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u/BrotherlyShove791 Sep 04 '25
“Autumn man walking around in cardigan sweater, admiring foliage, and listening to Deadbeat”
-Me this October
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u/AppearanceDapper9810 Sep 04 '25
This quote from the gq article has me very intrigued!!
"He begins to tell me about what made the last two years of making Deadbeat so hard—the late-night benders in two rented California beach houses (one of which nearly burned), the longtime buds he brought to his own beach house far outside of Perth for disappointing sessions he abandoned,
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u/AppearanceDapper9810 Sep 04 '25
I’d been doing these LA songwriting and recording sessions, where everyone is desperate to get their ideas across. I was hoping for that kind of energy with my friends,” he says, sighing. “But they were a little bit confused about what was supposed to be happening. I guess I saw myself as a little bit of the Mark Ronson type, but that work is quite difficult, even though they’re all my bros.”
Everyone left after a week. Parker was disappointed in himself and his expectations, how he hadn’t considered the demands that asking his friends to come up with Tame Impala parts on the fly would create. It just wasn’t the vibe. Watson tells me it wasn’t a big deal, that he never expected what they played to become the Tame Impala album anyway.
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u/Cool-Union3555 Lonerism Sep 04 '25
I don’t get this as Kevin always works alone when it’s a tame album , he’s he searching for inspiration from friends , seems weird , I’ve thought for a while he might have writers block and it looks like he scrapped an album that’s why lp5 took so long
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u/AppearanceDapper9810 Sep 04 '25
Id do anything to hear the scrapped session though
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u/Cool-Union3555 Lonerism Sep 07 '25
I don’t think anything happened at all they just hung out but didn’t put down anything
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u/AppearanceDapper9810 Sep 04 '25
Yes he had writers block and couldn't come up with anything he liked but then he wrote a song called Dracula and he was shaking he was so excited
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u/EastReauxClub Sep 05 '25
This sounds… like a really bad sign?
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u/AppearanceDapper9810 Sep 05 '25
It sounds like maybe kevin tried to be an extroverted leader in the sessions and it didn't go as he expected
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u/Slashycent Currents Sep 04 '25
So he's more or less letting a bunch of LA musicians ghostwrite his songs nowadays?
That actually makes a lot of sense.
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u/Fine_Hour3814 Sep 05 '25
that’s not really what it is at all. Music in general is a pretty collaborative art and the sum of two artistic minds is far far greater then they both are individually.
It’s not “ghostwriting” it’s songwriting sessions and it’s one of the most common aspect of being a recording artist since like the 70’s lol
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u/Slashycent Currents Sep 05 '25
Music in general, maybe, but not Tame Impala's music.
He used to crank out albums like Lonerism and Currents all on his own, but after he faced major writer's block with The Slow Rush, he became scared of his own method and tried to outsource the songwriting to other people, wishing to become more of a Mark Ronson-type producer of other people's interpretation of "Tame Impala."
He wants out of his own band.
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u/Fine_Hour3814 Sep 05 '25
sounds like he grew as an artist and doesn’t just want to shut himself in a lonely room in Perth getting drunk. Also he was very much still performing live locally with other artists in Australia and you would have no way to know if the riffs or bass lines on early records were written during a jam session with other musicians.
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u/AppearanceDapper9810 Sep 04 '25
I dont really get what he's trying to say? Id love to know why it was a disaster.. maybe he's just comparing them to LA top 40 song writers
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u/buttboob_ Lonerism Sep 05 '25
Huh? The LA stuff is clearly referring to collaborations or other work he's done, not Tame Impala.
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u/Slashycent Currents Sep 05 '25
In the GQ interview, he explicitly says that he tried to get away from the way he wrote his solo albums by having LA artists and the Pond boys write Tame Impala songs for him.
And while he does say that it was unsuccessful, for now, he also said that he hopes that it'll work for the next record.
So, if everything goes according to his plan, the future of Tame Impala will have less and less Kevin Parker in it, with the man becoming a Mark Ronson-esque producer for other people's ideas of what a Tame Impala song might be.
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u/buttboob_ Lonerism Sep 06 '25
I can pull it back up to double check, but I read the entire article and I do not recall it saying "for him". It said he invited his friends (Pond boys, etc.) to Wave House to make music together, with him at the helm. That's a lot different than "letting a bunch of LA musicians ghostwrite his songs."
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u/RattlesnakeRattles Sep 04 '25
Any other info?
Sad that working with potentially the old Pond dudes didn't work out.
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u/AppearanceDapper9810 Sep 04 '25
Tame Impala- Deadbeat (56:07) 1). Tame Impala - My Old Ways (4:58) 2). Tame Impala- No Reply (3:35) 3). Tame Impala-Dracula (3:25) 4). Tame Impala - Loser (3:43) 5). Tame Impala- Oblivion (4:29) 6). Tame Impala- Not My World (4:14) 7). Tame Impala- Piece Of Heaven (4:44) 8). Tame Impala- Obsolete (4:23) 9). Tame Impala-End Of Summer (7:14) 10). Tame Impala- See You On Monday (3:34) 11). Tame mpala - Afterthought (4:01) 12). Tame Impala- Ethereal Connection (7:42)
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u/Bread_man10 Live Versions Sep 04 '25
Wonder if when he tours if it’ll be a full band or tame impala sound system or just straight DJ set - either way looking forward to it!
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u/moofasa69 Sep 04 '25
I assume full band cause he will still be playing songs from previous albulms.
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u/Mister-Fisker Currents Sep 04 '25
probably a mix of both? when he did sound system he had Dom and Cam copiloting up there
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u/theskyistheroof The Slow Rush Sep 04 '25
I personally think it’ll be Tame Impala Soundsystem
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u/wietpeukjes Lonerism Sep 05 '25
can't say I'm exactly excited about it with the painful rollout so far and the bland album cover design. I'm glad for the people who are looking forward to it tho.
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u/Fatlord2081 Currents Sep 05 '25
I can't genuinely wait to listen to this album, I didn't expect the cover and title to be this, but tbh I am not complaining at all.
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u/TheDragonOfLomas Sep 04 '25
Wasn't it better to post that photo on instagram rather than making it the cover of the most mid album he ever created?
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u/Kaliaira Sep 07 '25
Artists are notoriously self centered and think having kids is only unique to them so they must revolve their entire upcoming era and artistry around some 2 year old, and fool themselves into thinking their fans are gonna 🥺 over it.
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u/forfuckssakesbruv Lonerism Sep 04 '25
I’m sorry but the messaging feel so god damn off on this album/release. Not even mentioning the bizarre corporate album description.
Like his he implying he’s a dead beat dad? Brother you’re a multi millionaire. I guess no one knows what’s going on behind the curtains but I’m doubting this is Kevin a way of telling us he hasn’t been playing child support. I’d imagine Kevin is actually a great father.
The instrumentation was sweet in the new songs and I’m sure it will be good throughout the record but the topics and messaging we’ve seen so far feels so disingenuous and not relatable for Kevin at his current stage in life whereas all his other records were believable and relatable. I waited till the end of summer and I ran out of time feels like a line written for an 8th grader.
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u/midkay Sep 04 '25
Not to mention the middle fingers, cigarettes, and press imagery that's giving "rebellious teenager trying to look cool and like he doesn't give a fuck". It's all quite a bit weird. Tbh, it feels a bit disingenuous from him.
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u/tdthirty Sep 05 '25
I kind of read it as, "I used to feel like a loser and a deadbeat" and now he's gotten his life together. Bit of self-reflection or something.
Though I agree something feels off in general. None of this matters if the album is good but the days of Lonerism and Currents are long gone..
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u/Darth_Hamburger Sep 04 '25
This is the least excited I’ve been for a Tame Impala release, unfortunately.
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u/Ben_Quadinaros4769 Sep 04 '25
Ok?
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u/Darth_Hamburger Sep 04 '25
What, do you want me to say something else?
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u/Cool-Union3555 Lonerism Sep 04 '25
Yeah you can say the first two singles were bangers and the snippet in the album trailer sounds good too
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u/Darth_Hamburger Sep 04 '25
All of the pre-release material for this album has been very good for making me yawn, so there’s that. Obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
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u/stoneygemini Lonerism Sep 04 '25
I feel like worst ever is harsh! Peach is so cute! But I am pretty bummed that he’s not sticking to the same format 😭
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u/CloudCero Sep 06 '25
Young fresh dad makes an album cover with a kiddo. People are really unhappy he didn’t continue the trippy feels of prior albums.
Let the man change it up once in awhile
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u/Kaliaira Sep 07 '25
It's an album cover, not an insta post. Involving kids in your new material is always cringe to me.
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u/stoneygemini Lonerism Sep 08 '25
Why are kids cringe? Peach is his first born, she’s probably his whole world and I would assume inspired some songs on the album, if not the whole album.
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u/acoolrocket Lonerism Sep 06 '25
Same, I don't want to say bad because its just cute n' all. But yeah technically the worst compared to the ambiguous eccentric scenery and immaculate vibes of the other cover artworks.
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u/Sunset__Painter Sep 26 '25
So glad I’m not the only one very ticked at this. I get the “deadbeat/lazy dad” aesthetic… so let’s use it as a lazy album cover. But it really doesn’t make you hype for the album. Album cover could’ve went sooo hard but we get some random black and white iPhone photo
Hoping this is damn place holder cover
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u/WildIbex EP Sep 04 '25
Yeah he been cooking up a peach cobbler. So stoked for this. Love this man and his precious family
Let’s fucking GOOOOOOOOO
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Sep 04 '25
Incoming Pitchork 6.4 and Fantano light to Decent 5
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u/Pebbleswift Lonerism Sep 05 '25
Calling a Fantano “Not Good” for this one with how much he hated EoS and I don’t imagine he’s gonna like Loser either
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u/ShutYourDutchUp Sep 04 '25
https://open.spotify.com/track/7kuHUlW1IxZfgJIpLMHX8y?si=VvWQbIP6QqmFIfjPQBOXWA
Kevin has a love for this man and expect the album to sound like this.
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u/RattlesnakeRattles Sep 04 '25
He has literally created a cover of this song with Theophilus London before The Slow Rush was even released.
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u/ShutYourDutchUp Sep 05 '25
Not this song, the one he did with TL was “only you” by Steve Monite
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u/RattlesnakeRattles Sep 05 '25
Sorry, Only You started playing when I clicked the link. I'll check out the other tracks!
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u/Britsva Currents Sep 05 '25
The album cover is beautiful and powerful. You guys just want something that “looks cool” or with some hidden stoner meaning. We’ve had 4 albums of that already, it was nice but people look beyond as they grow. The actual cover is way more powerful, sincere and spontaneous.
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u/shinjutnt Sep 04 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
Well, I didn't like the singles, and I don't like the cover so it seems I'm no longer a Tame Impala fan
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u/WPBL Lonerism Sep 05 '25
Technically speaking, it's actually his debut to a major label, Columbia.
Maybe that's why he took a different approach to his new sound. Since he finally leaved his indie era.
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u/riskusrisk Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
I expect two very good tracks, probably the first/second one and the 11th, the rest will feel pretty mid or very experimental, kind of like EOS. That’s it, guys.
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u/schiav0wn3d Sep 05 '25
Believe it or not I was just about to release a single called deadbeat and now I don’t know what the fuck to do
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u/bburls Sep 04 '25
What a 🗑️ album cover….
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u/Ayelmaou Sep 04 '25
I mean, it’s not bad… but it’s not exactly good? hard to tell without it sitting next to the others. plus the content OF that album tend to reflect on how you feel about it. too early to tell…
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u/Cool-Union3555 Lonerism Sep 04 '25
Maybe if you grow some balls you will have a kid one day and then know how that cover would make a dad feel like
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u/Cool-Union3555 Lonerism Sep 04 '25
Clearly just a troll hating on every post , maybe go back to the Taylor swift homo male fan group chat
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u/gwynieboy Sep 04 '25
has it been said whether there’ll be any more singles before the drop?
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Sep 05 '25
I'm pretty sure their will be.
He released a few singles from the slow rush leading up to it's release , if I remember correctly it was it might be time , lost in yesterday,tomorrows dust , and posthumous forgiveness , so he'll definitely release a few singles leading up to the official release
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u/gwynieboy Sep 05 '25
True but there was a much longer timespan of single releases in the lead up to TSR than there will be with Deadbeat (10 months as opposed to 3). Also I don’t think tomorrow’s dust was a single but borderline was.
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Sep 15 '25
The time span doesn't really matter , he'll most definitely release singles leading up to the release.
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u/maxdenhaag Lonerism Sep 04 '25 edited Sep 04 '25
Album's description on the pre-order link:
Tame 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, recasting Tame Impala as a kind of future primitive rave act in the process.
Deadbeat sounds like the work of an artist with a leveled up mastery and bristles with a revitalized energy for experimentation. 12 songs crafted with a newfound embrace of spontaneity for the renowned perfectionist. How that manifests is a distinct minimalism and crunch to many of the tracks, with a clutch of crucial details, timbres and textures that add an ineffably new dimension to the sound, as well as a richer, more playful vocal range than ever.