TAME IMPALA - Currents (gatefold 2xLP)

TAME IMPALA
Currents

Format: gatefold 2xLP
Genre: Psych/Garage Rock

Australian combo Tama Impala has always been hard to pin down, with their two studio albums to date displaying a keen desire to capture a trippy, psychedelic vibe, whilst refusing to settle on one easy-to-categorize sound. Currents, their fourth album, continues this trend, toning down some of the psychedelic rock elements in favour of nods to blue-eyed soul, woozy dream-pop, cheery summery pop (see the radio hit in waiting "The Less I Know The Better"), and even the head-nodding rhythms of hip hop (which, incidentally, prove the perfect backing for the morphine pop wooziness of "Past Life"). It's a blend that re-casts the band as baked, inter-dimensional travellers with a neat line in enveloping, sun-kissed downtempo pop.

Tracklist

Side 1
1."Let It Happen"
2."Nangs"
3."The Moment"

Side 2
1."Yes I'm Changing"
2."Eventually"
3."Gossip"

Side 3
1."The Less I Know The Better"
2."Past Life"
3."Disciples"
4."Cause I'm A Man"

Side 4
1."Reality In Motion"
2."Love/Paranoia"
3."New Person, Same Old Mistakes"