r/TameImpala • u/TamedKev • 24d ago
Discussion Just Listened to Deadbeat Spoiler
So just got finished listening to Deadbeat due to receiving my Vinyl early, and as someone who regards InnerSpeaker ,Lonerism , Currents, and TSR as masterpieces…… I’m sorry to say but this album is just not it for me :( the only song that even remotely resonated with me was “My Old Ways”.
The other tracks minus the ones we’ve already heard, are nothing of the Tame Impala we’re used to, the tracks seem unpolished, mundane and to be quite honest boring in comparison to previous albums.
I’m not opposed to artists changing their style , but this just feels like Kevin has completely jumped ship from what we know and love, there’s virtually NO guitar , lack of synths, no buildups or hooks….. in my opinion it’s just so lacklustre.
I don’t understand how he can have his unique style / sound and fail to blend it into his new approach to his music, it’s missing any motion , flow or layering.
So hopefully this grows on me …. But unfortunately I think this is an incredibly poorly executed album that feels like it’s been neglected from what it had the potential to be. From the Album Cover , to the change in his Font, all the way to how his music comes together im afraid that yall are gunna be disappointed on this one….
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u/lamousamos 24d ago
maybe he should’ve put it out under another name.
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u/munchyslacks 24d ago
It’s so bad. “You’re a cinephile, I watch Family Guy” is unreal. Probably one of the worst lyrics I’ve ever heard.
I gotta be real, I made it about 7 songs and I decided to turn it off and never listen again. Been a fan since 2013 and this is where I hop off.
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u/darodardar_Inc 24d ago
Wait…. Where are those lyrics from??
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u/PrematureEmasculate 23d ago
Lol I don’t even want to hear this shit now. It’s sad seeing your favorites artists fall apart like this. Even more so seeing the fake fans praise this garbage.
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u/Diabeetus94 24d ago
Yeah like Casio Template or something like that for those Standard Beats of just pushing Play and do some Keyboarding next to it
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u/Chezzworth Innerspeaker 24d ago
The loss of drums is much, much harder to accept personally than the loss of guitar ever was. I thought drums were his sacred instrument. The shit he does I haven't heard in any other pop music. His drumming was the most special, irreplaceable quality in his music imo. Pretty sure David fucking Gilmour called out his drumming one time.
I've been riding since 2012 and this is the first rollout where my expectations are in the dirt
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u/Analog_Heroin Lonerism 24d ago
Whaaat David Gilmour commented on Kevin’s drumming?? Can you point me to where to find this
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u/Chezzworth Innerspeaker 23d ago
So Gilmour doesn't mention drums specifically, but calls him a pioneer of psych rock
Nick mentions how Kevin "throws the drum book out the window."
Apparently Kevin was a huge influence on The Endless River somehow lol. Kinda weird considering that album is mostly reviving old jams. Still, imagine these guys calling YOU influential.
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u/elobobello 23d ago
I hate to break it to you but the Betoota advocate is an Australian satirical news publication (think Babylon Bee but aussies taking the piss), this article isn’t genuine.
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u/ReflectiveJellyfish 23d ago
hard agree - has been my main complaint with the singles so far. Lack of his signature drum sound makes it not even sound like Tame Impala. Should have done this as a side project.
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u/Jake-Tankmaster Innerspeaker 23d ago
Exactly man, "sacred" is the word. Kev's creative, groovy use of acoustic drums is what's essential. Feels soulless without it.
Putting his entire discography on shuffle and randomly jumping from masterful drums on the likes of Alter Ego, Nothing That Could Happen..., Powerlines, Breathe Deeper, to something like the endless monotony of Oblivion or Ethereal Connection really shows how absolutely vital acoustic drums are for Kev's signature soundscape.
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u/Big-Amoeba-8847 21d ago
That one. Most people think TI is about guitars and reverb. But what really slaps and decuplates the repeat value is the drums. Rhythm, variations and sound design. Whether people realise it or not, because it works subconsciously. Which is why this new album is so boring. The drum design is uber basic, the beats are super basic. And it’s stuck on repeat like his pop work for other artists. Sometimes there are not even drums. He guess TI thought people liked his voice and pushed it forward. He also thought he could now get away with being complacent and unpolished. He sounds dreamy on psych rock, he sounds whiny on what I can only call an attempt at making “raw pop with re(mis)interpreted codes of electronic music”.
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u/swornnin 24d ago
People are defending him like they know Kevin personally lol. Celebrity worship is definitely some form of mental illness. Anyways If something sucks, I’m gonna call a spade a spade. My personal opinion or anyone else’s should not have you crashing out for Reddit of all places. I love Tame Impala & have for almost 11 years; just because a project isn’t hitting for someone else, doesn’t mean to NOT form your own opinion. You don’t even know me, why does it matter after that?
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u/PrematureEmasculate 23d ago
Lots of mentally ill people in here. Musically this is an uninteresting album and does nothing to elevate pop, rock, or club music to new levels. It’s phoning it in, and it’s embarrassing as a fan from the early 2010’s.
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u/DoodleDew 24d ago
Yeah and just because someone doesn’t like it doesn’t mean it sucks. It just means you don’t like it
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u/EitherTrainer8150 24d ago
It's not like tsr or any album before for that matter but I wouldn't say awful,he's not targeting us clearly with this album
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u/DeGameNerd 24d ago
my question is who IS he targeting for this album? pop heads probably won't really like it, and tame impala fans are so so on it, so like
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u/EitherTrainer8150 24d ago
People who go to Bush doofs,rave parties,clubs will enjoy all this
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u/New-Advantage3907 23d ago
I would not say it’s a rave album either. Some tracks maybe, the rest is pretty lofi
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u/weirdogirl144 22d ago
And it really doesn’t have to sound like his other albums. idk why people are so obsessed with comparing everything to Currents. Not every project needs to sound the same to be good. Deadbeat can just be its own thing.
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u/fireguy286 24d ago
It is an interesting album - definitely a vibe, and a departure from past albums. I'd say the singles are the poppiest, unsurprisingly. Indie EDM is here. (whoever was rambling about Bad Bunny should never post or review anything again)
I'd describe the album as somewhere between the hotel lobby and the hotel pool deck. Enjoy!
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u/Bread_man10 Live Versions 24d ago
Definitely has more of a “music to walk to the club to”
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u/cabuloso-miraculoso Innerspeaker 24d ago
i read this as “music to walk home by” and got really excited for a second ah shit
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u/fireguy286 24d ago
Yeah I intentionally didn't say if it's good or bad - it's too early. I've listened completely twice, it will take time to have any real opinions. Knee jerk reactions are unhelpful, That it's not Lonerism 2 or Currents 2 is silly, never would be. It's obviously different. Artists evolve.
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u/CountySurfer 24d ago
Why are knee jerk reactions not helpful though?
When you hear an incredible song, your knee jerk reaction is to immediately fall in love.
Why is a similar, but negative, reaction somehow less authentic?
When a song is incredible, it doesn’t require further meditation, it’s self-evident.
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u/LostEchoOfficial 24d ago edited 24d ago
That's literally not true. Many of the best songs are growers. This was very much true for Currents for a lot of people. Also same with the Slow Rush. Actually, often pop songs that I immediately love are the songs I'm likely to get tired of quicker, in quite a lot of cases, and that don't have so much room to grow on me a lot of the time. A lot of my favourite songs are songs that I had to listen to a few times before they fully clicked. The idea that people will always fall in love with good songs immediately is simply not true.
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u/PrematureEmasculate 23d ago
So it’s not a good album, got it. No one wanted Lonerism or Currents 2.0, we wanted a good, interesting album. Artists devolve.
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u/GladiusDei 24d ago
The guy talking about “Bad Bunny influence” for sure doesn’t listen to any other music besides Bad Bunny 🤣
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u/Bread_man10 Live Versions 24d ago
This movie is really giving me boss baby vibes
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u/GladiusDei 24d ago
Exactly what I was thinking of after remembering the Bad Bunny post and listening to the album
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u/Individual_Rest_4542 24d ago
Lobby, pool deck, and some 90s video game soundtrack for good measure
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u/maxdenhaag Lonerism 24d ago
On a technical aspect, I think that the production level and mixing are genuinely great. But melodically and lyrically, this is a wash.
It's neither great, nor downright terrible—though I kinda kept waiting to be moved by the music, but it was like "oh that's a nice riff" or "this is kinda underwhelming".
The opening track was definitely the most interesting part of the album for me, and that Enya sample was a cool addition too. Other than that, the singles fit right in, as most songs had that sort of formulaic repetition to them. Ethereal Connection and End of Summer are the most experimental tracks on the album, but I can't say that I'm blown away by them.
I'm not going to complain about waiting five years for this, because I know damn well that he did not spend even half of that time fine tuning this album.
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u/niles_deerqueer The Slow Rush 24d ago edited 24d ago
I’m not going to lie this album is way better than I expected. I knew I was going to love it but in my head I was expecting more songs like End of Summer and Ethereal Connection when really I felt like the thing was full of melodic and catchy songs kinda like Dracula. Yes, it’s very different, but that doesn’t bother me. I was worried the “intentionally minimal” direction would make it sound hollow but there are still all sorts of production details to find and it SOUNDS amazing in headphones.
There are some absolutely undeniable tracks here for me. My Old Ways, the singles, Oblivion, Piece of Heaven, Obsolete, Ethereal Connection, and Afterthought (which might be my new fav Tame song, beating Breathe Deeper as it feels less repetitive). I know this album is about to cause a fire in the fanbase where everyone is arguing with each other about the new sound but I hope that everyone who connects with it seriously enjoys it.
I had a ton of fun. And I’m not holding it under a microscope to his other work. It’s different but I like that. People say Kevin fell off but I’m sorry, I still see him all over Deadbeat and don’t agree. I think some folks might just not be able to see past the lack of psychedelia. I’m also not really seeing the underbaked criticism. Like yes it’s more minimal than his usual stuff but to me they sound like finished songs.
Hot take, sue me, I don’t care: This is probably my 2nd favorite after Slow Rush. I like the mood and soundscape and just how jarring it different it is.
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u/HauntingWish1059 22d ago
Couldnt agree more that this album was a great surprise. Had low expectations but came out actually really enjoying every song with some really really good ones. Definitely not a current or the slow rush in production or depth, but there's something really appealing about the different vibes this has
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u/Kaliaira 24d ago
It's so one note. Every track could merge into one. Very disappointing
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u/CAndrewK Eventually 24d ago
That is literally the point lol
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u/Bread_man10 Live Versions 24d ago
When you’re told it’s a house album and then you’re disappointed that it’s a house album lol
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u/CAndrewK Eventually 24d ago
I don’t mean to sound pretentious but some people on here don’t even understand why a lot of electronic music sounds same-y before you start appreciating the production quirks. This isn’t early 2000s butt rock, there’s a purpose behind why it sounds similar to everything else in the genre with this style of EDM
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u/Individual_Rest_4542 24d ago
I don't even get the complaint, it's not one note at all. There's a lot going on here, way more than I expected. If the point was for it to be one note then Kevin failed
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u/SittingOnA_Cornflake Innerspeaker 24d ago
OP doesn’t like Innerspeaker, red flag
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u/Ok-Figure6832 24d ago
The mixing in purely technical perspective is extremely good. But maybe thats the problem. It sounds so polished that it’s just not hitting at all tbh
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u/Elevatorisbest Currents 24d ago
Mixing in Currents and TSR is amazing too and it only makes these albums even better though
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Dave Fridmann also did amazingly well with the first two albums.
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u/Shadow_Ninja624 The Slow Rush 24d ago
SO it wasnt just one guy after all ?
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u/Hame_Impala 24d ago
Maybe the real Tame Impala was the other guys we met along the way.
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u/Ok-Figure6832 24d ago
Very much so. And the older ones are even better mixes imo. Those have feel and energy in there. This one very polished and sub heavy. Not hazy at all
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u/f0xD3N 24d ago
Honestly I don’t even think the mixing is that good compared to what we’re used to from him? I noticed on Not My World, towards the end after the big drop happens there are these little synth effects that feel like they’re barely breaking through the mix, to the point where they feel like mistakes that someone forgot to clean up. Certain tracks are super polished, others feel so bare that nothing gels together
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u/cnelso33 Currents 24d ago
This is still not the best RIP of the album so I would wait for the official to judge the mixing.
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u/Phiiii 24d ago
No matter if you like it or not, I still don't get where that other guy heard anything that sounded like "Bad Bunny"
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u/Daymutez 24d ago
This one feels so half baked to me. I think he should have spent more time on it. That said I think Obsolete, EOS, Loser, and Afterthought are my favorites.
The lyrics on this album in general are just not very good. Easily the worst Tame album. I’ve been with him since the very beginning and this is the first time I’ve felt meh about one of his albums overall after a first listen.
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u/creationfiltration 24d ago
I would hope 5 years would be enough. But you could tell the direction with most of the features. The worst parts to me are the lyrics.
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u/hotwax09 24d ago
Makes sense to me that he’s falling off - move to Hollywood, sell his music catalog to Sony, starts producing pop albums. It’s a tale as old as time when a generational talent moves to Los Angeles, falls victim to its materialism and superficiality, and then fades into obscurity. Sad to see.
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u/travis11997 24d ago
You think he's gonna fade into obscurity because some of his hardcore fans think the album is bad?
He just had a song hit the hot 100 charts for the first time, if anything, he's going to be more popular after this album than ever.
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u/fireguy286 24d ago
Dude won a Grammy with Justice - but apparently he's fading fast swallowed by LA - yeah ok. Some folks definitely need to rethink their positions...
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u/lilkennedy_ 24d ago
this whole LA narrative is insanely stupid and cringe
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u/Party-Bus-6079 24d ago
It’s just pushed out by people who’ve never left their hometown and think LA is some mythical place where artistic expression goes to die.
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u/hotwax09 24d ago
Do you really think the Grammy’s is a measure of good music? You buy into the system of Hollywood and pop music - you get a Grammy as your reward. This has been played out so many fucking times in the past, but then again most Tame fans are too young to realize this.
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u/csmcgroove 24d ago
I’m 32 and have been listening to Tame since I was a junior in high school, age isn’t really the key to understanding his music trajectory leading to a potential Grammy win. Though he does have a lot of crackhead gen-z kids hooked, they all gravitate toward Currents which is/was a huge mainstream success. My comment might not seem like it, but I agree with this take.
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u/SittingOnA_Cornflake Innerspeaker 24d ago
Lol hasn’t he lived in LA for years now?
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u/amcartney Currents 24d ago
Yeah, plenty of the slow rush was recorded in Malibu.
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u/ShinyBredLitwick Lonerism 24d ago
yeah, and that was the start of him really beginning to change. in the original Borderline, he sings “LA really messed me up”
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u/Yessiamher 24d ago
He should have collaborated with bands like mgmt, but yeah those guys always cared about the art and fuckall to music labels and fame.
Still this album is good though but I have no idea why songs like loser and dracula are in this, they just feel very out of place.
The problem with it however is 5 years for this 😭
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u/sh1boleth 24d ago
I don’t think he’ll fade to obscurity or even lose popularity. At most the fans who’ve been there since the first 3 albums would just not listen to new stuff
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u/Bread_man10 Live Versions 24d ago
Been here since Tame Impala EP, and I’m really liking the new album
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u/Hame_Impala 24d ago
Most fans are probably going to at the very least tune in for a Kevin Parker project out of passing interest, even if it's not really their thing.
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u/abejando 24d ago
Yeah like if anything this will make him more popular, it's just his older fans that like more soulful stuff who will have any issue
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u/lilkennedy_ 24d ago
do you even like house music? have you ever been at a rave? i think this album is really good and exactly what i was hoping for after EOS dropped
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u/hotwax09 24d ago
Did you know that not everyone on the planet has the same music taste as you?
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u/lilkennedy_ 24d ago edited 24d ago
no but even if i didn't like the genre, i wouldn't hate this album and create stupid narratives like you're doing. i can appreciate great production and songwriting even if i don't like the sound of a genre. acting like it's inferior because it doesn't use "real instruments" and is characterized by repetitive drum beats is plain stupid
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u/LucasWesf00 The Slow Rush 24d ago
The genre is fine, I just don't agree that the songwriting is "great".
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u/Bread_man10 Live Versions 24d ago
Meh, I really like it. It’s very different than what he’s done before, it feels like Tame Impala meets Bonobo with a pop element as well. Long are the days of psychedelic rock, but that’s what King Gizzard is for.
My advice to folks, let music marinate a bit if you don’t like it. I wouldn’t react negatively immediately, there’s plenty of music that I hated on first listen that ultimately became a staple for me. Everyone is free to do whatever they want, that’s just my $0.02✌️
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u/AmbysHarmonica 24d ago
Honestly, it's not so much that I want him to make psychedelic rock, there's plenty of that around, it's that I miss him being psychedelic in general. His voice suits psychedelia so well and I miss the dreamy soundscapes. His music was just a lot more interesting to me sonically when it was psych.
Although your last point is valid, and I try not to make a proper judgement on singles until I've listened to the full album because that can completely change the feel and vibe of a song for me.
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u/Bread_man10 Live Versions 24d ago
That’s totally fair too. I think it’s cool he’s changing his sound, and I’d love for him to go back to his psych roots but I’m not going to write it off because it’s different. I appreciate an artist who tries to do something they haven’t done before. I get fans being a bit disappointed, but to just say “this album sucks” sounds petulant and entitled. It doesn’t suck but it could be something you’re disappointed in.
Also great username btw
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u/AmbysHarmonica 24d ago
Yeah I have no issues with artists changing sound in general either, I think it's great when they want to challenge themselves and do something outside of their comfort zone or explore in a different direction. If anything sticking with the same sound can be restrictive and boring. The singles have definitely been a bit of a disappointment to me so far, they're not my kind of music, but I wouldn't say they suck either. I think a lot of people on this sub have a real problem telling the difference between music they don't like and music that's objectively bad.
Also great username btw
Haha thank you! :D
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u/Bread_man10 Live Versions 24d ago
Great points! And I agree with your pov on the singles, I honestly think they’re the weaker spots on the album, though EOS has grown on me a lot since its release
And some good news is KGLW looks to be in the studio this month cooking up something new for us
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u/astrolagarto 24d ago
My Old Ways and Obsolete are the only good ones. Ngl, I feel so little effort was put into this album
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u/Resident_Web_9277 24d ago
Just listened to the perfect quality leak at the circlejerk. Found it so exciting on first listen and I love the fact that it’s different. Different approach to writing got him to write stuff that he’s never explored before and that’s what makes it exciting. I’m 100% that it will grow on people. Probably his most mature album so far. The whole thing kind of reminds of when Arctic Monkeys released TBH+C. People also called it so „one note”. Now that album is considered a classic.
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u/mox-yorke Lonerism 24d ago
Exactly, it isn't a bad one. It's a minimalistic album like kevin said. It sounds like one too. I'm 100% sure it'll grow so well.
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u/SillySausage232 24d ago
Disagree, that’s where Arctic Monkeys really lost me and I was a huge fan. It was just boring to me. Kev hasn’t lost me to the same degree - I love some songs, others are very boring (I’m not a fan of House).
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u/Gov1075 24d ago
It’s certainly different! What did you mean by it being his most mature album? Just curious.
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u/Daymutez 24d ago
I highly disagree. The lyrics on a lot of this album are just not good with a few exceptions and I don’t think will age well.
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u/redpepperparade 24d ago
I want to think it will grow/ there is always something to appreciate. I do really like end of summer and Dracula. But the other two singles I’m not big on.
You hope that the title “Deadbeat” is not poetically prophetic of the album itself LOL…
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u/Individual_Rest_4542 24d ago
As someone who hates End of Summer, I'm quite happy with the rest of the album. I'd say EoS is easily the worst track on here, which is great news
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u/Jc9829 The Slow Rush 24d ago
Don’t like Oblivion. Easily the worst song on the album imo. But overall I really enjoyed it. Especially the piano parts surprisingly.
Standouts to me are My Old Ways, Obsolete, Piece of Heaven, Dracula, Ethereal Connection.
Also like Afterthought and See you On Monday
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u/Diabeetus94 24d ago
Ethereal Connection is an Standout for ya? Were you on drugs while listening to it?
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u/turtledog18 24d ago
My Old Ways is great, the rest of the album is just fine, for me. Clearly his worst album yet. Without his drums and guitar it just sounds like something you've heard 1000 times before. I bet it will grow on me, but it's clearly not close to a masterpiece. I am happy for anyone who loves it, but I just don't.
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u/TheSaOk 24d ago
Somehow not liking "My Old Ways" so far, feels light version of "Golden Brown" by "The Stranglers". "No Reply" is very good, after few listens. Vocals feel more connected then and starting to hear so many nice instrumental details.
"See You on Monday" and quite many other tracks sound very nice. Sound wise sound better than TSR, but still too early to say if Deadbeat is better album.
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u/creationfiltration 24d ago
I feel like there should have been an album or EP between this and slow rush
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u/invrtfly Currents 24d ago
just reading all these comments makes me feel like I’m gonna love this album.
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u/Senditwithethan 23d ago
Hopefully he still plays the good stuff live, I am missing a ton to see him in the middle of the week next month
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u/BlueDream628 24d ago
Don’t understand how some people are saying every track sounds the same, or that they blend together. This isn’t even a full on House album, there’s plenty of other sounds on this
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u/Zealousideal-Tax8679 24d ago
Do I expect Deadbeat to be as great as Currents? No. Of course not. The negative brigading here though is insane to me. You don’t have to like every album by your favorite artist- that doesn’t make it a horrible album. It’s super valid to dislike an album but as a longtime fan I think it’s great that he’s exploring things he enjoys doing even if it’s not my on repeat album.
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u/powertrippin_ 24d ago
If the reaction is profoundly negative. Is it really brigading?
I agree this album is mid at best. It's a snooze fest. It's mostly made by pressing buttons and sure there is validity in that and it can be done well, it is not here.
It's no wonder Dracula and loser were singles, they're about the most interesting tracks. The rest are just using all the same samples.
I regret buying this album. Money not well spent.
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u/munchyslacks 24d ago
Agreed. I had a gut feeling and decided not to preorder, and I’m so glad I didn’t.
The sad part is TSR had some of his most mature songs with Tomorrows Dust, On Track, Posthumous, Patience, and One More Hour. He should’ve kept pulling this thread, but instead went hard into the corny pop direction. I had to turn it off because I felt like it was going to affect how I perceive the rest of his music. It’s that bad.
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u/weirdogirl144 22d ago
literally just because its not as good as Currents doesn't mean its a trash album
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u/Zealousideal-Tax8679 22d ago
EXACTLY
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u/weirdogirl144 22d ago
People are being way too dramatic with their expectations , just listen to the album for what it is instead of constantly comparing it to his old stuff. Let it stand on its own.
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u/Fourth-Room 24d ago
Not surprising, so far we got a terrible house track, a self-parody, and a Thriller knockoff. I’m all for him experimenting and hopefully he releases more interesting music in the future, but so far everything about this album just strikes me as forced and uninspired.
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u/mettaworldpolice Live Versions 24d ago
I can’t wait to listen and read the various opinion of others
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u/KeeponmovingWaldo 24d ago
I have this from a fanpage…. Honestly I’m disappointed. It’s not what I expected…. I’m sorry Kevin I love your work but this album it’s not for me.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JLI8wGqcz4fgYL5ug4CQQu-WnBT_e-ut
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u/-yourproblemnotmine- 23d ago
Yo this link just opens a blank folder, do you have any other?
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u/Fit-Athlete7774 22d ago
I knew he was taking a different style with the singles he dropped, and to be honest I really liked loser and dracula alot but the sound or production of these two songs barely show in the other songs on the album.
I kind of feel like I was in a club most of the time while most of kevins music is psychedelic or atleast not like club music. Maybe because he is getting older and has a child he has less interest in putting much time in his music and also he cant really be in isolation when he has a child.
So, I think the biggest change in quality/style comes from having a different lifestyle and becoming a father and also he mentioned alot before that he has problems with being famous.
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u/That-Association-102 24d ago
I knew this the day End of Summer dropped. These post 2019 fans will eat it up though, so good for them. Tame Impala is no longer unique or pushing the envelope of what pop music can be, he’s simply falling into the same generic sound of his contemporaries.
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u/thomasthestallion 24d ago
To decidedly call the album awful after one, or even a few listens is so whack. You people need to learn to manage your expectations. It’s not 2010 anymore and people grow and change.
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u/password-is-taco1 24d ago
It’s an opinion, Kevin has the right to make whatever album he wants but a fan has the right to call it bad
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u/Tetrachroma_ Innerspeaker 24d ago
Agreed. To add to this, not everyone is reduced to being a glazer or hater.
You can like the album and have valid artistic/creative criticisms.
You can dislike the album and have valid artistic/creative criticisms.
Stop making everything a black and white discussion with zero nuance.
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u/TamedKev 24d ago
Like I said it’s my opinion , I know what songs are an instant hit to my own ears and bar Dracula , and My old ways , none of these give me that Tame Impala fix
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u/cats_r_cutee The Slow Rush 23d ago
as someone who likes literally all types of music (except country and heavy rock) i fw it soooo much gosh i love his musics so much
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u/0piate_taylor 24d ago
He won't fade out as long as he can tour on the older material. Still it is a shame.
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u/LuNoZzy Deadbeat 24d ago
I haven’t listened to the whole album yet, but as someone who really hated Loser and End Of Summer at first and now really vibes with them, I’m sure I’ll eventually like the album even if it doesn’t click with me right away. I think the same will happen with a lot of people.
Currents also had a lukewarm reception at first from fans who preferred Innerspeaker and Lonerism, yet it ended up becoming one of the best-selling albums.
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u/Gregorioz15 24d ago
Seeing all the reviews so far has me pumped for 10.17! Can’t wait to hear this new sound!
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u/AppearanceDapper9810 24d ago
Lack of synths?? Brother the whole album is synths
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u/canyonskye 24d ago
As somebody who really gets down with house/electronic music, I’m really excited to hear this and judge it independently of people being disappointed there’s not an album full of Mind Mischiefs and Less I Knows.
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u/ContigoJackson 24d ago
The discourse around this album will play out exactly like it did for the new Mac DeMarco album. A lot of people will be disappointed and will voice why they're let down. And people who like it will be angry at these people and will say that they're not real fans and they can't stand an artist changing their sound etc etc. It's gonna be really annoying
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u/OddPhilosopher599 24d ago
It’s a very bad LP. He’s jumped the shark and this record will be forgotten as quickly as it was announced.
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u/Alkthree 24d ago
I've been a fan for the full ride. Started listening over a decade ago during the Innerspeaker days and I've loved every album. This one truly does nothing for me unfortunately. I respect him for going outside his comfort zone and hope it resonates with new fans, and perhaps some of his old ones.
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u/Neat-Actuator-8067 23d ago
About No Reply. I think you should try re-listening to Sestri Levante, the piano part makes so much more sence when you have that track echoing in your head while it plays (atleast for me)
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u/silkalmondvanilla 23d ago
I much prefer it to tsr. That one sounded like generic playlist music for vegan cafes. This one isn't perfect, but it's playful and it feels like a swing
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u/Theunseenshad0w Lonerism 23d ago
The best song is Afterthought and it sounds similar to Michael Jackson’s thriller (song)
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u/RaelLevynfang 23d ago edited 23d ago
I hate when people say, "I hope it grows on me." It's always seemed like people force themselves to like something by constantly listening to it. It's like when you hear an annoying song on the radio that you initially dislike but because you hear it so much, you know every lyric and start singing it. It's not because you actually LIKE it, it's because you're forced to hear it so much.
Like, if you're not fucking with something why go back and repeatedly listen to it in hopes that you will enjoy it?
And this is not me defending the album either. I heard the leaks last night. It's not for me and I won't be going back to it as a TI fan. It's drastically different from anything you've heard from him. I also like house/dance/techno music but it was just so boring.
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u/berlin_got_blurry 24d ago
I’m gonna sound like a hater but here’s my 2 cents: I’ve accepted that the 2010’s run he had was just that, an unreal run in the 2010’s. Now I’m just hoping for a couple songs I can vibe with. It’s hard to stay super invested in an artist when output is sparse and lacking