Didn’t know what Tame Impala was until a sample of “Elephant” appeared in adverts for a new Blackberry product. Why Blackberries are still being made is beyond me because I don’t know anyone who uses them anymore. But you can’t say that the people behind that advert have bad taste in music. Wouldn’t have listened to “Innerspeaker” or “Lonerism” because of them, so I probably have to say thanks to them.

For those of you who don’t know, Tame Impala is an Australian psychedelic rock project led by Kevin Parker. He plays almost every instrument on the two albums so far, and he also sounds a bit like John Lennon when singing. The whole thing sounds like if The Beatles and Pink Floyd got together and made babies, or something similar to what I saw in YouTube comments one time. Overall, he is a very talented guy. As are the other members who play with him on the live shows and stuff.

“Lonerism” is the album on which “Elephant” can be found. The majority of tracks on it contain a significant use of synthesizers, and then adding effects to make everything sound wavy and colourful. That isn’t the case for “Elephant” though. The track’s really groovy, carried along by its chugging, bluesy guitar line and shuffling drum beat. Yeah, there’s a bit of synthesizer and stuff in the middle section but that’s about it in this song. It does make it seem like the odd one out on the album, but if it wasn’t on there “Lonerism” wouldn’t be the same.