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Innerspeaker
''Innerspeaker'' is the debut studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala. Recorded at a remote beach shack in Western Australia during the winter of 2009, the album was released on 21 May 2010 by Modular Recordings. ''Innerspeaker'' was acclaimed by critics for its reminiscence of 1960s psychedelic rock. The album peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in the country. At the J Awards of 2010, the album won Australian Album of the Year. It was recognized as the 83rd Best Album of the Decade So Far by ''Pitchfork'' in August 2014. In March 2021, a 4xLP reissue of the album was released to celebrate the album's 10th anniversary. Background Tame Impala had previously released their self-titled EP in 2008 and single "Sundown Syndrome" in 2009. In the lead-up to the release of ''Innerspeaker'', four small video snippets were released through their YouTube channel, showing them practicing the songs, "The Bold Arrow of Time", "Island Walking" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonerism
''Lonerism'' is the second studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala, released on 5 October 2012 by Modular Recordings. Like the band's debut studio album, ''Innerspeaker'' (2010), ''Lonerism'' was written, recorded, performed, and produced by Kevin Parker, with live member Jay Watson contributing on two tracks. Recorded mostly in Perth, Australia, and Paris, France, ''Lonerism'' builds on the psychedelic sound of its predecessor and features fewer guitars and more synthesisers and samples. Parker attempted to incorporate his love for pop music into his songwriting for the record through catchier melodies. Many tracks feature ambient sounds recorded by Parker with a dictaphone. The album's theme of isolation is reflected in the album cover, featuring an image of a fenced-off Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. ''Lonerism'' received critical acclaim, and many critics ranked it among the best albums of 2012. It reached number four on the charts in Australia, number 14 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tame Impala
Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parker (guitar, vocals), Dominic Simper (guitar, synthesiser), Jay Watson (synthesiser, vocals, guitar), Cam Avery (bass guitar, vocals), and Julien Barbagallo (drums, vocals). The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, sharing members and collaborators, including Nick Allbrook, formerly a live member of Tame Impala. Originally signed to Modular Recordings, Tame Impala is now signed to Interscope Records in the United States and Fiction Records in the UK. Parker originally conceived the project in Perth in 2007. After a series of singles and EPs, Tame Impala's debut studio album, ''Innerspeaker'', was released in 2010; it was certified gold in Australia and well received by critics. Parker's 2012 follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Parker (musician)
Kevin Richard Parker (born 20 January 1986) is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, best known for his musical project Tame Impala, for which he writes, performs, records, and produces the music. Parker has released four Tame Impala albums: ''Innerspeaker'' (2010), ''Lonerism'' (2012), ''Currents'' (2015), and ''The Slow Rush'' (2020). He has won 13 ARIA Music Awards, two APRA Awards, and a Brit Award, and has received four Grammy Award nominations. In addition to his work for Tame Impala, Parker was the drummer of Pond from 2009 until 2011. He produced the band's studio albums ''Beard, Wives, Denim'' (2012), ''Hobo Rocket'' (2013), '' Man, It Feels Like Space Again'' (2015), '' The Weather'' (2017), and ''Tasmania'' (2019). As a producer, Parker has collaborated with artists such as Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Gorillaz, Travis Scott, Melody's Echo Chamber, and the Flaming Lips. Early life and career beginnings Parker was born in Sydney, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?
"Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" is a song by the Australian band Tame Impala, released as a single in 2011. It was recorded during the sessions for the ''Innerspeaker'' album in 2009, and released as the fourth single from that album. The single features artwork from Australian artist Leif Podhajsky, who also created the artwork for ''Innerspeaker'' and the follow-up ''Lonerism''. Composition "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" was written by Kevin Parker in the key of F major in a 4/4 time signature. It is based around four repeating barre chords of A minor, B-flat major, E minor and F major, played on electric guitar, to create a trance-like, hypnotic and spacious atmosphere, while the bass is played rhythmically to fill in the guitar spaces. It starts with three hi-hat hits on the drums, which was included by Parker as a tribute to the Outkast song Hey Ya! which starts with an uncommon three upbeats, rather than the more common four upbeats. Before the verse start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucidity (song)
"Lucidity" is a song by Tame Impala, released as a single in 2010. It was recorded during the sessions for the ''Innerspeaker'' album in 2009, and released as the second single from that album. The single features artwork from Australian artist Leif Podhajsky, who also created the artwork for ''Innerspeaker'' and the follow-up ''Lonerism''. "Lucidity" came in at number 74 in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2010. Composition "Lucidity" was written by Kevin Parker in the key of A major in a 4/4 time signature. The verses feature heavily rhythmic strumming of the chords E7sus4add9 and E major. The pre-chorus features a variation of the verse vocal melody played on a fuzz guitar in the A major scale four times, before the verse rhythm plays one more time. The chorus then comes in with a key change to G major, and a B major, Dmaj7, A major, G major barre chord progression. After the chorus, it switches back to the key of A major and there is a short arpeggio from C major to D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitude Is Bliss
"Solitude Is Bliss" is a song by Tame Impala, released as a single in April 2010. It was recorded during the sessions for the ''Innerspeaker'' album in 2009, and released as the first single from that album. The single features artwork from Australian artist Leif Podhajsky, who also created the artwork for ''Innerspeaker'' and the follow-up ''Lonerism ''Lonerism'' is the second studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala, released on 5 October 2012 by Modular Recordings. Like the band's debut studio album, ''Innerspeaker'' (2010), ''Lonerism'' was written, recorded, performed, and p ...''. "Solitude Is Bliss" came in at number 33 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010, Triple J Hottest 100 in 2010. Composition "Solitude Is Bliss" was written by Kevin Parker (musician), Kevin Parker in the key (music), key of F major in a 4/4 time signature. It is based around the Barre chord, barre chord (music), chords of D major, C major, Fadd11 and Gadd11. The song starts off with he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expectation (song)
"Expectation" is a song by Tame Impala, released as a single in 2010. It was recorded during the sessions for the ''Innerspeaker'' album in 2009, and released as the third single from that album. The single features artwork from Australian artist Leif Podhajsky, who also created the artwork for ''Innerspeaker'' and the follow-up ''Lonerism''. Composition "Expectation" was written by Kevin Parker (musician), Kevin Parker in the Key (music), key of C major in a 6/4 time signature. It is based around the two repeating chord (music), chords of Cmaj7 and Fmaj7. The song starts off in a polymeter rhythm, with 3/4 on the drums, and 6/8 on the guitar, bass and keyboard. The singing, vocals have reverberation, reverb and delay (audio effect), delay applied to them,, and the electric guitar, guitars are distortion (music), distorted through a flanging, flanger effects unit, pedal. The verse features a slight Call and response (music), call and response type effect where Parker's vocals come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundown Syndrome
"Sundown Syndrome" is a song by Tame Impala, released as a single in 2009. It was the band's first official single release. Its B-side was a cover of the Blue Boy song " Remember Me". The title "Sundown Syndrome" refers to a psychological phenomenon called Sundowning. Composition "Sundown Syndrome" was written by Kevin Parker in the key of E major in a mostly 6/8 time signature. It is based around the repeating chords of Fm7 and Gm7. The song begins in 4/4 with the two above mentioned chords, while the drums are loose and jazzy and have flange added to them. It then changes to 6/8 time with a looser strumming pattern. The verse comes soon after, with basic strums of the chords and occasional fills played on electric guitar. A kazoo then comes in, which some people mistook for a fuzz guitar, to play a solo in the E major scale over the same Fm7, Gm7 chord progression. Another verse featuring the same previous structure, and another kazoo solo in the same E major scale re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The Corner (Tame Impala Album)
''Live at the Corner'' is a digitally released live album by Australian electronic rock band Tame Impala. It was recorded on 23 October 2009 at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. This recording differs from regular live album releases as it came as a bonus for a limited time with the purchase of their debut album ''Innerspeaker'', and could only be accessed by inserting the CD into a computer CD drive, and was not released in a physical format. This recording is also unique from their discography as the live versions of these previously recorded songs feature extended improvised jams Jams or JAMS may refer to: *Plural form of jam, a type of fruit preserve *Jams (clothing line) *JAMS (organization), United States organization that provides alternative dispute resolution services *The JAMs, former name of The KLF, a British band ... and differ in sound and structure from their recorded counterparts. Track listing All songs written by Kevin Parker. Personnel * Kevin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J Awards Of 2010
The J Award of 2010 is the sixth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. The announcement comes at the culmination of Ausmusic Month (November). For the third year, three awards were presented; ''Australian Album of the Year'', ''Australian Music Video of the Year'' and ''Unearthed Artist of the Year''. The announcement occurred on 30 November 2010. Who's eligible? Any Australian album released independently or through a record company, or sent to Triple J in consideration for airplay, is eligible for the J Award. The 2010 nominations for ''Australian Album of the Year'' and ''Australian Music Video of the Year'' were selected from releases received by Triple J between November 2009 and October 2010. For ''Unearthed Artist of the Year'' it was open to any artist from the Unearthed (talent contest) Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio station intended to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modular Recordings
Modular Recordings (known simply as Modular) is an Australian record label founded in 1998 by Steve Pavlovic that is currently owned by Universal Music Australia. It has released music from local artists such as Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee, The Avalanches, Wolfmother, Cut Copy, The Bumblebeez, Bag Raiders, Van She, Rocket Science, Ghostwood, The Presets, Pond, and Tame Impala, and local releases of international artists including Dom, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Chromeo, Colder, Klaxons, Ladyhawke, NYPC, MSTRKRFT, and Softlightes. After its establishment, the label was first recognised by the successful releases of The Living End's eponymous debut album and Ben Lee's ''Breathing Tornados'', with the former becoming the highest-selling rock debut, and the latter being nominated for the ARIA Award for Album of the Year. It then grew during the early 2000s, defining itself through its assortment of parties, artists, and the "electronic, rock-leaning dance music" that became known as the "Modula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Fridmann
David Lawrence Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. Career From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore, Neon Indian, Wolf Gang, Ammonia, Ed Harcourt, Sparklehorse, Creeper Lagoon, Café Tacuba, Creaming Jesus, Elf Power, Mogwai, Thursday, Longwave, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, The Delgados, Low, Phantom Planet, Gemma Hayes, Ava Luna, Goldrush, Tapes 'n Tapes, Hopewell, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Number Girl, Jed Davis, Zazen Boys, Sleater-Kinney and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. He has recently worked on new recordings with MGMT, Neil Finn, The Cribs, OK Go, Tame Impala, Lord Huron, Baroness, Spoon, and Interpol. As a musician, Fridmann was the bassist and a founding member of Mercury Rev. He gave up his role as a touring member of the band in 1993 to concentrate on producing other artists. In 2001, Fridmann was included on MOJO's ''100 Sonic Visionaries'' list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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