free from the confines of the physical world and experience something beyond it. The repeated refrain, "I am bored with three dimensions, I'm in love with three dimensions," is a statement of the singer's desire for something more.

The use of the term "echolalia" at the end of each verse has an interesting connotation. It is a condition where a person involuntarily repeats what they hear, whether it makes sense or not. In the context of the song, it represents the idea that the singer is trapped in a pattern of repetitive, meaningless thought, and is longing for something more profound.

Line by Line Meaning

You're not the first to think that everything has been thought before
You're not alone in feeling that all ideas have already been conceived

I spoke to an echo and he said "I'm not satisfied I want something more"
I had a conversation with an echo who expressed a desire for greater fulfillment

'Cause I am bored with three dimensions
I am uninterested with the limitations of our physical reality

I'm in love with three dimensions
However, I am fond of the tangible aspects of this world

And if I listen to the seconds
When I pay close attention to the passing of time

Reminds me of echolalia
It brings to mind the repetition of words or sounds that echo from oneself or others

What now, fragments are found
Amidst the chaos or disarray, incomplete pieces are discovered

In the mess and in the sound
Within the disorder and noise of life

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: CLINT WESLEY HYNDMAN, PAUL ANTHONY DEMPSEY, STEPHANIE ASHWORTH

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