![]() Lyrically, it’s very introspective and doubtful and even dark - a mood that suits the restless, feverish solitude that produced it. It’s the product of one person working alone for years, questioning himself to a painful degree, obsessively tweaking every last sound.Īnd the themes aren’t very pop either. ![]() ![]() There’s nothing done by committee or even in collaboration with anyone else. And it worked: the album was a huge success and launched Tame Impala, who were already huge, even further into the stratosphere when it dropped in July of 2015.Īnd yet there’s nothing about Currents that remotely feels like a sellout or a compromise. There’s a paradox at the heart of the massive appeal of Tame Impala’s third album: it’s without a doubt a pop album, a conscious effort to make music for the masses, setting aside the guitars and the psychedelic rock of their earlier work for brighter, cleaner sounds influenced by disco, R&B and soft rock. I’ve included a playlist, embedded below. ![]() This essay is adapted from a presentation I gave at our Classic Album Sundays Sydney listening party celebrating Tame Impala’s Currents earlier this month.
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