Welcome! Today’s album is titled “Lonerism” by Tame Impala.
If you’ve never heard of Tame Impala they describe themselves on
their website as “psychedelic
hypno-groove melodic rock music”. Flangers and phasers are in full effect to
give the album its’ signature “psychedelic” sound; the atmospheric sounding
environments also help to contribute. The first song, “Be Above It”, marks a
very different direction the band has taken in comparison to their debut album
“InnerSpeaker”. This is because instead of focusing on delayed guitars the band
moves into different territory that includes oscillating synths and more in
your face vocals. The next song, “Endors Toi”, is more reminiscent of their
last album and the drums sound great! The effects on the guitar give the song a
classic Impala feel and the album begins to pull you in. “Feels Like We Only Go
Backwards” is another song to check out due to its hypnotic lyrics and
bassline.
I
chose to share a Tame Impala album today because I wanted the theme this week
to be bands inspired by The Beatles. They have always been an inspiration to me
and I feel as if they must’ve influenced these two artists greatly (Tame Impala
and Father John Misty). It’s interesting to note how different these two
artists are from each other even though they’re inspired by some of the same
talented people before them. Tame Impala will be playing in Chicago for anyone
that is interested on March 6, 2013 at the Vic Theater. Sadly, tickets have
been sold out for quite some time and I won’t be going.
"Be Above It"
You can really hear the Beatles influences in the vocals and guitar. There isn't enough in the low end to keep me satisfied through the whole album.
ReplyDeleteThe Beatles have always influenced me too. Be above it almost reminds me of a crazy Tom Waits/Beatles trip , haha. Cool stuff
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