T Is For Tame Impala
*Originally released May 11th 2017*
Steve and Doug jump over to Perth, Australia, to cover psychedelic rock act Tame Impala. The fellas ponder the experimental nature of the music, Kevin Parker's creative process, and teenage sexuality. Lots of teenage sexuality. Holy cow.
Music featured this week:
Elephant - Lonerism
Lucidity - Innerspeaker
The Less I Know The Better - Currents
Let It Happen - Currents
2:05 - Or you can watch it here! The Vinyl Me, Please - Demon Days promo video we shot
2:19 - You can hear our episode G Is For The Go! Team here
21:04 - Yes, our 100th episode was a contest between Steve and Doug. You can listen to it here: The 100th Episode Quiz Show
29:03 - Here's two version of "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards": the Tame Impala original, and a cover by Emily Haines and James Shaw of Metric
33:01 - Steve meant "Band On The Run"
33:25 - Join in the discussion by watching the music video for "Mind Mischief" first!
44:07 - Steve decided to sync up the two versions (Tame Impala's "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" and Rihanna's "Same Ol' Mistakes") just to show how identical they are. It's basically Rihanna doing karaoke
Doug's Recommendations:
Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control - Lonerism
41 Mojitos Poolside Dub - Extraspeaker
Let It Happen - Currents
Steve's Recommendations:
Alter Ego - Innerspeaker
Mind Mischief - Lonerism
The Moment - Currents