
Blackberry set to trample smartphone competition with help from Tame Impala's "Elephant". Blackberry has been getting trashed by critics saying the phone is outdated and only surviving thanks to its widespread acceptance in...

It's been a big year for The Daydream Club . Their last single 'Neon Love Song' [Pt. 2] featured in a Burberry campaign , they won the London FolkFest Songwriting Award for New Creativity, performed on the Main Stage at Summer Sundae and the beautiful Union Chapel, and had their music featured on the Evening Standard London Theatre Awards Video. Now attention turns to a new EP, set for release in early 2013. But before then Adam & Paula have been busy recording a [...]

It's been a big year for The Daydream Club . Their last single 'Neon Love Song' [Pt. 2] featured in a Burberry campaign , they won the London FolkFest Songwriting Award for New Creativity, performed on the Main Stage at Summer Sundae and the beautiful Union Chapel, and had their music featured on the Evening Standard London Theatre Awards Video. Now attention turns to a new EP, set for release in early 2013. But before then Adam & Paula have been busy recording a [...]

Hi there, fellow deep-lobed music lovers. 2012 was a fantastic year for music and obviously so, as I could only narrow down my personal Best of List to a hearty 30 releases over 3 separate installments. I didn't even include any reissues (like CAN's The Lost Tapes or Sensations' Fix's Music I s Painting in the Air ) or any 73 releases. Although I did cheat a little and add a cassette single because I found it to be really special. You'll see as you [...]

Hiperactivo como pocos, Kevin Parker, el líder de Tame Impala, afrontó la presión que siguió al éxito de Innerspeaker comenzando a grabar inmediatamente y sin descanso, en su estudio portátil. Ya sea en plena gira o en los ratos de descanso en su natal Perth, Australia. Trabajo lento y solitario, que fue acumulando piezas y retazos, y que generó horas de grabaciones que luego debieron ser mutiladas sin contemplaciones para dar forma a Lonerism . ¿Servirá el resto para otro disco de la banda? Ahora, si pensamos que Parker también se desdobla con los integrantes [...]

Tame Impala at MHOW in August ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) Australian psych rockers Tame Impala released their new album, Lonerism , earlier this year and have been touring in support of it. Earlier this month, they came to NYC for sold out shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg and Webster Hall, and now they plan to make the expected jump to headlining Terminal 5 on February 19 . Tickets for [...]

Been shoppin'! This post's a tad tardy but boy did the monthly pay cheque take a righteous zinging at the end of October. Beans and soup for the month? It was worth it! To have any clue what this series of posts is about click here . So (again) as the photo suggests this week's purchases were: Purity Ring - Shrines [...]
Tame Impala unterscheiden sich angenehm von anderen Gitarren-Bands. Anstatt ihren Sound risikofrei auf Erfolgsrezepten anderer aufzubauen, suchte das Trio aus London erfolgreich eigene Wege: Mit obligatorischen Zitaten aus alten 60- oder 70er-Zeiten sind Psychedelic und Rock zu hren, aber statt knackiger Melodien wird ein brachialer Genre-Mix serviert, und die Gitarre muss sich nicht auf schnelle Rhythmen beschrnken, sie darf auch auf dem brandneuen Album "Lonerism" gniedeln. Mit Referenzen an Hendrix, Cream und Beatles sind die Australier nicht gerade "state of the art" - und liegen trotzdem weit vorne. Das zeigt die erste Single "Elephant" - hier [...]

Psychedelia is a deceptively hard thing to do right. At first glance, it might seem like drowning everything in hazy, woozy effects is all one needs to do. Maybe throw in some crunchy guitars and wah wah pedal the shit out of them, or light everything up in neon with a few squiggly analog synths. But quality psychedelic rock has always been about achieving a balance, about setting the tone for that intense, densely layered trip without getting lost in it. On one side of the spectrum usually lies quality songwriting, and precise attention to detail in the studio. On [...]
Tame Impala “Elephant” "Elephant" has been on repeat here at DHM for a few weeks now and I honestly had no idea what a music video for it might look like. After watching the psychedelic Yoshi Sodeoka directed music video from live footage provided by Silentlights I had to just nod my head and agree that, that was exactly what a music video for Tame Impala's song would look like. "Elephant" is off Tame Impala's upcoming album [...]