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Tame Impala Takes On Time In ‘The Slow Rush’

Time is of the essence in Tame Impala's “The Slow Rush,” an album Kevin Parker says embodies how time is constantly in motion, yet also “seemingly standing still.”
Time is of the essence in Tame Impala's fourth studio album, “The Slow Rush." (Photo by Neil Krug/Courtesy of the artist)

Aficionados of Tame Impala, the genre-defying brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker, held their breath for half a decade waiting for his newest album, “The Slow Rush.”

Fans can rest assured that they won’t have to stand by for that long again. Parker, the 34-year-old Australian who records and produces all of Tame Impala’s vocals and instruments, says the next record drop won’t take nearly as long because he already has a “flourish of ideas” waiting to

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