He intended to release The Slow Rush just before headlining Coachella last April, but he didn't feel like it was ready yet. You could sense that flux in the album rollout: First single "Patience" hinted at a yacht-rock direction but ultimately didn't make the cut; second single "Borderline" was trimmed and beefed up for the LP; and the whole thing was remastered following a November 2019 listening party, where he couldn't stop noticing things he wanted to tweak. Given time, Parker will tinker.
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This "sampled but not" sensibility, along with Parker's constant use of boom-bap-style drums, is one of the ways that Tame Impala makes rock music that feels in conversation with hip-hop. And while Parker employs more acoustic instrumentation here than on Currents, The Slow Rush is also shot through with the effortless pulse of house music—the kind of grooves that dare you not to dance. On the kinetic opener "One More Year," the record's initial beat sneaks up from behind a robot chorus with a tremolo effect and doesn't let up until everyone's had a chance to strut and pose through the bass and conga breakdowns, and Parker's made his little coach's speech ("We got a whole year! 52 weeks! Seven days each...").
This is a decidedly more upbeat Parker. There's another person firmly in the frame with him now, an implied "we" as the newly wed Parker sees the next 50-ish years spread out in front of him—imagining kids, coming to terms with the choices he's made, the whole bit.
The worst you can say for The Slow Rush is that when you offer multipart epics on multipart epics, you're bound to have some sections that feel less crucial by comparison. "Posthumous Forgiveness" and "Tomorrow's Dust" both go on a passage or two longer than they should. The falsetto-led melody that opens early-album victory lap, "Instant Destiny," feels incessant and cloistered until the song opens up a bit, thanks in part to a luxe xylophone break. "Lost in Yesterday" tries to edge up an aggressively beachy vibe with Daft Punk vocals and dub effects, and ends up feeling a little dated; then again, I could see it killing at all those big festivals the band will headline over the next few years.
Parker may want to be a Max Martin type in another facet of his career, but in his own band, he's still the same sonic-maximalist introvert searching for inner peace.
Agree heavily,, Currents slander makes me immediately disregard your opinion , sorryyikes that's by far their worst p4k score yet then
...which sounds right given the songs I've heard. I'll listen later today hopefully there's some bangers on the album hiding
theres some slander on Currents ITT and its disgusting. that album is a modern masterpiece.
Just wanna throw out there that the new TENNIS record dropped also.... definitely hitting that Valentine's Day spot.
And this (Pat of Women's new band)
K as someone who has loved TI since Innerspeaker and dug Currents for what it was (and was happy it propelled him to a level of fame and mainstream success), I'd really like to hear your rare opinion. Haven't heard it yet but it seems as though Currents/newer fans like it, older fans less so. What does it deliver for you that Currents didn't? And how do you like his older works?Currents hater here.
I like it quite a bit. Standouts so far are probably One More Year and On Track for me.
Just wanna throw out there that the new TENNIS record dropped also.... definitely hitting that Valentine's Day spot.
And this (Pat of Women's new band) -- if you want a more spooky Valentine's
as an older fan I like this more than CurrentsK as someone who has loved TI since Innerspeaker and dug Currents for what it was (and was happy it propelled him to a level of fame and mainstream success), I'd really like to hear your rare opinion. Haven't heard it yet but it seems as though Currents/newer fans like it, older fans less so. What does it deliver for you that Currents didn't? And how do you like his older works?
K as someone who has loved TI since Innerspeaker and dug Currents for what it was (and was happy it propelled him to a level of fame and mainstream success), I'd really like to hear your rare opinion. Haven't heard it yet but it seems as though Currents/newer fans like it, older fans less so. What does it deliver for you that Currents didn't? And how do you like his older works?
I don't want to shit all over it because a lot of people really like Currents. It was a different direction that just didn't click with me.K as someone who has loved TI since Innerspeaker and dug Currents for what it was (and was happy it propelled him to a level of fame and mainstream success), I'd really like to hear your rare opinion. Haven't heard it yet but it seems as though Currents/newer fans like it, older fans less so. What does it deliver for you that Currents didn't? And how do you like his older works?
Just wanna throw out there that the new TENNIS record dropped also.... definitely hitting that Valentine's Day spot.
And this (Pat of Women's new band) -- if you want a more spooky Valentine's
Just wanna throw out there that the new TENNIS record dropped also.... definitely hitting that Valentine's Day spot.
yikes this is a mess so far
the vocals on One More Year.. Kevin sis.. keep it
I can see why people here would like it more cuz it's more acoustic and rockist, but this just feels like watered down people pleasing music for festivals. I wish they evolved further into their psych-electronic thing which was a sound they kind of pioneered, instead they run from it trying to please older fans. ends up feeling soulless where Currents felt like breaking ground. I love Lonerism too, btw
I like "It Might Be Time" the most still, along with Patience which didn't make it for whatever reason.
If it calls you, embrace itListened through the record again, man, Kevin is going through some shit lol. Every track is about to incite an existential crisis in me. I'm here for it though.