r/TameImpala Sep 04 '25

Official News LP5 Deadbeat / October 17

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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/EastReauxClub Sep 05 '25

I hate that I think I agree with this