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Did Tame Impala break up? What does the name mean? What is the musical style?

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 bandconsists of Parker (guitar, vocals), Dominic Simper (guitar, synthesiser), Jay Watson (synthesiser, vocals, guitar), Cam Avery (bass guitar, vocals), and Julien Barbagallo […]

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What is the appeal of Tame Impala?

Despite the oblique psych-rock framework of their early work, Tame Impala had popular appeal almost from the beginning — thanks to Parker’s way with writing killer melodies that really do live up to the inevitable Beatles comparisons, and for his production that makes each instrument so vivid in the mix. What is Tame Impala’s music […]

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Why does Kevin Parker call himself Tame Impala?

When asked by Rubin on the April 29 episode of his Broken Record podcast why he chose the moniker Tame Impala (as opposed to his own name), Parker said he wanted to give the impression the musical project was a band. Did Kendrick sample Tame Impala? In 2014, fellow artist Kendrick Lamar sampled Tame Impala’s […]

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Who Is Tame Impala inspired by?

Of all the artists on this list, 10cc are the closest analogue to Tame Impala in 2020. The comparison goes beyond similarities in sound — 10cc were every bit as arty and deep as Kevin Parker is. How influential is Tame Impala? During the mid-2010s, after the release of the critically acclaimed debut Innerspeaker, Tame […]

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Why does Kevin Parker call himself Tame Impala?

When asked by Rubin on the April 29 episode of his Broken Record podcast why he chose the moniker Tame Impala (as opposed to his own name), Parker said he wanted to give the impression the musical project was a band. What is Tame Impala’s name? Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker was born in Sydney in […]

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Is Tame Impala one dude?

As Tame Impala, Kevin Parker is a one-man band. Kevin Parker says his new album as Tame Impala reflects two major life events. Is Tame Impala just Kevin Parker? 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 […]

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Tame Impala InnerSpeaker Live From Wave House

Desert Daze announced their 2022 festival on Monday (June 13) in celebration of their tenth installment of art and music in Southern California. This year will feature a return set from Tame Impala who had to cut off their 2018 headline set when a massive storm rolled in. Four years later, the group will perform […]