Well, this sure sounds encouraging.

"All I can think now is that it’ll make Lonerism look like amateur hour."

^
From that link. Great job!

Which album?
 

Hello, all. A couple of members recommended Tame Impala on this thread, and I was wondering which album to start with. Thanks.

There's only two albums so far - Innerspeaker (2010) and Lonerism (2012). They're not all that different from each other, so it probably doesn't matter too much which one you listen to first. The main difference between the two is, Innerspeaker is perhaps just a tad more "retro" than Lonerism, as Lonerism has just a tad more synthesizer stuff. But the differences aren't major.

They also have an EP which came out in 2008. It was intended just as a demo not for public consumption, but it's got some good stuff anyway. They also have a single which came out in 2010 (see top of page 7).

Here's two good early songs which didn't make it onto either of their albums. Not sure I've linked these here yet.

This first one is a really fun song!


Really retro sound to this one.

Brand-spanking new: Tame Impala covers a Micheal Jackson song:
https://soundcloud.com/kevinimpala/t...nger-in-moscow

^
Y'know I had never heard that MJ song before. Not a huge MJ fan but this is a pretty good song. TA does a nice job of covering it:
Stranger In Moscow [Album Version] by Michael Jackson on Stranger In Moscow (Single) - Free Music Streaming, Online Music, Videos - Grooveshark

Saw them at Primavera for the first time last year and thought they were pretty good, but I wasn't blown away, but I've gotten more into them since then. They're definitely a grower!

If anyone likes Flaming Lips they did a collaboration with them last year called Children of the Moon. The guitar sound is phenomenal! Worth a listen.

TA

I really dig this band. When I first heard them I coulda sworn it was John Lennon reincarnated! HAH!

I don't know why they get so much press. They are just a rehashed Wolf & Cub as far as I am concerned !

Even Gene Simmons likes Tame Impala!
Gene Simmons Says “Rock Is Finally Dead,” And Pirating Is To Blame « 100.7 WZLX

Though he doesn't seem to like much else these days.

I think "Elephant" is a very cool song, but all of their other stuff is a little bland to me. Anyone else think that Kevin Parker sounds exactly like John Lennon?

Yes! When I first heard them, it felt like I was listening to some unreleased Beatles material from 1967. It's positively eerie.

Why not?

Well, at least we know he's working on his next album (and has been for some time). He just doesn't know when it'll be done.

Q&A: Tame Impala Talk New Album, Music in Ads, ‘Brooklyn Patch’ Rumors

I dig. Caught them at Glastonbury.

he sounds like John Lennon

clean out your earhole.^

...maybe you should clean out both of yours.

New Tame Impala song from their next album!
Tame Impala Share "Let It Happen", Announce Tour | News | Pitchfork

Very different from his previous stuff, much more disco/80's-techno sounding.

Also a big North American tour announced.

It's familiar, but definitely an 80s vibe, no bad thing. I'm digging it.

Having just listened to it a second time, it occurred to me maybe he's trying to compete with Daft Punk? In his own way.

But it's only one song, will have to wait to see what the rest of the album sounds like.

LOL
New Tame Impala track causes website crash | Daily Mail Online

Seems decidedly more pop-oriented and I'm not sure I like that. They already have a very studio polished sound and I worry about this album. Too much electronic stuff going on too, but it's not like they were ever a raw psych band anyway.

Hmmm. According to this
So maybe it's not from the new album?

That said, it makes me wonder if that's the direction the new album might go anyway. I wonder if this was maybe a "leftover" track from recording sessions for the album, and he/they decided to release it as a standalone single?

Anyway we'll find out eventually.

I disagree, I thought Lonerism was no less poppy than this track. Lonerism was totally a pop album as far as the song structures were concerned, except they were pop songs stretched and embellished with psychedelic edge. I don't feel this is really any different in that sense. Definitely a slicker production, but that was entirely expected after the popularity of the previous album, wasn't it?

Must admit, I like the direction he's going. Kevin Parker doing psychedelic synthpop would be mindblowing.

Im with Sidewinder. It seems Kev is hanging out with Mark Ronson too much.

New Tame Impala album coming out later this year will be called Currents. Plus a new song from the album:
Tame Impala Announce New Album Currents, Share "'Cause I'm a Man" | News | Pitchfork

They're using The Bold Arrow of Time in a Bud Lite commercial!

I can't wait for the new album!

I'm really into all their previous material, and after listening to the new tracks, I'm a quite curious about how the new album will be!

Oh, hey, I'm listening to Lonerism right now.

The current issue of Under the Radar has an interview with Kevin Parker, a must-read if you're a Tame Impala fan. He's definitely branching out, the two new songs released for the new album definitely give you a sample of what the rest of the album is like ... though he also said it's his most diverse album yet.

Excerpt:
"All this maturation isn't just a sign of personal maturation; Parker says it's a necessity if he's going to continue to push himself to grow as an artist. He knows he could churn out psych-pop epics for the rest of his life, but he'd be bored and soon his listeners would be, too."

So I guess we can start to expect the unexpected on future albums.

Coachella
 

I can't wait to see what direction the rest of their album is going in. It seems like it will be more electronic music influenced. Also, anyone hear about the Jamie XX/Coachella controversy about playing "let it happen"?

Thanks for that rec, will definitely read.

And yet another song from the upcoming album.

My initial reaction is about the same as my reaction to the other 2 - meh. Not really my thing.

LOL:
I am Kevin Parker from Tame Impala. Ask me Anything! : IAmA

Not a fan of this band at all. Goofle played this in plug, and it just ruins the song man.

How can you diss TI? You are deader to me then usual.

r00d