Tame Impala - Currents

Mindy · 10-31-2016, 05:32 AM

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Currents is the third studio album by Australian rock band Tame Impala, released on 17 July 2015 by Modular Recordings and Universal Music Australia in Australia, Fiction Records in Europe and Interscope Records in the United States. Like the group's previous two albums, Currents was written, recorded, performed, and produced by primary member Kevin Parker. For the first time, Parker also mixed the music. It was also the first time that Parker recorded all instruments by himself; the album featured no other collaborators.

After the release of the group's previous album, Lonerism (2012), Parker began work on Currents, largely recording at his home studio in Fremantle. He engrossed himself with writing and recording, and in keeping with his reputation as a musical auteur, laboured over the details of each song, ultimately causing the release date to be delayed by two months. In contrast to the psychedelic rock sound of the project's prior work, Currents marks a shift to more dance-oriented music, with more emphasis placed on synthesisers than guitars. Parker was inspired to seek a change out of desire to hear Tame Impala's music played in dance clubs and a more communal setting. Thematically, the record is about the process of personal transformation, which many critics interpreted to be the result of a romantic break-up. The album's cover art depicting vortex shedding is a visualisation of these themes.

Currents was preceded by the release of the singles "Let It Happen", "'Cause I'm a Man", "Disciples", and "Eventually". Like its predecessors, the album received critical acclaim, and it became the group's best charting release, debuting at number one in Australia, number three in the United Kingdom, and at number four in the United States. Currents has sold over 120,000 copies in North America as of December 2015. It appeared on various critics' year-end lists of the best albums of 2015. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, Currents was awarded Best Rock Album and Album of the Year.

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No. Title Length
1. "Let It Happen" 7:46
2. "Nangs" 1:47
3. "The Moment" 4:15
4. "Yes I'm Changing" 4:30
5. "Eventually" 5:19
6. "Gossip" 0:55
7. "The Less I Know the Better" 3:38
8. "Past Life" 3:47
9. "Disciples" 1:48
10. "'Cause I'm a Man" 4:01
11. "Reality in Motion" 4:12
12. "Love/Paranoia" 3:06
13. "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" 6:02
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51:06

anyone listen to this? i searched the forums and didnt find a thread for it. every song is good, it was a different sound from the lonerism and made the band just more. more pop sounding songs rather than rockish songs songs..i give the album a 5/5.

edit: forgot to add a poll

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Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 10-31-2016, 05:48 AM

Probably my fav Tame Impala record. They got a lot of slack for cutting out the guitar sound but I think this album was the perfect progression.

Mindy · 10-31-2016, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

Probably my fav Tame Impala record. They got a lot of slack for cutting out the guitar sound but I think this album was the perfect progression.

i agree

sufferinsukatash · 01-21-2021, 09:31 PM

It is like just in between being a progression and being a sellout album. In my opinion. The singles off this album are better than Elephant from Lonerism. But Lonerism was a great album in entire (and I think intentionally built that way) whereas there are clearly songs songs on Currents that are meant to stand back and let the singles look even better which, when talking about albums as aesthetic objects and not merely as commodities, lacks a certain respectability. The Less I know the Better is a remarkable riff though. And Let It Happen is as great an album opener as any. The production is slick, but not in a way that waters down the sound but just to accompany a new musical direction.

Psychedelic Revolution · 01-27-2021, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by sufferinsukatash

It is like just in between being a progression and being a sellout album. In my opinion. The singles off this album are better than Elephant from Lonerism.

Maybe 'sellout' is a bit harsh. I've been listening to his music back when it was on Myspace. It's certainly a lot different now. Back then it was extremely unique. I think he reached a beautiful balance between approachable and originality on the song 'Mind Mischief.'

thegiftofdave@gmail.com · 11-02-2016, 06:11 PM

Yeah, probably my favorite as well. I just love some of the bass lines. As a bass player, of course. I remember seeing 'em open up (a few years ago before Currents dropped)-open up for the Flaming Lips...who they quite frankly blew out of the water. Yeah, great band. I hope they keep churning and burning!

astaesh420 · 11-03-2016, 06:12 PM

the best album they have done. always on my turn table and one of my fravorite albums of 2015

Mindy · 11-07-2016, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by astaesh420

the best album they have done. always on my turn table and one of my fravorite albums of 2015

with the electroness of the album, more remixes are made.

i still have it on my albums in spotify. at first i wondered if i wouldnt like it but i do

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 11-03-2016, 07:13 PM

My least favorite of their/his 3 albums, but still pretty good. Not as much into the techno-pop stuff as the psych rock/pop of his 2 previous albums, but was still worth the price.

Last song is by far the best on the album.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 11-18-2017, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

Last song is by far the best on the album.

So far this is the only song from this album I've heard in a store.

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DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,186	My least favorite of their/his 3 albums, but still pretty good. Not as much into the techno-pop stuff as the psych rock/pop of his 2 previous albums, but was still worth the price. Last song is by far the best on the album. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

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sufferinsukatash Music Addict Join Date: May 2020 Location: Canada Posts: 166	It is like just in between being a progression and being a sellout album. In my opinion. The singles off this album are better than Elephant from Lonerism. But Lonerism was a great album in entire (and I think intentionally built that way) whereas there are clearly songs songs on Currents that are meant to stand back and let the singles look even better which, when talking about albums as aesthetic objects and not merely as commodities, lacks a certain respectability. The Less I know the Better is a remarkable riff though. And Let It Happen is as great an album opener as any. The production is slick, but not in a way that waters down the sound but just to accompany a new musical direction.

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thegiftofdave@gmail.com Groupie Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 2	Yeah, probably my favorite as well. I just love some of the bass lines. As a bass player, of course. I remember seeing 'em open up (a few years ago before Currents dropped)-open up for the Flaming Lips...who they quite frankly blew out of the water. Yeah, great band. I hope they keep churning and burning!

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astaesh420 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Brighton Posts: 27	the best album they have done. always on my turn table and one of my fravorite albums of 2015