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May 28, 2015 By Christopher Roberts Tame Impala

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”).

The song is found on the Australian band’s upcoming third album, Currents, due out July 17 via Interscope. Check out the video below.

Tame Impala 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. The digital version of the magazine (for iPads/iPhones) also contains a bonus Q&A with Parker, sections of the interview not found in the print cover story. Below is an excerpt from that Q&A (conducted by Matt Fink), in which Parker talks about the inspiration behind “‘Cause I’m a Man.” The interview was conducted while Parker was putting the finishing touches on the album.

Tame Impala are currently on a U.S. tour and those dates are below too.

Matt Fink (Under the Radar): “‘Cause I’m a Man”—that one seems to be a departure, too. I haven’t really heard a Tame Impala song that has that sort of sexy creep to it.

Kevin Parker: It’s meant to be kind of sassy and tongue-in-cheek to some degree. It’s meant to sound kind of sexy, but I don’t know if that’s how it comes across, with its laid-back beat. I’m really putting myself out there vocally more than I have before. I usually bury my vocals and sing quite ethereally and stick in a laser beam melody washed in reverb. I just love that dreamy, silvery vocal sound. But here I just forced myself to put myself out there and really try something more than what I would feel comfortable doing with a vocal performance. I was like, “Fuck it, man. Just do it.”

It sounds a bit like Prince to me, with those sensual vocals and soulful guitar licks.

Ah, cool! That’s good. It’s good to hear that, because I have no perspective on this! I finished the song, and I think it sounds a particular way. It’s good to hear you say it’s a sensual soulful thing.

Listening to it, I was wondering if the lyrics are intended to be apologetic. The tone also seems a bit defiant.

It is, but it’s also apologetic. When I say it’s tongue-in-cheek, I’m not saying it’s insincere. The apology is sincere, but the excuse of saying, “Oh, it’s because I’m a man” is the tongue-in-cheek bit. I hope people don’t see it as a sexist in any way. That would upset me, but I wouldn’t put it past people to interpret it like that, because people have wack interpretations of things sometimes.

Tame Impala Tour Dates:

Fri May 29 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT

Sat May 30 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO - SOLD OUT

Sun May 31 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MS

Mon Jun 1 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MS

Wed Jun 3 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA

Thurs Jun 4 - House Of Blues - Cleveland, OH

Fri Jun 5 - Bunbury Music Festival - Cincinnati, OH

Fri Jun 7 - Governor’s Ball Festival - NYC, NY

Sat Jun 6 - Echostage - Washington D.C

Fri Jul 24 - Splendour In The Grass - Byron Bay, Australia

Fri Jul 31 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL

Fri Aug 7 - Outside Lands Festival - San Francisco, CA

Thurs Aug 20 - Paredes de Coura - Viana Do Castelo, Portugal

Fri Aug 21 - Lowlands Festival - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands

Tue Aug 25 - Mojotic - Sestri Levante, Italy

Wed Aug 26 - Rock In Roma - Rome, Italy

Fri Aug 28 - Teatro Romano - Verona, Italy

Sat Aug 29 - Zurich Openair Festival - Zurich, Switzerland

Sun Aug 30 - Rock En Seine - Paris, France

Sat Sep 5 - End of the Road Festival - Gardenstown, UK

Sun Sep 6 - Electric Picnic - Dublin, Ireland

Tues Sep 8 - Barrowland - Glasgow, Scotland

Wed Sep 9 - Olympia - Liverpool, UK

Thurs Sep 10 - Bestival - Isle of Wight, UK

Sat Sep 12 - Lollapalooza - Berlin, Germany

Fri Oct 2 - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX

Fri Oct 9 - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX

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