In a recent interview, Tame Impala’s Jay Watson said that their next album will be less rock and more electronic. This is pretty interesting news seeing as Tame have been heralded as one of the leaders up front of the rock/psych revolution.
Considering the intensity of the rise of electronic music that we’re seeing today, I guess it’s not surprising. Particularly after hearing the new Mark Ronson track which features Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker.
While this is interesting and readable news, I thought I’d also take this opportunity to point out a couple things:
– Tame Impala have always listed electronic music as a big influence. Anyone who has listened to them is well aware that many of their instrumental layers often have synth effects and have been electronically treated. So it’s not exactly a crazy stretch to imagine a more electronic or synth-based sound. Not exactly expecting a Tame Impala club album here. (I could be wrong though)
– The interview where this sound byte was pulled from wasn’t actually about Tame Impala, it was about Pond. Furthermore, Watson went on to say that he, nor anyone else in the band except Parker had even heard the album, and he wasn’t at all certain about how it would sound.
https://soundcloud.com/mrjoanofarc/mark-ronson-daffodils-feat-kevin-parker-bbc-radio-1-world-premiere