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New Tame Impala album The Slow Rush out Feb 14th. New single out now.
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8.0 on Pitchfork:
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They even call out the yacht rock sound, like I just did. I swear I hadn't read this yet!
Tame Impala: The Slow Rush
On his fourth album, Kevin Parker takes a breath and eases into a smoother psychedelic sound. Even without the adrenaline-filled highs, the compositions are as rich and thoughtful as ever.
They even call out the yacht rock sound, like I just did. I swear I hadn't read this yet!
yikes 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.
...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.
Hearing the singles I figured this album would be a step away from the psychedelic themes, and a step closer to pop-ish music, which I guess makes sense as Tame Impala became mainstream a few years after Currents was out.
The album is definitely good, but I still think Tame is at its best when mixing rock & psychedelia.
Oh well, I'm gonna give it a few more good listens and it might click better.
The album is definitely good, but I still think Tame is at its best when mixing rock & psychedelia.
Oh well, I'm gonna give it a few more good listens and it might click better.
reading the thoughts of you die hard Tame fans is fascinating as I'm new to homie, and am working my way though his albums backwards lol
i've listened to The Slow Rush twice already and am now finishing Currents (i work third shift and we're not busy tonight).
on first blush The Slow Rush is a much better album but both are very excellent. This song "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" is an all-timer holy shit. Same for "Eventually" and "Past Life".
i've listened to The Slow Rush twice already and am now finishing Currents (i work third shift and we're not busy tonight).
on first blush The Slow Rush is a much better album but both are very excellent. This song "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" is an all-timer holy shit. Same for "Eventually" and "Past Life".
Agree heavily,, Currents slander makes me immediately disregard your opinion , sorry
On Track is my favorite not including the singles.
Posthumous Forgiveness gives be the weekend vibes
Posthumous Forgiveness gives be the weekend vibes
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One more year is so damn good, honestly it's one of my favorite tame tracks already. Honestly I wish the album went further in this direction and a little bit more experimental/electronic.
I don't think the highs are as high as currents but it's more consistent all round. Gotta give it a few more listens to come to grips with it properly. I have to admit I think the falsetto vocals are a bit grating at times.
I don't think the highs are as high as currents but it's more consistent all round. Gotta give it a few more listens to come to grips with it properly. I have to admit I think the falsetto vocals are a bit grating at times.
Didn't do much for me tbh. I have The Men for classic inflected rock and Caribou for my hip-hop indebted psych pop. It's fine but a little vanilla and way too long.
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
And this (Pat of Women's new band) -- if you want a more spooky Valentine's
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Not sure how I feel about this "Borderline" rework, I like how buried Kevin's vocals were on the original single and I miss the whining synth on the "Will I be known and loved?" bit.
Saving my first listen until Saturday when my wife and kid will be out of town and I can crank it on my stereo. Really looking forward to it!
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?
So happy someone mentioned Tennis, was thinking about making a thread for Swimmer. Anyway. Great day for music
Loved Innerspeaker, didn't like Lonerism, adored Currents and think this is really great, coming from someone who's been into them for a long time
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.
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.
I like Lost in Yesterday but most everything else sounds like something he could bang out in an afternoon.
for me, Lonerism was his best album... good mix of experimenting with great songwriting. Currents onwards I didn't mind the shift into more synths/keyboards but the songwriting has become so simple compared to Innerspeaker/Lonerism.
for me, Lonerism was his best album... good mix of experimenting with great songwriting. Currents onwards I didn't mind the shift into more synths/keyboards but the songwriting has become so simple compared to Innerspeaker/Lonerism.
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.
This to me sounds more like what I would've expected a follow-up to Lonerism to sound like. Something a little more rooted in psychedelic rock (which is what I came to TI for in the first place.)
My favorite album of his is Lonerism with Innerspeaker being a close second.
Gonna light up later and listen to this. Loved their EP, Innerspeaker and Lonerism. Didn't like Currents much at first but it grew on me even if it is my least favorite.
Interested in how I feel about this one. Also as someone who has depression and social anxiety I still find a lot of Kevin's lyrics kinda cringey.
Interested in how I feel about this one. Also as someone who has depression and social anxiety I still find a lot of Kevin's lyrics kinda cringey.
99 my thoughts, especially the bolded. I wouldn't call it a mess but I do not inhabit the same universe as some people ITT who put this above a Currents.
