LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Why? Serious question; I just listened to Currents and Lonerism back to back, I'm genuinely trying to understand the appeal.
Of those albums, the only tracks I enjoy at all are 'Let It Happen', 'Keep On Lying', 'Elephant' and 'Feels Like We Only Go Backwards'. Obviously those latter two were hits too.
The rest just seems so... Superficial. Kevin Parker is a characterless vocalist, and the songs just seem to meander without a great amount of purpose or verve.
I know that this is just my opinion, and not a popular one, it's just that my disconnect from this artist seems so illogical to me. I'm from Fremantle, my sister used to be KP's neighbour (she adores them), I like music in a similar vein to what they produce... But when I listen to Tame Impala, I'm just bored.
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It's largely the craft. I adore the sound and feel of their records and the songs get stuck in my head like crazy. Parker has some very personal lyrics and I like that he puts himself out there, albeit with some reverb in the way.
There's always something about each of their songs that grabs me and won't let me go and because Parker is skilled at numerous instruments, you never know what it's going to be. The Less I Know the Better has tremendous bass, Mind Mischief has a searing guitar line, Feels Like We're Only Going Backwards has killer drums, it really just depends.
Every one of their records offers something a little different conceptually and had its own unique bent. Innerspeaker is for the guitar lovers, Lonerism is for those that really eat up neo-psychedelia for its aesthetics and feel, and Currents is simply a damn fine pop album. Despite being driven by just one guy, there is an impressive range to their music both instrumentally and emotionally. I would never refer to their music as superficial, not after reading the lyrics and not with hooks like those.
There are a whole lot of reasons to love Tame Impala.