4. Tame Impala. Lonerism
Perth, Australia is a remote place. At least musically speaking. So when Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) released his debut Innerspeaker it made the rest of the world stand up and listen in. I thought I'd had my fair share of 70s psychedelic rock pop but where Lonerism differs to its predecessor is in its abstract river like quality.
Parker, it must be noted, writes, plays and sings each note on the album. My focus primarily was on the lyrics. With a title like this you'd expect something of a downer but the strange thing is the words of isolation and disconnect fly in the face of the warmth of the repeating synths and twinkling pianos.
At first it's almost disconcerting but the strength of each song is in its indirectness and how at 3/4 minutes in length they never outstay their welcome. Only 'Elephant' flies in the face of what comes around it as the only true single of the bunch.
It's also easy to reference Lennon here. The vocals, the arrangements. But this is meant as a great compliment rather than how we say refer to the Gallagher's songwriting.
All in all, Tame Impala still sounds like Tame Impala. Lovingly nostalgic yet a gem of its time and place.
Recycle this: Endors Toi, Why Won't They Talk to Me?, Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
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