Tame Impala released a new album, The Slow Rush, earlier this year via Interscope. Now the album’s longest track, “Breathe Deeper,” has a new music video, a swirling, psychedelic color rush featuring retro CGI dragonflies. More
The nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards were just announced via livestream on the official Grammys website, and among the first to be announced were the nominations in the rock and alternative categories. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday, January 30, 2021 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center live on CBS. Trevor Noah will host. More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) released a new album, The Slow Rush, earlier this year via Interscope. Now they have shared a remix of the album’s “Borderline” by Blood Orange (aka Dev Hynes), who slows down the song and stretches it out to over seven minutes long. More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) released a new album, The Slow Rush, earlier this year via Interscope (stream it here). Last night they performed “Borderline” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch the performance below. More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) released a new album, The Slow Rush, earlier this year via Interscope (stream it here). Now they have done a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert for NPR Music, performing three songs remotely. They did “Breathe Deeper,” “Is It True,” and “Patience.” More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) released a new album, The Slow Rush, earlier this year via Interscope. Now the band have shared a video for the album’s “Is It True.” More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) released a new album, The Slow Rush, earlier this year via Interscope. For last night’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Tame Impala performed the album’s “Is It True” from home, but did so by layering three Parkers, each one performing a different instrument and then edited together as one performance. More
Courtney Barnett Also Performed “Depreston” on Music From the Home Front
Apr 27, 2020By Christopher Roberts
On Saturday there was a televised and live-streamed benefit concert in Australia entitled Music From the Home Front that featured various musicians performing from home to pay tribute to Australian healthcare workers on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of note were performances by Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker), who did a solo acoustic version of “On Track,” and Courtney Barnett, who did a solo version of “Depreston.” More
GUM, the solo project Australian psych-pop musician Jay Watson, who is also a member of both Tame Impala and POND, has announced a new album, Out In the World, and shared a new song from it, “Don’t Let It Go Out.” Out In the Worldis due out June 12 via Spinning Top. More
Also Read Our COVID-19 Quarantine Artist Check In Interview with Him
Apr 14, 2020By Mark Redfern
Australian psych-pop musician Jay Watson, who releases music as GUM, but is also a member of both Tame Impala and POND, shared a new song, “Out In the World,” in March via Spinning Top Music/Kung Fu Nation. Now we are premiering a new video of Watson performing the song recently from his living room in Perth (he plans to release other such videos in the future). It accompanies a new interview with Watson as part of our COVID-19 Quarantine Artist Check In series.More
None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive Mixtape Due Out July 10 via Island
Apr 13, 2020By Christopher Roberts
The Streets (aka British musician Mike Skinner) has shared a new song, “Call My Phone Thinking I’m Doing Nothing Better,” that features Tame Impala (aka Australia’s Kevin Parker and band). More
To Be Released as a 7-Inch Single via Spinning Top Music/Kung Fu Nation
Mar 13, 2020By Christopher Roberts
GUM is the solo project of Jay Watson, who’s a member of both Tame Impala and POND. The Australian psych-pop musician has shared a new song, “Out In the World,” via a video for the track. More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) released a new album, The Slow Rush, last month via Interscope. Last night the band stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform two songs from the album: "Lost In Yesterday" (on the broadcast show) and "Breathe Deeper" (as a web-exclusive). More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) have released a new album, The Slow Rush, today via Interscope. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) are releasing a new album, The Slow Rush, on February 14 via Interscope. Now they have shared a video for the previously shared single "Lost In Yesterday."More
Plus Summer Camp, The Orielles, Caroline Rose, Wolf Parade, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 10, 2020By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2020. We haven't done a Songs of the Week in a month, since December 6, but this list still mainly covers songs released in the last week or so. There weren't too many new songs of note released in late November. More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) are releasing a new album, The Slow Rush, on February 14 via Interscope. Now they have shared another song from the album, "Lost In Yesterday." More
The Slow Rush Due Out February 14, 2020 via Interscope
Dec 09, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) are releasing a new album, The Slow Rush, on February 14, 2020 via Interscope. Now Tame Impala have announced a slew of 2020 tour dates for next summer, with Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) to be the support act. More
Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Caribou, Shopping, Tame Impala, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Dec 06, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We didn't do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week's installment covers songs from the last two weeks. Hence we have a Top 13 instead of a Top 10. More
The Slow Rush Due Out February 14, 2020 via Interscope
Dec 03, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) are releasing a new album, The Slow Rush, on February 14, 2020 via Interscope. Now Parker has shared a new song from it, a six-minute slow-burner named "Posthumous Forgiveness." More
Plus Cate Le Bon and Bradford Cox, Tindersticks, TORRES, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 01, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another light week, in terms of compelling new songs this week. Hence, just like last week's list and the week before, we only have a Top 8 again, instead of a Top 10. More
The Slow Rush Due Out February 14, 2020 via Interscope
Oct 28, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Last week Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) tentatively announced a new album, The Slow Rush. Now Parker has shared a new song from it, "It Might Be Time," and confirmed more album details, such as the release date and the cover art. More
Plus: Jenny Lewis, Childish Gambino, Robyn, The Raconteurs, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Weyes Blood, IDLES, Julia Jacklin, and Others
Apr 30, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Austin City Limits have announced the lineup of their 2019 festival to go down in the Texas capitol this October. The event is headlined by Guns N' Roses, The Cure, Tame Impala, Childish Gambino, Robyn, Mumford & Sons, Billie Eilish, and Cardi B. More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker and band) has announced some new North American tour dates for this July and August that include a show at New York's Madison Square Garden. Check out all the dates below. More
Plus Tame Impala, Amason, Wand, Clinic, Mark Ronson and Lykke Li, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 12, 2019By Mark Redfern
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We were a bit indecisive this week. There were lots of new tracks to sort through and lots of good ones, but none that immediately screamed #1 Song of the Week. But then we realized there was actually a clear winner after-all. More
Likely the Second Single From an Upcoming New Album
Apr 12, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Last month Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker) released a new song, "Patience," which was one of our Songs of the Week. Now he has shared another brand new song, the house music-infused "Borderline." More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker) recently released a new song, "Patience," which was one of our Songs of the Week. Last night Parker and his band stopped by Saturday Night Live to perform the song, as well as performing another new song "Borderline." More
Plus Tamaryn, Fat White Family, Tame Impala, Cate Le Bon, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 22, 2019By Christopher Roberts
Today was a fantastic day for new album releases, with fresh full-lengths from Strand of Oaks, Jenny Lewis, Andrew Bird, Tamaryn, Sleeper, These New Puritans, American Football, Lambchop, Avey Tare, Nilüfer Yanya, Ex Hex, and others. Album tracks from some of them made this week's Songs of the Week list, which also contains several new singles released this week. More
Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker) has finally released a new song, "Patience." It's been four years since his last album, his excellent third album, Currents(which was #2 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). More
Theophilus London and Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker) have been teasing a collaboration together for a little while, performing live together in Los Angeles earlier this month. A couple of weeks ago their track together, a cover of Steve Monite's 1984 song "Only You," premiered on Beats 1 radio. Now the track has a video featuring both London and Parker. More
They Join Previously Announced Lineup Including Tame Impala, Jarvis Cocker, Mercury Rev Performing Deserter's Songs, and More
Jul 24, 2018By Christopher Roberts
California's Desert Daze festival has been announcing its lineup in stages. Now they have announced the third round of artists, including second headliner My Bloody Valentine, as well as Julia Holter, Shellac, Escape-ism, and Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers. More
Back in March, ZHU (aka Chinese American electronic artist Steven Zhu) shared a new song, "My Life," which was a collaboration with Australia's Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker). Apart from Parker's vocals, the dance-y song sounded little like Tame Impala. Now the song has a video that stars Willow Smith (daughter of Will Smith of course), in which she survives a car crash. More
GUM is the solo project of Jay Watson, who's a member of both Tame Impala and POND. The Australian psych-pop musician released a new GUM album, The Underdog, back in April. Now he has shared a video for "Couldn't See Past My Ego." More
October San Francisco Festival Also Features A$AP Rocky, Lord Huron, Jungle, Santigold, U.S. Girls, Moses Sumney, Soccer Mommy, and More
May 16, 2018By Christopher Roberts
San Francisco's Treasure Island Music Festival took a year off in 2017 to find a new festival site. Now it's back, this time at Oakland's Middle Harbor Shoreline Park as opposed to the titular Treasure Island. The two-day festival goes down October 13-14. More
Plus Julien Baker, The War on Drugs, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Blood Orange, Japanese Breakfast, Kelly Lee Owens, Moses Sumney, Lucy Dacus, Big Thief, and More
Mar 13, 2018By Christopher Roberts
Chicago's the Pitchfork Music Festival has been slowly announcing their lineup via a mural with the artists' names being painted on it over the last few weeks. Now the final and full lineup has been revealed for the festival, which goes down July 20 to 22 in Chicago's Union Park. More
ZHU (aka Chinese American electronic artist Steven Zhu) has shared a new song, "My Life." It's a collaboration with Australia's Tame Impala (aka Kevin Parker). More
The Underdog Due Out April 6 via Spinning Top Music, Listen to "The Underdog" and "S.I.A."
Feb 02, 2018By Christopher Roberts
GUM is the solo project of Jay Watson, who's a member of both Tame Impala and POND. The Australian psych-pop musician has announced a new GUM album, The Underdog, and shared two songs from it, title track "The Underdog" and "S.I.A." More
Plus Noel Gallagher and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 17, 2017By Christopher Roberts
As we get into the holiday season and build up to Thanksgiving next year there were inevitably less new songs of note this week, but there were still enough gems for a Songs of the Week post. We've got three songs from upcoming debut albums due out in 2018 and two songs from Tame Impala tied for #2. More
Currents Collectors Edition Out Now via Interscope
Nov 16, 2017By Christopher Roberts
Back in 2015 Australia's Tame Impala released their excellent third album, Currents(which was #2 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). They have just released a deluxe box set edition of the album, Currents Collectors Edition, that includes the Currents B-Sides & Remixes EP featuring three previously unreleased songs and two remixes (one of which is previously unreleased). More
Australia's Tame Impala are still touring behind their excellent third album, Currents(which was #2 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). They just played the Panorama festival in New York and last night they stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "Love/Paranoia," a Currents track they have only recently started performing live. More
"Gotta Get a Grip" and "England Lost" (Feat. Skepta) Out Now
Jul 27, 2017By Christopher Roberts
The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has released two new songs, "Gotta Get a Grip" and "England Lost" (featuring Skepta). He has also shared videos for both songs, with the "Gotta Get a Grip" one starring Jemima Kirke (Jessa from Girls) and the "England Lost" one starring Luke Evans (Gaston from Beauty and the Beast). More
Video Also Features Jack Black, Tame Impala's Jay Watson, Sebastien Tellier, and More
Mar 29, 2017By Christopher Roberts
Australian experimental musician Kirin J Callinan has shared a funny mockumentary video about his song "Telling Me This." It features Mac DeMarco, Mark Ronson, Weyes Blood, Jack Black, Jay Watson (Tame Impala, Gum, POND), Sebastien Tellier, Ladyhawke, and others. More
Yesterday Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) shared a six-and-a-half minute new song, "Pure Comedy," which comments on our current society, politics, and religion. There was also an accompanying video featuring images of President Donald Trump, among others. More
Plus Belle and Sebastian, MGMT, Nine Inch Nails, Angel Olsen, and Others to Perform at New York Festival in July
Jan 09, 2017By Christopher Roberts
New York's Panorama festival, from Goldenvoice (who put on Coachella), have announced their second annual event, to go down at Randall's Island Park in New York from Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30. More
Flash in the Pan Due Out November 11 via Spinning Top Music
Nov 04, 2016By Christopher Roberts
GUM is the solo project of Jay Watson, who's a member of both Tame Impala and POND. The Australian psych-pop musician has just announced a new GUM album. It's almost a surprise release, as it's due out next Friday, November 11, via Spinning Top Music. More
Australian psych-rockers POND have shared a brand new song, "Sweep Me Off My Feet." Frontman Nick Allbrook used to play bass in Tame Impala and now Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker has returned the favor and produced their new song. More
This has been on the Internet for awhile, but we just discovered it. YouTube user Seniorchang recut the climax to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey to Tame Impala's "Eventually," a song from the Australian band's excellent third album, Currents(which was #2 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). More
Instagram Photos Show Them in All the Studio Together
May 23, 2016By Christopher Roberts
Mark Ronson's massive hit fourth album, last year's Uptown Special, included three songs that were co-written by and featured Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. So it's not a huge surprise to see Ronson and Parker in the studio together again. More
Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, Grace Jones, Wolf Parade, Ty Segall, DIIV, Wild Nothing, Julia Holter, and Many Others Set for Los Angeles Fest in Au
Mar 29, 2016By Christopher Roberts
FYF Fest has announced its 2016 lineup and it's another impressive one. The event is due to take place August 27 and 28 at LA Sports Arena and Exposition Park. Saturday will be headlined by Kendrick Lamar and Tame Impala and Sunday will be headlined by LCD Soundsystem (who seem to be playing every festival this year) and Grace Jones. More
Tame Impala recently remixed Miguel's "Waves" and now the track has a video. It fittingly features Miguel and Tame Impala's Kevin Parker on the beach. The video is only for part of the remix (it lasts just 1:35). The original version of the song was found on Miguel's Wildheartalbum and the remix appeared on Rogue Waves, a collection of remixes of "Waves." Watch below. More
Mark Ronson's massive hit fourth album, last year's Uptown Special, featured two songs with guest vocals from Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. Now the two songs have been combined into one video about a young woman (played by model Sarah McDaniel, the cover star of Playboy's first non-nude issue) trying to avoid her parents on a tropical family holiday. More
Tame Impala stopped by the French TV talk show Le Grand Journal to perform three songs. The Australian band did two songs off their excellent third album, Currents(which was #2 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2015 list): "Let It Happen" and "The Less I Know the Better." Then they also did "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards," a track from their previous album, Lonerism. Check out the three clips below, followed by their upcoming tour dates.
Father John Misty, HAIM, Death Cab For Cutie, Kurt Vile, Natalie Prass, Purity Ring, Pearl Jam, and Others
Jan 20, 2016By Christopher Roberts
Bonnaroo have announced their 2016 lineup. The festival goes down in Manchester, Tennessee from June 9-12 and this year, their 15th year, the lineup includes LCD Soundsystem, M83, Tame Impala, CHVRCHES, Father John Misty, HAIM, Death Cab For Cutie, Kurt Vile, Natalie Prass, Purity Ring, Pearl Jam, and many others. More
Tame Impala have announced some more tour dates in honor of the Australian band's excellent third album, Currents(which was #2 on Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). Check out the dates below, followed by the amazing cheerleader and giant ape video for "The Less I Know the Better." More
Tame Impala have done a session for Deezer. They have performed "Let It Happen" in front of a Mirrored Geodesic Dome. The track is of course from the band's acclaimed third album, Currents. Check out the video below. More
Plus Florence and the Machine, The Weeknd, Father John Misty, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Björk, and More
Dec 07, 2015By Christopher Roberts
This morning nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, with the ceremony to go down on February 15, 2016. Kendrick Lamar is nominated 11 times. Other nominees include Mark Ronson, Tame Impala, Wolf Alice, Courtney Barnett, Florence and the Machine, The Weeknd, Caribou, Jamie xx, Alabama Shakes, Death Cab for Cutie, The Dead Weather, and more. More
Tame Impala have shared a video for "The Less I Know the Better." It's another track from the band's acclaimed third album, Currents. In the clip, directed by Canada, a basketball player has to compete with the team's mascot (a guy named Trevor in a gorilla costume) for the affections of a cheerleader. This all leads to some fairly trippy imagery, some of it animated and some of it fairly NSFW. More
Tame Impala performed "The Less I Know the Better" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbertlast night. It's another track from the band's acclaimed third album, Currents, but is one that hasn't received as much airplay as other singles from the record. The Australian band played with psychedelic images swirling behind them. Check out the video below. More
It Features Air, Panda Bear, Frank Ocean, Kraftwerk, and More
Sep 14, 2015By Christopher Roberts
Tame Impala's Kevin Parker appeared on Phil Taggart's BBC Radio 1 show last night and put together a Bedtime Mix, a regular feature on the show that's supposed to help listeners get off to sleep and prepare for a new week. The 30-minute mix features songs by Air, Panda Bear, Frank Ocean, Kraftwerk, King Crimson, Gotye, and The Flaming Lips. More
Tame Impala have shared a new remix of "Let It Happen," the epic near 8 minutes long opening track to the band's third album, Currents. Belgian electronic rock band Soulwax are behind the remix. More
"Let It Happen" may have been the first song Tame Impala shared (back in March) from their recently released third album, Currents, but it has now only just gotten the music video treatment. More
Recorded for Australia's Triple J Radio Station, They Also Performed "Mountain At My Gates"
Aug 14, 2015By Christopher Roberts
Foals took part in the "Like A Version" series for Australia's Triple J radio station yesterday, where they have artists do exclusive cover songs live on the radio. More
"Let It Happen" may have been the first song Tame Impala shared (back in March) from their recently released third album, Currents, but it hasn't gotten the music video treatment yet. More
HAIM have remixed Tame Impala's "'Cause I'm a Man." Not only have the Haim sisters slowed down the song, but they have added their own vocals to it. More
Kirin J. Callinan and Miike Snow's Andrew Wyatt also Help Cover "I Sat By the Ocean"
Jul 31, 2015By Christopher Roberts
Mark Ronson took part in the "Like A Version" series for Australia's Triple J radio station yesterday, where they have artists do exclusive cover songs live on the radio. More
Currents Due Out July 17 via Interscope, Stream It Now via NPR
Jul 12, 2015By Christopher Roberts
Tame Impala's much-anticipated third album, Currents, is due out in just over a week now, on July 17 via Interscope. We've already heard several tracks from it, but now you can stream the whole entire album here, via NPR First Listen. More
The July 17 release date for Tame Impala's new album, Currents, is inching closer and now the band has shared a short behind-the-scenes video about the creation of the album. More
Tame Impala already released a computer animated video for "'Cause I'm a Man" last week, but now they've released a second video for the track. This one was directed by Dan Dipaola and Megan McShane and features a bunch of puppets performing the song (it's humorously labeled as an "official live video"). More
Tame Impala have released a video for "'Cause I'm a Man." The soulful track is found on the Australian band's upcoming third album, Currents, due out July 17 via Interscope. The abstract computer animated video was directed by WEIRDCORE and seems to show the various facets of a man's adult life, from getting married to a descent into drugs and alcohol. More
Under the Radar's Issue 53 Out Now; Currents Due Out July 17
May 15, 2015By Christopher Roberts
Tame Impala's upcoming third album, Currents, is due out July 17. The Australian band are on the cover of Under the Radar's current print magazine. Pick up a copy now to read the first interview with Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker about Currents. More
Plus Release Date and Tracklisting for Currents Confirmed
May 08, 2015By Christopher Roberts (Interview by Matt Fink)
Tame Impala have so far released four songs from their upcoming third album, Currents, but they have now finally confirmed a July 17 release date (on new label Interscope) and have released the tracklist (find that below, along with their upcoming tour dates). More
Currents Due This Summer, Read Under the Radar's Cover Story on Tame Impala
May 07, 2015By Christopher Roberts (Interview by Matt Fink)
Tame Impala have released "Eventually," the fourth song revealed from the Australian band's upcoming third album, Currents, due out this summer on Interscope. It's a nice slow-burner and you can listen to it below. More
Last night Tame Impala's Kevin Parker took part in an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit where he took questions pertaining all manner of topics, including his upcoming third album Currents.More
Issue 53 Also Includes Interviews with Death Cab for Cutie, Mew, My Morning Jacket, The Jesus and Mary Chain on Psychocandy, Father John Misty, Charlie Cox of Marvel's: Daredevil, Domhnall Gleeson, Courtney Barnett, and More
Kevin Parker on his “most musically diverse” album
Apr 09, 2015By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar's new print issue features Tame Impala on the cover. It is the first interview frontman Kevin Parker has granted in honor of Tame Impala's upcoming third album, Currents, which he was still putting the finishing touches on when we interviewed him. "I think this album without a doubt is my most musically diverse one," Parker promises in our interview. Watch a very brief teaser video showing the behind the scenes of our cover photo shoot and briefly flashing the issue's cover. More
Due to release the anticipated follow-up to their critically-lauded album Lonerism sometime this year, Aussie psych-rockers Tame Impala have shared the first piece of music from the forthcoming record with the track "Let It Happen." More
A leaked email by Aussie management company and label Spinning Top Music has confirmed that pysch-rockers Tame Impala will be releasing a brand new album in 2015, the band's first album since 2012's Lonerism. More
Recently, Tame Imala’s Kevin Parker was doing some spring cleaning when he came across an early version of Lonerism track, “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards.” More
Recently visiting Australia in support of their highly successful LP AM, Arctic Monkeys naturally made a stopover to the country's Triple J radio station, taking part in their ongoing "Like A Version" cover series. More
While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More
For those that don't know The Flaming Lips and Tame Impala have collaborated on a new split EP, a vinyl exclusive currently being sold during the two bands' joint tour. More
On Sunday, June 23 Tame Impala will perform at this year's FOR Festival in Hvar, Croatia alongside the likes of James Blake, Solange, and James Murphy. More
Recently returning to their native Australia Tame Impala made a visit to the studios of Triple J Radio where they took part in the station's ongoing "Like a Version" cover series. More
“Being in the most isolated city in the world is finally paying off.”
Apr 14, 2020By Mark Redfern
We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? Here we check in with Australian psych-pop musician Jay Watson, who releases music as GUM, but is also a member of both Tame Impala and POND. We also have the premiere of a new video in which Watson performs his recent GUM single “Out In the World” in his living room in Perth. More
For fans of Tame Impala and its many side projects, few might be familiar with the solo work of one of both group's common denominators: Jay Watson, aka GUM. Watson—a multi-instrumentalist—is known for playing drums, bass, keyboards, and synths in both Tame Impala and POND. More
Kevin Parker can't take a compliment. He has just offered me his creative philosophy, explaining how artists are at their best when they move away from the parts of their craft that they've already mastered and move toward the parts that remain just beyond their reach.More
It's Saturday morning in early March in Perth, and Kevin Parker's normally laid-back demeanor is beginning to crack. He has five days to finish up his third Tame Impala record—mastering sessions begin in New York City on Wednesday—and over half of the album's songs are still incomplete. More
Video Interview With Tame Impala at Coachella 2011
Apr 25, 2011By Mark Redfern
While backstage at the 2011 Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Under the Radar's publisher/senior editor Mark Redfern conducted video interviews with some of the fest's most noteworthy bands including Tame Impala. More
For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. However our printed pages weren’t enough to hold all the great responses we got. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River,Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls. Then check here for bonus responses not found in the magazine. Here are additional answers from Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. More
The truth about music criticism is you don’t spend that much time with the record in question. Some huge bands have events where journalists cram into a room in New York or LA and listen to the album, take their notes, and write their reviews based upon that. More
Currents opens with "Let It Happen," which instantly launches itself into the Tame Impala pantheon. Well, maybe not instantly—it takes close to eight minutes. More
Tame Impala at Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, May 15, 2015
May 18, 2015By Michael Wojtas
Touring poses something of a dilemma for all introverted studio wizards. How exactly does one translate intensely personal visions to stage when capturing them on record is already difficult enough? Over the years, plenty of inward-looking legends have chosen to avoid the potential pitfalls associated with live music by simply opting out of performing altogether. More
Way Out West Festival 2013 Day One: Junip, Tame Impala and More
The sixth annual edition of Gothenberg Sweden’s Way Out West festival looked like it would be threatened by rain. But by the time the gates opened at the Slottsskogen Park, it was a postcard-ready first day. While headliners Neil Young and Crazy Horse were no-shows due to an accident that forced them to cancel the remaining dates on their tour, the spirit was hardly dampened thanks to impressive sets from Jupiter and Okwess International, Junip, Tame Impala, Omar Souleyman, and Autre Ne Veut. More
Warning: Listeners are encouraged to first experience Lonerism with 2010’s Innerspeaker stricken from the mind. Only after 10 listens may the two albums be soberly compared. More
Coachella 2011 Day One Report – Cut Copy, Odd Future, Tame Imapala, Interpol, and more
Apr 16, 2011By Mark Redfern
Day one of Coachella 2011 displayed several improvements over last year. There was less of a crowd (even though it was sold out this year, they put more of a limitation on how many tickets could be sold). Security was tighter and parking seemed less of a pain. And it even seemed as though the Mojave and Gobi tents were a little bigger this year and able to accommodate more fans. Highlights of the day included two bands from down under and some soft rockers; where-as two notable artists stormed off the stage. More