Tame Impala

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Perth, Australia (2008 – present)

Tame Impala is a psychedelic rock band from Perth, Australia. It is the project of Kevin Parker who writes and records almost all of the music by himself. The live band consists of Kevin Parker (lead guitar and vocals), Dominic Simper (guitar and synth), Jay Watson (synth and backing vocals), Julien Barbagallo (drums), Nick Allbrook (ex-bassist) who decided to leave the band mid 2013 and is now being replaced by their close friend, Cam Avery (drummer of Pond).

Their name refers to the impala, a medium sized antelope. Their musical sound draws from a wide range of influences (most notably ’60s and ’70s psychedelic rock) and they like to see themselves as “a steady flowing psychedelic groove rock band that emphasizes dream-like melody.”

The band signed a worldwide deal with label Modular Recordings in mid 2008, releasing their self titled EP in late 2008 and the single ‘Sundown Syndrome’ in 2009. Their debut album, “Innerspeaker”, was released in 2010 to widespread critical acclaim. Their second album, “Lonerism”, is released in October of 2012.

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  • LINK2K9

    ive seen them seven times and every time has been awesome. that roo performance was awesome too, one of the best times i saw them

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  • Bnagdrumer11

    if you think their live performances are bad, you obviously weren't there to see them. their bonnaroo performance blew me to pieces. i almost lost all my belongings it was so intense

    Yesterday 7:32pm Reply
  • chadaninha

    Group created to Taste-O-Meter. All are welcome! ^^ http://www.lastfm.com.br/group/Taste-o-Meter+Game

    Yesterday 11:31am Reply
  • LINK2K9

    their gear didnt get there on time, they posted something on their facebook page

    Yesterday 8:16am Reply
  • W0pW0p

    Any news about them? Went for them on Hurricane festival, but they're cancelled, no information why or what?

    24 Jun 12:22pm Reply
  • Stormaster

    hehehe

    22 Jun 1:35pm Reply
  • beablossom

    aww. what a discovery!!!!

    21 Jun 10:46pm Reply
  • wendell3

    Great band, extraordinarily "big" sound.

    21 Jun 1:43pm Reply
  • paradoxutku

    Been more than 9 months since I've first listened to Lonerism, still holding up and I can't remember a single time when I thought "Well this is getting rather boring" which usually happens when a record is over-listened. I think it's safe to say it's one of my favourite albums of all time. Could even be the favourite.

    21 Jun 7:32am Reply
  • fortyfourfalls

    tumblrcore p4k drones

    19 Jun 9:37pm Reply
  • schnork

    awesome at bonnaroo. you guys are all smoking crack.

    19 Jun 9:01pm Reply
  • Iliasium

    Very addicting

    19 Jun 6:31am Reply
  • Chelle_5

    decent studio band....awful live [4] sorry but this is true [1]

    17 Jun 2:37pm Reply
  • NathelieJulienn

    and I know that I got be above it nowwww!

    17 Jun 2:32am Reply
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    15 Jun 10:56pm Reply
  • Cosm01

    NOWWWWWW MY ONLY COMPANY'S A HALFFF FULLLL GLASS OF WINEEEEE that song deserves a lot more respect

    15 Jun 7:52pm Reply
  • rick--w

    Can't...stop...listening....

    15 Jun 4:43pm Reply
  • MMIIKKEEE

    Next person who says Kevin's vocals are off needs to be slapped in the face. His vocals have so much feeling in them, they compliment the music so well it's like a cosmic orgasm of sounds in my ears.

    15 Jun 5:41am Reply
  • reynan_mtv

    melhor achado dos últimos tempos

    14 Jun 1:38am Reply
  • klippshaw

    they're pretty good to above average live. it's just that kevin's vocals are a bit off, at least that's the way i see it.

    12 Jun 6:04am Reply
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