{"title":"Tame Impala","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Tame Impala\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTame Impala is the recording project of Australian musician Kevin Parker, born in Sydney on January 20, 1986 and raised in Perth, Western Australia. Parker writes, performs, records, mixes, and produces all Tame Impala material himself in his Fremantle, Western Australia home studio - unprecedented one-man-band approach for a mainstream contemporary rock band. They are widely cited as one of the most important contemporary psychedelic rock acts. Their 2010 debut Innerspeaker established their foundational sound and international audience. Their 2012 follow-up Lonerism expanded their commercial trajectory. Their 2015 album Currents - pivoting toward more synthesizer and electronic production approaches - marked their commercial breakthrough, reaching #4 on the Billboard 200 and launching the international singles The Less I Know the Better and Let It Happen. The band's international audience expanded through the late-2010s and 2020s, with Parker collaboration with Rihanna, Travis Scott, Lady Gaga, Theophilus London, Kali Uchis, and many other international pop and hip hop figures. Their 2020 follow-up The Slow Rush continued their commercial dominance and reached #3 on the Billboard 200. Their foundational influence on contemporary psychedelic rock is widely cited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTame Impala's sound combines psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop, synth-pop, indie rock, dance-pop, alternative rock, and electronic with Parker's distinctive falsetto-leaning vocal delivery, virtuosic one-man-band recording approach (use of vintage analog synthesizers and production approaches), and arrangements drawing on classic 1960s and 1970s psychedelic rock alongside contemporary synth-pop influences. Parker's foundational influence on contemporary psychedelic rock is widely documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInnerspeaker (2010, Modular)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonerism (2012, Modular)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrents (2015, Modular\/Interscope) - Billboard #4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Slow Rush (2020, Modular\/Interscope) - Billboard #3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeadbeat (2025, Modular\/Interscope)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eModular Recordings and Interscope Records pressings of the Tame Impala catalog have been issued in extensive color variant editions and elaborate limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Tame Impala typically start with Currents (2015) or Lonerism (2012). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/psych-garage-vinyl-records\"\u003ePsych \u0026amp; Garage\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tame-impala-currents-cd","title":"Currents CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurrents, Tame Impala's third album, packs Kevin Parker's polished psych-pop into 12 tracks including \"Let It Happen\" and \"The Less I Know the Better.\" CD edition with the original album sequencing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540735897783,"sku":"210000034092","price":13.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/2889564.jpg?v=1781154058"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-slow-rush-cd","title":"Slow Rush CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Slow Rush is Kevin Parker's deep dive into the oceans of time, conjuring the feeling of a lifetime in a lightning bolt, of major milestones whizzing by while you're looking at your phone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540752511159,"sku":"210000033100","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/71b-s-1n5il-sy355-1.jpg?v=1781154134"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-deadbeat-cd","title":"Deadbeat CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eTame Impala’s fifth full-length album, Deadbeat, available on CD. On it, Parker sculpts a collection of wickedly potent club-psych explorations as a vehicle for some of his most direct, brain-wormy songwriting to date\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540759556279,"sku":"210000100704","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4456715-3448293.jpg?v=1781154165"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-innerspeaker-vinyl","title":"Innerspeaker 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble LP, gatefold jacketTame Impala are a rainbow sandstorm of stoned riffage, mindbending melody and blissed out adventurism from the most isolated city in the world who echo the lighter side of Cream, Blue Cheer and Kyuss. This is the band's debut album InnerSpeaker. InnerSpeaker is Tame Impala's chance to paint a far more extensive picture, and sure enough it redrafts the entire Tame Impala world as we knew it into an explosive, cosmic wonderland of ecstatic harmony and perfectly accessible journeys into inner space. Recorded and produced by the band's own Kevin Parker with Death In Vegas's Tim Holmes on the engineer duties, in an enormous mansion with 180-degree views of the Indian Ocean. It was then mixed in upstate New York, by renowned sonic maverick Dave Fridmann (MGMT \/ Flaming Lips). The resulting record unveiled with the single, \"Solitude Is Bliss,\" a joyous summertime romp through fields of honeyed harmony and crispy good times that is just the very tip of the amorphous cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540962193591,"sku":"210000038127","price":32.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/amdu-128-85095-02232013010551-8689.jpg?v=1781154876"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-currents-vinyl","title":"Currents 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eGatefold double LPCurrents is the highly anticipated third full-length from the much loved Australian psychedelic rockers and the follow up to 2012's Lonerism. A top live draw and critical darling, Tame Impala was a smash at Coachella and headlined Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. Accolades for the new songs include Best New Music (Pitchfork) and glowing reviews from Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, Rolling Stone, and more. Currents was written, recorded, performed, and produced by primary member Kevin Parker. For the first time, Parker also mixed the music. After releasing the group's previous record, Lonerism (2012), Parker began work on Currents, largely recording at his home studio in Fremantle. He engrossed himself with writing and recording, and owing to his reputation as a perfectionist, labored over the details of each song, ultimately forcing the release date to be delayed by two months. In contrast to the psychedelic rock sound of the project's prior work, Currents marks a shift to more dance-oriented music, with more emphasis placed on synthesizers than guitars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540962226359,"sku":"210000035415","price":32.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/tempaint-306777-108765-11252015024905-7209.jpg?v=1781154875"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-lonerism-vinyl","title":"Lonerism 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Modern Psychedelic Masterpiece\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541009445047,"sku":"210000087485","price":37.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/loner.jpg?v=1781155065"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-the-slow-rush-vinyl-180g","title":"The Slow Rush 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Slow Rush is the fourth studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala, released on 14 February 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541030383799,"sku":"210000033101","price":39.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/the-slow-rush-tame-impala.jpg?v=1781155150"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-deadbeat-vinyl","title":"Deadbeat 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe record features a \"minimalist and crunch\" sound, a more \"playful vocal range\" than his previous work, and explores themes of self-medication in place of self-care within everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541039362231,"sku":"210000100008","price":41.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4456713-3447962.jpg?v=1781155181"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-lonerism-vinyl-import","title":"Lonerism LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eUK vinyl LP pressing. 2012 sophomore album from the Australian Alt-Rock\/Psych Rock band.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541045063863,"sku":"210000063267","price":42.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/s-l400-20.jpg?v=1781155202"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-deadbeat-clear-vinyl","title":"Deadbeat LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe record features a \"minimalist and crunch\" sound, a more \"playful vocal range\" than his previous work, and explores themes of self-medication in place of self-care within everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541049585847,"sku":"210000100007","price":43.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4456714-3448286.jpg?v=1781155216"},{"product_id":"tame-impala-innerspeaker-vinyl-uk-import","title":"Innerspeaker 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eTame Impala's Innerspeaker, a 2LP UK import, anchors its sound in psych and garage rock with tracks like \"Lucidity\" and \"Solitude Is Bliss\". This substantial vinyl promises a weight you can feel while spinning its content; a debut that cut through the noise, landing a place among Pitchfork's 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far. The moment captures itself, unyielding and immensely striking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785841815735,"sku":"210000090289","price":30.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/2819620.jpg?v=1783046072"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/tame-impala.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}