Tame Impala Stream ‘Lonerism’ Exclusively On The Guardian
Hear the new album in full ahead of UK release 8th October
‘Lonerism’, the forthcoming album from critically acclaimed Perth-based band Tame Impala, is now streaming exclusively on The Guardian ahead of it’s UK/EU release on the 8th October 2012 via Modular Recordings.
Hear ‘Lonerism’ in all it’s kaleidoscopic pop glory here: www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/oct/02/tame-impala-lonerism-album-stream
‘Lonerism’ will be out October 5th (AUS), October 8th (UK), October 9th (USA). The art was co-created by Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker and previous artistic collaborator Leif Podhajsky.
Again recorded and produced almost entirely by Kevin Parker in studios, planes, hotels and homes around the world, and mixed by Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips / MGMT), ‘Lonerism’’s sound is not so much reinvented as completely redrafted and stretched way, way out. It’s a quantum leap forward for the band, the seeds of which were sown shortly after their debut album ‘Innerspeaker’ was mixed.
Featuring twelve new songs, ‘Lonerism’’s most apparent advance is in its synthesizers – there’s swathes of them cutting melancosmic shapes across almost every track. There’s still the searing guitar lines, bouldering drums, free bass and of course Parker’s voice, but now there’s heavily mournful pads and sunshine lead lines from an army of analogue explorers in the mix.
‘Lonerism’ follows on from their 2010 ‘Innerspeaker’ debut which was welcomed by fans the world over and won Tame Impala many critical nods including both Rolling Stone Australia and Triple J’s Album Of The Year, a top 50 placing in the Best of 2010 lists of Pitchfork and Stereogum.
Long-time Tame Impala collaborators and friends Canyons have lent their touch to the current ‘Lonerism’ single ‘Elephant’. Their version of the track is titled ‘Elephant’ (Canyons Wooly Mammoth remix), download it here
Current single ‘Elephant’ is a blistering stomp through the band’s psychedelic jungle, watch this analog synthesized video made by artist Yoshi Sodeoka, with live footage provided by The Silentlights:
This single, with remixes by Todd Rundgren and Canyons, is now available digitally worldwide.
Tame Impala embark on a world tour this Autumn, starting off at Parklife in Brisbane, Australia on the 6th October. The Lonerism tour reaches the UK at the end of October, full details of all the UK/EU dates are below. Support comes from The Amazing and Young Dreams:
TAME IMPALA UK + EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
Sun 14 Oct. Cologne, Germany – Gebaude 9
Mon 15 Oct. Paris, France – Bataclan
Tue 16 Oct. Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
Wed 17 Oct. Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan
Fri 19 Oct. Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
Sat 20 Oct, Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser
Mon 22 Oct. Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
Tue 23 Oct. Berlin, Germany – Postbahnhof
Thu 25 Oct. Vienna, Austria – Fluc
Fri 26 Oct. Milan, Italy – Magazzini Generali
Sat 27 Oct. Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks
Mon 29 Oct. Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Tue 30 Oct. London, UK – Brixton Academy – get tickets
Thu 01 Nov. Manchester, UK – Ritz – get tickets
Fri 02 Nov. Sheffield, UK – Leadmill – get tickets
Sat 03 Nov. Glasgow, UK – ABC – get tickets
Pre-order the ‘Lonerism’ vinyl via The Mod Shop, or cd and vinyl from Recordstore and Rough Trade. For iTunes head here.
Finally, you can now pre-order the strictly limited edition ‘Lonerism’ Official Deluxe Edition. This includes a gatefold double coloured turquoise vinyl LP, CD album digipak, 7″ vinyl featuring previously unreleased ‘Beverly Laurel’, a double-sided poster featuring album cover image and message from the band and 3 button badges. All packaged in a custom designed box and is expected to ship at the end October.
TRACKLISTING
1. Be Above It
2. Endors Toi
3. Apocalypse Dreams
4. Mind Mischief
5. Music To Walk Home By
6. Why Won’t They Talk To Me?
7. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
8. Keep On Lying
9. Elephant
10. She Just Won’t Believe Me
11. Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control
12. Sun’s Coming Up
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“Superbly psychedelic second set with a very British-sounding soul.” – BBC Music
“’Elephant’ splits wide open during its midsection for an expansive and lyrical guitar jam that these guys are doing better than just about anyone else right now.” – Pitchfork
“Lonerism is liberally spiked with synths, propelling this these songs even further towards the sun.”- 4 stars – MOJO
“Equal parts power pop, psych and thundering rhythms, the Australian trio’s music is a perfect union of main stage, dance tent, and 5am freak zone.” – 4 stars, Q Magazine
“With stickier melodies, a more evolved effects-pedal game, and elaborately layered instrumentation, Parker is becoming a pied-piper of rock’s next freak-out generation.” – Spin Magazine