Translated into English, the title of Tame Impala's new album means something like "The Slow Rush." Both the cover art for * The Slow Rush* (released February 14th) and recent statements from its creator, Kevin Parker, contain references that perfectly encapsulate the atmosphere Tame Impala has been creating since their debut album, * Innespeaker* , a decade ago: nostalgia, loneliness, a stalemate, the inexorable passage of time. Life slipping away. And don't reach for the tissues just yet: two weeks after the release of Tame Impala's fourth album, we'll be able to enjoy the debut album from * The Undercover Lovers*. Let's take it one step at a time.
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Tame Impala: a perpetual ode to the time that looks at us while fleeing
The very first line of his previous work, the highly acclaimed Currents (an album that includes the immortal The Less I Know the Better), made it perfectly clear: " Has it really been that long?"
“Many of the songs talk about the passage of time, about seeing your life flash before your eyes, being able to see your life clearly from a certain point. I have been swept away by that notion of the passage of time. There is something very intoxicating about it."
Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) in an interview with The New York Times
If Currents had one good thing going for it , it was that Tame Impala's sound moved away from the constant psychedelic Beatles influence to begin building the pure Impala sound, which is practically the backbone of a genre in itself today.
Currents was a critical and commercial success, and artists like Rihanna took note. The Barbadian singer released a cover of New Person, Same Old Mistakes , which is essentially the same song . Despite the plagiarism , Parker told Rolling Stone that he was very happy about the homage (for which he is credited as a producer).
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First album by The Undercover Dream Lovers also in February
Also this month (February 27th) we'll see the release of The Undercover Dream Lovers' debut album , whose sound seems directly cloned from Tame Impala's, and perhaps a bit more dream pop . A must-listen synth-rock- poppy fantasy.
Kevin Parker and Matt Koenig look alike, even down to their appearance (Koenig's voice is perhaps a bit more feminine). That said, pay close attention to songs like "Rewind," "You Don't Have to Be Lonely," and "A Way Out." We have to admit we're especially excited about what this debut album has to offer, which we at Postposmo will analyze in great detail. It's not every day you stumble upon a gem as little-known as The Undercover Dream Lovers ( barely 1.000 views on YouTube for " You Don't Have to Be Lonely"?! What a joke!). The album title seems like a direct allusion to Tame Impala, a kind of response: " It's All in Your Head."
Third single and advance video of the new Tame Impala album
Back to Tame Impala, let's hear (and see) what he has in store for us in his new job. Kevin Parker commented that he needs to feel like shit to release a new album, and it seems that the time has come.
“Part of the process of starting a new album requires me to feel insignificant in order to want to make music again. I started making music when I was a kid to feel better about myself. The irony is that if I feel like I'm on top of the world, or I feel safe and everything is fine, I don't have that urge to make music anymore."
Tame Impala has released the music video for Lost in Yesterday on YouTube today , the third single after the release of It Might Be Time and Borderline a few weeks ago:
One can't bear so much hijacking of memory. The passage of time watching us from above, dictating the taste and weight of our sorrows. With this new album, we're so sad and melancholic that we're actually happy . I'm really looking forward to hearing the new Tame Impala.