TAME IMPALA
Feb 04, 2020
2 minutes
JOE BANKS
Aussie poptician returns with more Utopian beats and euphoric futurism.
After two albums of well-received retro psychedelia, Tame Impala – essentially the solo project of Australian wunderkind Kevin Parker – made what for many fans felt like a pretty radical change in, an album that embraced modern R&B-infused pop with gusto. Out went the trippy guitar riffs and Beatles-esque arrangements, in came thumping beats and a euphoric electro-funk vibe. Slowly but surely, Tame Impala has become a global music phenomenon, one that, judging by even a casual perusal of comments on YouTube, has connected deeply with a generation of young people seeking something meaningful in a troubled world.
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