I agree and they do sound kind of out of their element on this. I hear the idea and potential for a lot of the songs but the synths, instrumentation, and mastering aren't executed correctly and it results in a bland and underwhelming album.
I'm all for artists trying new sounds, but it's crucial for them to realize when they didn't really work and why. I like Currents and it has some good moments, but it's a disappointment and hopefully Tame Impala will come with something stronger next time.
On a sidenote, Pond's "Man It Feels Like Space Again" sounds like more of a followup to Lonerism than Currents does to me. It's not as good, but check it out if you're not feeling Currents.
IceburgSmurf Member since May 17th 2008 4724 posts
Sat Jul-11-15 03:15 PM
19. "I agree with you guys but i think he's due for some experimentation " In response to Reply # 18
in his career arc. Kevin parker writes all the music and if you've heard the vast amounts of pre lonerism tracks they have you can understand that at this point he might want to try something different. I like artists trying new stuff out and there are 2 or 3 tracks that match the previous stuff so im not mad at this effort.
On Pond i feel like the summer is just right for their stuff. I have midnight mass...., giant tortoise, siting up on our crane, outside is the right side, elegant design and fantastic explosion on my running/cycling playlist. Great stuff
20. "He is due for some experimentation" In response to Reply # 19 Sat Jul-11-15 03:23 PM by Kosa12
I agree, but at the same time I don't think "psych" is that constraining of a genre, but then again, I am not a musician. I'm not mad at it really, in fact it I suspected the new record would sound like this after hearing "Let It Happen", but quality wise this isn't seeing Lonerism or Innerspeaker in my opinion. It is still a good album though, very timely since we are in the middle of summer.
21. "It's not just the guitars..." In response to Reply # 15 Sat Jul-11-15 03:55 PM by Jakob Hellberg
It's in the drums as well; the loose, "dusty" grooves vs. something that just sounds like a metronome or a Hip-Hop beat or "dance" or whatever (NOTE:I still haven't heard the album, just basing it on the singles), like duh-duh-duh.
People say it's all about songwriting and pretend that drums/rhythm don't matter in rock/"rock". After all, it's not dance-music so why bother?
I beg to differ; rhythm is EXTREMELY important in rock/"rock", you may not pay attention to it due to being blinded by melodies or riffs or whatever but best believe you can feel it when it's missing. And I feel that shit on those songs... Just terrible to go rhytmically anonymous when you had such a good thing going...
Anyway, I really dug the drums on both the debut and the second one; this feels like selling out to "electronic music (TM)" stereotypes...
EDIT:Most attempts at making rock/"rock" sound dancey and "looped" and shit makes me throw up in my mouth and has done so since the Madchester era. Of course, you could argue they aren't rock or even "rock" anymore but then they can fuck off because pop/R&B/soul/ANYTHING else they sure aint...
If some moron say something about them being more "modern" now due to being more in line with current trends and abandoning "retro-rock" and blah-blah; sorry but synth-pop with goofy keyboard lines is retro too and the disadvantage here is that I'm actually old enough to remember it which does it no good-I was a metalhead then for a reason...
Retro is retro, regardless of if it's wearing a kaftan and a moustache or a "futuristic" haircut metaphorically speaking (and on that note, A Flock of Seagulls were better than this, seriously, they were-their debut is brilliant compared with these new Tame Impala tunes)
28. "This dude is the truth" In response to Reply # 0
Not every band can survive a left turn sonically like this. I liked the singles but was a little hesitant about a Tame Impala album without guitars but I'm impressed. The melodies are still really strong.
31. "There are genuine BANGERS on this album.." In response to Reply # 0 Mon Jul-20-15 09:24 PM by jswerve386
Its like Kevin Parker just made an album based off that Dandelions song on the Mark Ronson joint. But I think the other 2 albums flow more cohesively and are just.. better, if that makes any sense. Solid Junior album from these cats tho and its only cemented me as a fan.
43. "For someone who hadn't heard of the band before this record" In response to Reply # 0
this record, independent of Tame Impala's other albums, is a nice, well-made piece of music.
Like Jakob said, the roots of this album are definitely 80's New Wave synth pop, but it's really well done.
The album ends really well. The last four tracks really stood out to me.
The craftsmanship the band put into this album, makes me want to go back and listen to their earlier albums. If this record was the attempt to go mainstream to get more fans, then it might have worked in this case.
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