Toing and froing to the opening churn of ‘Be Above It’ is like riding a high-speed jet train through the Chinese countryside. Grandiose in its minimalism, such charm is intensified by Erol Alkan’s stunning rework. This is ‘Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind?’ performed live and how we wish it appeared more often on the stage. ‘Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind?’ (2010)Īs Julien Barbagallo dilly dallies with the opening drum fill, Cameron Avery comes over the top with an irresistible bass line. “Eventually, ahhhhhhhhhh.” It was released in 2015 and still, this hook swims through the brain and nestles in the crevices. Like a friend who decides to sit a drug trip out, Parker murmurs “You will never come close to how I feel” and suddenly, the FOMO is real. The tendency of Tame Impala to create titanic intros doesn’t relent on ‘Solitude Is Bliss’, a sneaky pop shrub amongst chaotic trees. It canters along at half-pace, but that’s the unpredictability of Tame Impala at work. Take a ride in the back of a convertible, this track’s taking you to the beach with an honest midsection bridging hypnotic bookends.Īn adored cut from Lonerism, ‘Mind Mischief’ presents a stellar drum loop and magnetic bass line. Positioned supremely at the top of Innerspeaker, ‘It Is Not Meant To Be’ is the quintessential opener. The chug becomes a roar and you have one of the greatest chorus’ in contemporary psychedelia.Īs much as the Tame Impala traditionalist wanted this track pushed right down the end of this list, you can’t deny its charming pop sensibilities. Like a sugar-high kid bouncing his basketball over and over again in your neighbour’s yard, the chug of ‘Elephant’ won’t relent. Three years after Lonerism and eager TI fans received a gift - ‘Let It Happen’ emerged and a new capability of psychedelic music was realised. As Parker’s opening vocals wash away amongst the haze, arguably the band’s most infectious instrumental section introduces itself - ‘who’s that laughing and gossiping in the background?’ Like retreating from a mosh pit, instantly regretting it and then jumping back in, ‘Desire Be Desire Go’ is a live dream with all its hooks and meandering arrangements.Ī minimal wave, ‘Keep On Lying’ separates Lonerism’s two pillars, ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’ and ‘Elephant’, but it is far from rudimentary. Upon stepping out of ‘It Is Not Meant To Be’, your face has already melted by cosmic psychedelia but you can’t help but go again. The recording of Innerspeaker was crucial to the creation of Tame Impala’s identity, a process which would characterise their works going forward.
TAME IMPALA LET IT HAPPEN GUY FULL
The opening chords of ‘Half Full Glass of Wine’ bring back fond memories, it’s the archetype of early Tame Impala staring you right in the face and you can’t deny its importance. As we dissect Tame Impala’s whirlwind ride and the joy it has brought us all, here’s the band’s best tracks ranked from top to bottom. A trip to the stars with a DJ at your side Parker had found his groove with Ableton his next-door neighbour.įor the Perth wunderkinds, the forecast appears more adventurous and technological as the band look for more oddities to embellish their music.
Innerspeaker came in all its buzzsaw beauty, Lonerism confronted us with more pop sensibilities, then came Currents. The six-track release revealed a young outfit at the base of a mountain, not fully aware of their potential and the flood of success that loomed.Īs Kevin Parker refined his understanding of psychedelic rock and its malleability, the Tame Impala beast was propelled. The kings of 21 st century psychedelia, Tame Impala have ridden a tornado to the top since first emerging with their fuzzy debut EP, Tame Impala H.I.T.S 003, in 2008.
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