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Kevin Parker of Tame Impala has reflected on the creation and creative impact of ‘Lonerism’, on the 10th anniversary of the album’s initial release.Sharing his thoughts on the sophomore project — which was released on October 5, 2012 — the Tame Impala frontman took to Instagram to post a lengthy reflection on the creative process and artistry behind ‘Lonerism’. Parker accompanied the message with an unedited copy of the photo used on the album’s cover, which was first taken in Paris a decade ago.“[It’s] Difficult to sum up what the album means to me at this point,” Parker wrote, “It was a pretty special time for me making the music… In a way it’s when I truly discovered myself as an artist.” The producer went on to discuss the album’s predecessor, writing that Tame Impala’s debut project ‘Innerspeaker’ gave him a “new sense of purpose” when creating ‘Lonerism’.A post shared by Tame Impala (@tameimpala)“I had finally given myself permission to let music take over my being completely… So I had this new sense of creative freedom.” Elsewhere in the post, Parker said that while he “felt free to be ambitious, weird, pop [and] experimental” during the production of ‘Lonerism’, he ultimately had doubts as the album’s due date drew closer, writing that “it all came crashing down” on release day.“I thought the album sucked and couldn’t even imagine people enjoying it”, he recalled.

Dua Lipa has revealed that she has been planning for her upcoming album ‘Radical Optimism’ since before she released her debut record.Speaking to Time Magazine for a new profile, the ‘Don’t Start Now’ singer opened up about ‘Radical Optimism’, which is due for release on May 3 (pre-order/pre-save here). During her chat with the publication, she revealed that she believes in manifestation, saying: “Manifesting is a big thing for me.

Dua Lipa has shared a dancey, house-inspired new track, ‘Illusion’ – watch the new music video below.Last night (April 11), Dua Lipa unveiled the track, which marks the third song to be released from her upcoming album ‘Radical Optimism’. Co-produced by Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker, ‘Illusion’ features a bouncy four-on-the-floor beat, pianos and synths.In the track’s accompanying music video, Dua Lipa is seen dancing alongside high divers and synchronized swimmers shot at scenic pools across Barcelona, Spain.Lipa sings on the track: “Don’t you know I could do this dance all night? Ooh, what you doin’? / Don’t know who you think that you’re confusing / I be like, Ooh, it’s amusing / You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion.”Watch the music video for Dua Lipa’s ‘Illusion’ below.Lipa said of the track via a press release: “‘Illusion’ was the first song Caroline [Ailin], Danny [L.

Dua Lipa has this evening (March 13) unveiled details of her third album, ‘Radical Optimism.’ Check out the album track list and artwork below.The new album will arrive on May 3 and is made up of 11 songs, including lead single ‘Houdini‘ and the recently released ‘Training Season.’ You can pre-order/pre-save ‘Radical Optimism’ here.A statement about the album said: “Inspired by Dua’s own self-discovery, ‘Radical Optimism’ is an album that taps into the pure joy and happiness of having clarity in situations that once seemed impossible to face. The hard goodbyes and vulnerable beginnings that previously threatened to crush your soul, become milestones as you choose optimism and start to move with grace through the chaos.”The album is said to also be inspired by the energy of Dua Lipa’s London hometown and the “rawness, honesty, confidence and freedom of ‘90s Britpop.”Speaking about the album, Dua Lipa added: “A couple years ago, a friend introduced me to the term Radical Optimism.

Dua Lipa has released her new single ‘Training Season’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the second preview of the pop star’s upcoming, as-yet-untitled third album, following on from 2023’s ‘Houdini’.Speaking about ‘Training Season’, Lipa explained: “I had been on a string of bad dates, and the last one was the final straw. The next morning I arrived to the studio to Caroline [Ailin (Ellie Goulding, Katy Perry)] and Tobias [Jesso Jr.

Kevin Parker has opened up about collaborating with Dua Lipa for her new album.In a Rolling Stone profile with Dua Lipa, the Tame Impala musician shared some insight about the Londoner’s working process, calling her a “meticulous” editor.“Her editing is brutal,” Parker says, revealing that the lead single, “Houdini,” for example, took months to get right. “I’d kind of recoil in horror and go, ‘Oh, no, it’s a great verse!’”“But then an hour later, we’d have something that I can’t imagine not being in the song.”Lipa agreed with Parker’s assessment: “I don’t think there’s a single song on this record that I didn’t go back and want to rewrite and perfect and change and work on it a bit more and dig a little deeper and see if we could go any further.” It seems to have paid off; according to the profile, every collaborator she’s worked with “raves” about her “chemistry and cohesiveness”.The singer is due to release her new song ‘Training Season‘, which will be out February 15.

After teasing new music for the past few weeks, Justice have officially announced Hyperdrama, their first album in more than seven years. The French electronic duo’s follow-up to 2016’s Woman is due out April 26 via Ed Banger Records and Because Music.

Justice have dropped two new singles and shared details of their new album ‘Hyperdrama’.The French electronic duo’s new LP will be released on April 26 via Ed Banger Records / Because Music, which they have teased with the Tame Impala-featuring track ‘One Night/All Night’ and second single ‘Generator’.The announcement comes after Justice – Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay – teased the forthcoming album’s release and shared a snippet of Kevin Parker’s vocals on their new track.You can pre-order/pre-save the new album here, which will be available digitally along with various vinyl options.“We wanted this track to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration of Kevin Parker,” Justice said of ‘One Night/All Night’ in a press statement.“Kevin has a sense of melody that’s fascinating in the sense that he manages to write melodies that feel both simple and natural, but very peculiar at the same time. This song oscillates between pure electronic music and pure disco but you never really get the two at the same time.

Dua Lipa has shared a “clubby” extended version of her recent single ‘Houdini’ – you can listen to it below.The pop artist released the original song last month as the first preview of her forthcoming, yet-to-be-announced third album. Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker served as a co-writer and co-producer on the track.Today (December 1) sees the arrival of an almost-six-minute edit of ‘Houdini’, which contains a new verse.“When I was in the studio working on ‘Houdini’ with my collaborators, we always had this dream of releasing a clubby, house mix of the record,” the singer explained in a press release.“The song was already the perfect soundtrack to a sweaty night out, but the new third verse just takes it to a whole new level.

Dua Lipa has opened up about her recent collaboration with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and has revealed that the band’s ‘Currents‘ album, “completely changed my life.”The singer announced her return earlier this week (November 10) with the song ‘Houdini’, her first new music since 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’, which NME rated five stars upon release.Lipa’s upcoming new album is set to have what Lipa deemed “a psychedelic through-line”, which many think is the influence of her collaboration with Parker.Now, in a new interview with Triple J, Lipa has opened up about working with Parker more and how the band’s music was pivotal in her life.“In terms of things that I’m obsessed with, ‘Currents’ has been the soundtrack to my life,” Lipa said of Tame Impala’s third album, released in 2015. “It’s one of my favourite albums ever ever ever.

Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker is a producer on Dua Lipa‘s new single ‘Houdini’, which is out this week.The ‘Dance The Night’ singer’s new single arrives on Thursday (November 9), which she’ll celebrate by holding three special “surprise launch events” across the globe later this month.As revealed in the credits of a teaser snippet shared to Lipa’s YouTube channel, the Tame Impala multi-instrumentalist played an important role in the production of the new track. Along with serving as producer and composer, he also lends instrumentals on bass guitar as well as backing vocals.Lipa has long expressed her admiration of Parker, sharing back in 2018 that her he was her dream-collaborator.It now looks more likely that Parker may have contributed to the rest of the currently unannounced new album, which she said would be out in 2024.Alongside this news, a New York Times Magazine appeared to suggest that Parker worked on the album.

Thundercat recently performed at the Greek Theatre in LA and brought out a star-studded cast of special guests for his show including Childish Gambino, Kevin Parker, and Steve Lacy – watch all footage below.The Californian singer and bassist has collaborated with a plethora of musicians on his music, including recent album ‘It Is What It Is‘. In NME‘s four-star review, we said of the 2020 record: “the jazz-fusion bassline don reins in the funk to honour his fallen friend [Mac Miller], though also lets loose with the likes of Childish Gambino by his side.”Last Thursday (October 5), Thundercat (real name Stephen Lee Bruner) brought out four collaborators for his show to play some classics from the Thundercat catalogue.First, Childish Gambino and Lacy came out on stage to perform ‘Black Qualls’ from ‘It Is What It Is’; our writer Sam Moore previously wrote that ‘Black Qualls’ “should be up for consideration as the best song of 2020”.Childish Gambino & Steve Lacy come out to play”Black Qualls” during Thundercat’s show in Los Angeles! pic.twitter.com/yTDoSL1ZJ2— We Write About Music (@itsamusicblog) October 6, 2023Then, Gambino stayed to perform ‘II.

Dua Lipa has shared a further update on the release of her third album, which reportedly features Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker.The singer’s highly anticipated follow-up to 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ has been teased for a few years. In March last year, she told Elton John that the record was “50 per cent done”, before walking the statement back in December.

Back in 2012, Kevin Parker released the second Tame Impala album Lonerism, the project that would propel the Australian psych-rock project from blog favorite to global stardom, sold-out shows, the works. Last October was Lonerism's 10th anniversary, and an expanded edition of the album is out today.

Tame Impala have shared a new 10th anniversary box set of ‘Lonerism’ – listen to new songs ‘Retina Show’ and ‘Sidetracked Soundtrack’ below.The special edition of the 2012 LP was announced back in February and released yesterday (May 26).It includes three vinyl records and a 24-page booklet. Among the bonus tracks featured are unreleased demo versions of ‘Retina Show’ and ‘Sidetracked Soundtrack’, two songs from the ‘Lonerism’ sessions that didn’t make the final album.

Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie is out on July 21, and naturally, the blockbuster-in-waiting is coming with an appropriately loaded soundtrack. The first portion of the tracklist has been announced, and it's unsurprisingly stacked with new songs from huge artists.

Thundercat has shared "No More Lies," a new collaboration with Tame Impala's Kevin Parker. The song is the first new Thundercat material since the release of his Grammy-winning 2020 album It Is What It Is.

Thundercat has teamed up with Tame Impala to release the new one-off single ‘No More Lies’. Check out the track below.Released today (April 25) via Brainfeeder, the new single marks the first time that the two have collaborated, and also marks Thundercat’s first new music in over three years.As per a press release, ‘No More Lies’ sees the duo combine their two unique styles and explore the motif of a doomed relationship.

Tame Impala t-shirt to an interview in Canberra’s Parliament House.Earlier this week (March 21), Pocok turned up to the Parliament House in Canberra for an impromptu interview while sporting a Tame Impala t-shirt.

Tame Impala have shared a new song that will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (due in theaters on March 31). The track is called “Wings of Time” and is described by Kevin Parker in a statement as representing "an unmissable opportunity to indulge in my long time love of fantasy prog rock.” "I recruited my good friend Nicholas Allbrook, who is the person I know appreciates this subject matter the most," Parker added.

Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker performed on crutches with a fractured hip in Mexico City last night (March 10) – watch footage from the gig below.Last week, Parker revealed to fans that he had unknowingly ran a half marathon on a fractured hip but vowed to go ahead with the band’s upcoming shows.The Australian musician and vocalist shared the news of his injury on Instagram, posting a series of pictures of him in hospital along with x-rays which show screws in his bones and post-surgery stitches.“Fractured my hip,” he began the post. “Tried to run a half marathon on what turned out to be an existing stress fracture.

Tame Impala have released a new single ‘Wings Of Time’ for the upcoming fantasy adventure film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.Out now, ‘Wings Of Time’ is a prog-y track that blends rock and indie-folk with soaring choruses, galloping drums and bass as frontman Kevin Parker sings “Do you see the wings of time? / Do you feel a sense of pride now? / Do you know you’ll never fly alone?”Listen to ‘Wings Of Time’ below.Speaking on the song, Parker said via a press release: “Being asked to do a track for the D&D soundtrack seemed like an unmissable opportunity to indulge in my long time love of fantasy prog rock.”Parker enlisted Pond frontman Nicholas Allbrook to help him with crafting the song, saying Allbrook was “the person I know appreciates this subject matter the most”.“We rented a villa in Spain, that kind of felt like a castle, for two nights whilst on tour for Primavera. That location got us in the right frame of mind and it went from there.