Coincidentally, coming days after Trump told female Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucy to “Quiet, piggy”, Naarm/Melbourne-based musician Romanie has just unveiled her unapologetic single. I Won’t Yell is about the experience of being a woman in a world where female voices are frequently not heard.
Originally raised in Belgium, Romanie moved to Australia in 2019. She has since gone to build a reputation as an adept live performance, having performed around the globe, and has gained acclaim from Australia’s Triple J. I Won’t Yell comes alongside the announcement of Romanie’s new forthcoming album, It’s Not That Funny, which is due for release on 20 February 2026 via Community Music.
I Won’t Yell was born out of a folk song Romanie wrote years ago. With co-production duties performed by Adam Hyde and Tom Stell, the song was transformed into the dynamic and furious piece you hear over a three-day session in Sydney. Describing the experience, Romanie says:
‘We turned this small acoustic song upside down into this powerful statement, keeping basically all the lyrics and giving them a new meaning. The song is about not being heard as a woman: oftentimes we get called “too much” or “too loud” with the result of keeping our emotions to ourselves, or not speaking up about the things that we want to. I Won’t Yell was a fun song to make: letting go of my constant self judgement with the nudge of Tom and Adam, who let me yell in the vocal booth.’
The result is a record that combines dream-pop synths with grungy guitars and thin, acerbic industrial drums. Romanie’s record retains the space for her voice to be heard, however, a response to those times when she has felt silenced, as she deadpans her way through the double standards women are often subjected to.
Pulling together the crisp melodies of post-punk with a dash of The Slits or the 90s Riot Grrrl movement in her vocal performance, Romanie has created something with the feel of early New Order, but arguably more to say. Check it out below: