Ever wondered what Tame Impala would sound like if they were to add a gritty jam-band tone to their spaced-out vibe? Well, don't waste time thinking about it and let the Australian five-piece Pond demonstrate. Having put out four albums as a group, Pond's newest release "Giant Tortoise" is a flangered-out, distorted jumble to which an airy lo-fi vibe softens the load. Play Accredit the familiar sound to the fact that Pond borrows two of Tame Impala's...
This morning Kevin Parker and his group Tame Impala were featured on the Australian radio station Triple J as apart of their ongoing series "Like a Version". One of the series' features is artists covering some of their favorite songs in innovative ways. While Tame Impala started the show with preforming their popular "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards", they will be remembered for their spacey performance of Outkast's "Prototype" off of 2003's Speakerbox/The Love Below. In place of André 3000's eccentric voice the...
It is not often that a singer is able to develop such a distinct sound in their voice that it can be recognized upon the first few seconds of hearing it. This happens to be the case with Tame Impala's frontman Kevin Parker, where his dreamy and effect-filled vocals are placed over top of french duo...
As promised, Tyler, The Creator has released a video for the track "Domo 23". Schizophrenic director, Wolf Haley, is back with with a mexican wrestler styled music video that is mysteriously missing an appearance from Jack Black(aka JB or Jables). It will take about 1,000 views to really...
A Quick Word from the Author: February seems to be living up to expectations, despite how high the bar has been set so far this year. The music is just too good. This week is a compilation of the past two weeks, it's a bit lengthier, and fairly grand. The Tryptophan, specifically, is fairly...
If you don't know what NSFW means, it's an acronym for the tag Not Safe For Work. So if you are work in some place public, it's best to save this particular video for a more private time, since there is some psychedelic nudity towards the end of this particular music video by Tame Impala. Tame...
A year has come and gone as music has helped get us through the toughest of times and keep us happy during the best of times. Although this year didn't end up being one to remember for music lovers, at least it didn't end last week right? I've covered 7 albums a week since January and now it...
Considering it's already been December 21 in several continents for a few hours -- and we're all still here -- let's continue with our list, as planned. In less than a fortnight 2012 will be little more than a memory for most. As the persistent optimists of the world compile their half-baked lists...