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Cover of Tame Impala’s Currents - 33 1/3 by Alister Newstead.

Alister Newstead

Tame Impala’s Currents - 33 1/3

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

    Tame Impala's psychedelic third album Currents (2015) is emblematic of a cultural shift in music production and consumption in the early days of streaming and a project that cemented its creator, Kevin Parker, as one of Australian music's most unlikely success stories and influential exports.

    Currents marked a conscious shift in sound and attitude for its creator, West Australian polymath Kevin Parker, resisting his role as psych rock savior to embrace soul, disco, funk and his latent pop instincts. The result was Tame Impala's most popular and influential album, transforming them into festival-headlining, internet-famous Gen Z idols and turning the ear of popular acts, from Rihanna and Lady Gaga to Travis Scott and Dua Lipa. Parker's increasingly substantial credits as a collaborative producer and songwriter, with the likes of these artists as well as The Weeknd, Mark Ronson, Justic, Gorillaz and many more, served to enshrine him as a modern architect of pop music.

    Not bad for a shy, shaggy teen who used to lurk in basement Perth venues and play gigs with a towel on his head.

    This book dives deep into Currents, examining its context, creation, content, and lasting impact and importance in the history of Australian popular music. The album's themes of metamorphosis and genre-blurring sound embodied (and possibly encouraged) a wider shift in the 2010s of popular music trends, consumption, and listening habits.

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    Cover of Deadbeat by Tame Impala.

    Tame Impala

    Deadbeat

    Columbia

      Tame Impala’s fifth full-length album, Deadbeat. On it, Parker sculpts a collection of wickedly potent club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, brain-wormy songwriting to date, recasting Tame Impala as a kind of future primitive rave act in the process.

      Deadbeat sounds like the work of an artist with a leveled up mastery and bristles with a revitalized energy for experimentation. 12 songs crafted with a newfound embrace of spontaneity for the renowned perfectionist. How that manifests is a distinct minimalism and crunch to many of the tracks, with a clutch of crucial details, timbres and textures that add an ineffably new dimension to the sound, as well as a richer, more playful vocal range than ever.

      STAFF COMMENTS

      Barry says: I don't think anyone quite expected *this* much electronic influence in something from Kevin Parker's Tame Impala, but here we are with an end result that has all of the beautiful melodies and soaring hooks from his best work, but with a focus firmly rooted in a neon-lit dancefloor.

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      Cover of Lonerism - 10th Anniversary 3LP Edition by Tame Impala.

      Tame Impala

      Lonerism - 10th Anniversary 3LP Edition

      Fiction

        2022 marked the 10th anniversary of Lonerism. To celebrate, Tame Impala present fans with a deluxe 3LP reissue of the album that features previously unreleased demos from the era.

        Recorded in both Western Australia and Paris between 2010 and 2012, Lonerism was Tame Impala’s breakout record. It received critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork and NME and is regarded as one of the best albums of 2012.

        This expanded deluxe edition of the album features the singles ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’ and ‘Elephant’ amongst the original album track list, plus:
        • 2 previously unreleased demos
        • A full side of album demos
        • Deluxe 24-page booklet

        Lonerism’s artwork is by Leif Podhajsky and Kevin Parker, and the album was mixed by Dave Fridmann. Anniversary edition artwork designed by Erin Knutson and Immanuel Yang, with additional photography by Matt Sav and Kevin Parker. 


        TRACK LISTING

        Side A:
        Be Above It
        Endors Toi
        Apocalypse Dreams
        Side B:
        Mind Mischief
        Music To Walk Home By
        Why Won’t They Talk To Me?
        Side C:
        Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
        Keep On Lying
        Elephant
        Side D:
        She Just Won’t Believe Me
        Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control
        Sun’s Coming Up
        Side E:
        Retina Show (Unreleased Demo)
        Sidetracked Soundtrack (Unreleased Demo)
        Side F:
        Assorted Sketches, 2010-2012

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        Cover of The Slow Rush (Deluxe Set) by Tame Impala.

        Tame Impala

        The Slow Rush (Deluxe Set)

        Fiction

          • Lift Off Artwork Box (like Currents Collector’s Edition)
          • Regular Album 2LP w/ new colour (transparent red) & different artwork elements to original press
          • Remix 12" #1 – ‘One More Year (NTS Extended Version)’ // ‘Patience (Maurice Fulton Remix)’ & ‘Patience’ (Original Version)
          • Remix 12" #2 – ‘Is It True (Four Tet Remix’) // ‘Breathe Deeper (Lil Yachty Remix)’ & Borderline (Blood Orange Remix)’
          • 7" – 2 x B-sides
          • Deluxe Booklet
          • The Slow Rush 2050 Calendar`


          TRACK LISTING

          1. The Boat I Row
          2. No Choice
          3. Breathe Deeper (Lil Yachty Remix)
          4. One More Year (NTS Version)
          5. Patience (Maurice Fulton Remix)
          6. Is It True (Four Tet Remix)
          7. Borderline (Blood Orange Remix)
          8. Patience

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          Cover of The Slow Rush by Tame Impala.

          Tame Impala

          The Slow Rush

          Fiction Records

          Tame Impala (Kevin Parker) has officially announced his fourth studio album, The Slow Rush out via Fiction Records. The Slow Rush was recorded between Los Angeles and Parker’s studio in his hometown of Fremantle, Australia. The twelve tracks were recorded, produced and mixed by Parker. The Slow Rush is Parker’s deep dive into the oceans of time, conjuring the feeling of a lifetime in a lightning bolt, of major milestones whizzing by while you’re looking at your phone, it’s a paean to creation and destruction and the unending cycle of life. Parker told the New York Times earlier this year, “A lot of the songs carry this idea of time passing, of seeing your life flash before your eyes, being able to see clearly your life from this point onwards. I’m being swept by this notion of time passing. There’s something really intoxicating about it.” The album cover was created in collaboration with photographer Neil Krug and features a symbol of humanity all but swallowed whole by the surrounding environment, as though in the blink of an eye.

          Tame Impala is Kevin Parker. His last album Currents was released in 2015 earning him a BRIT Award for Best International Group, a second GRAMMY nomination and went platinum in Australia, Gold in the USA, Canada, UK, France, Netherlands and Belgium, and enjoyed word-wide critical acclaim. The New York Times labeled it a "a tour de force" and Pitchfork said, "nearly every proper song on 'Currents' is a revelatory statement of Parker's range and increasing expertise as a producer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist while maintaining the essence of Tame Impala." NPR noted, "[Parker] advocates for constant reinvention... That commitment to evolution helps make Tame Impala an unlikely but worthy candidate for major stardom."


          TRACK LISTING

          CD:
          1. One More Year
          2. Instant Destiny
          3. Borderline
          4. Posthumous Forgiveness
          5. Breathe Deeper
          6. Tomorrow's Dust
          7. On Track
          8. Lost In Yesterday
          9. Is It True
          10. It Might Be Time
          11. Glimmer
          12. One More Hour

          Vinyl:
          LP 1
          Side A
          1. One More Year
          2. Instant Destiny
          3. Borderline
          Side B
          4. Posthumous Forgiveness
          5. Breathe Deeper
          6. Tomorrow's Dust
          LP 2
          Side C
          7. On Track
          8. Lost In Yesterday
          9. Is It True
          Side D
          10. It Might Be Time
          11. Glimmer
          12. One More Hour

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          Cover of Erol Alkan Reworks by Justice / Tame Impala.

          Justice / Tame Impala

          Erol Alkan Reworks

          Phantasy Sound

            Way back when (approx 12 years ago), in those glory days of dingy basements and gaffa taped trainers, a whole new genreration of dancers were taking a journey of musical discovery at the the invitation of one Erol Alkan and his banging clubnight Trash. Electroclash, nu-disco, post-punk, punk-funk, nu rave, techno, there was a fair bit of techno, and indie cuts all rubbed shoulders, pogoed and made out in the middle of the dancefloor, getting totally fucked up as Erol threw them into the blender. This series sees the Phantasy man showcase his ear for a tune and hand for a killer rework with retrospective series of his best reinterpretations.
            Hey, remember "We Are Your Friends"? That Simian cut those French guys turned into the happiest, electro pop winner you'd ever heard. Yeah man, Justice are softies. Oh..wait..no..argghh...what the fuck? This is some heavy shit...yeah...yeah mate...YEAH...this is the new sound!... So went many a conversation when Justice erupted onto the scene in 2006 with the headbanging electro of "Waters Of Nazareth". Not wanted to be shown up by a couple of Frenchies, main man about town Erol snatched the stems and cut the track into a non stop riot of balck metal synths, over-compressed drums and horrorshow organ. Hot shit! Flip the disc and take savour another side of Erol, the mushroom chomping, sunbathing, woodland dwelling psychedelic side which birthed the excellent Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve project. Presumably dressed in some sort of cape, Erol worked his magic on modern-day Aussie nugget "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind", creating a slice of dancefloor psych you'd expect Todd Rundgren to turn out if his fusion cuts were ever any good.

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            Cover of Currents by Tame Impala.

            Tame Impala

            Currents

            Fiction

            Currents was written, recorded, produced and mixed by Kevin Parker in Fremantle, West Australia. Lyrically the record finds Parker in a very different place in 2015 to where he was seven years ago. Transitions in life, relationships, perspectives, mindsets – Currents maps Parker’s evolution through these and finds him a brand new person.

            Musically, Currents sounds like the work of a player on top of his game and having a blast, Parker indulging his whims and unafraid to dive down the rabbit hole after an idea. Again operating as a one man studio band, Parker’s resultant record calls to mind contemporary hip hop production, Thriller, fried 70s funk, the irreverent playground Daft Punk presented on Discovery, swathes of future pop and emotional 80s balladry, all filtered through a thoroughly modern psychedelic third eye. A genre-bending soundscape fuelled equally by curiosity as it is consciousness; it’s an exhilarating new territory for Tame Impala. 

            TRACK LISTING

            1. Let It Happen
            2. Nangs
            3. The Moment
            4. Yes I’m Changing
            5. Eventually
            6. Gossip
            7. The Less I Know The Better
            8. Past Life
            9. Disciples
            10. ‘Cause I’m A Man
            11. Reality In Motion
            12. Love/Paranoia
            13. New Person, Same Old Mistakes

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            Cover of Lonerism by Tame Impala.

            Tame Impala

            Lonerism

            Modular

            Modular is proud to announce that West Australia’s psych warriors Tame Impala will return with their new album 'Lonerism'.

            Again recorded and produced almost entirely by Kevin Parker in studios, planes, hotels and homes around the world, and mixed by the trailblazing Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips / MGMT), 'Lonerism'’s sound is not so much Tame Impala's sound reinvented as completely redrafted and stretched way, way out. It’s a quantum leap forward for the band, the seeds of which were sown shortly after their debut album ‘Innerspeaker’ was mixed.

            Featuring twelve new songs, 'Lonerism'’s most apparent advance is in its synthesizers - there’s swathes of them cutting melancosmic shapes across almost every track. There’s still the searing guitar lines, bouldering drums, free bass and of course Parker’s voice, but now there’s heavily mournful pads and sunshine lead lines from an army of analogue explorers in the mix. This is 60s / 70s psychedelic rock reborn and reinvented for 2012. A future classic!



            TRACK LISTING

            1. Be Above It
            2. Endors Toi
            3. Apocalypse Dreams
            4. Mind Mischief
            5. Music To Walk Home By
            6. Why Won't They Talk To Me?
            7. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
            8. Keep On Lying
            9. Elephant
            10. She Just Won't Believe Me
            11. Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control
            12. Sun's Coming Up

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            Cover of Innerspeaker by Tame Impala.

            Tame Impala

            Innerspeaker

            Modular

            With previous sought-after single releases on Hole In The Sky and Modular, hotly regarded Australian psych-rock outfit Tame Impala finally deliver their debut long player, "Innerspeaker". The album delivers a heady swirling mix of 60s psych influences such as Love, Cream and a general West Coast stoner rock vibe, mixed in with contemporary acts like Animal Collective and Dungen, all underpinned with an infectious melodic and at times quite poppy groove. The guitars are fuzzy and the vocals washed to the back of the mix, giving an overall feeling of being lifted from a "Nuggets" outakes LP.


            TRACK LISTING

            1. It Is Not Meant To Be
            2. Desire Be Desire Go
            3. Alter Ego
            4. Lucidity
            5. Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?
            6. Solitude Is Bliss
            7. Jeremy's Storm
            8. Expectation
            9. The Bold Arrow Of Time
            10. Runway, Houses, City, Clouds
            11. I Don't Really Mind

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