Think of it as psychedelia for people with meditation apps and vape pens: Instead of opening your mind, you’re just trying to silence it. The repetition of phrases pairs well with the dubby, trance-like aspects of the music. Their inverse is the negativity Parker’s trying to keep at bay in his head: “ It feels like we only go backwards,” “ But you’ll make the same old mistakes,” “ You will never come close to how I feel.” It is easy to get lost in all the layers of groovy, time-traveling technicolor surround sound, particularly because Parker isn’t really trying to be clever or literary, but the internal tug of war within the Australian musician’s lyrics-between trying to better yourself and stay present, or succumbing to your own worst thoughts-is part of what keeps fans faithfully returning to Tame’s three albums, perhaps subconsciously. The fastidious Tame Impala mastermind often copes with his self-isolation and doubt through stonerisms, highly portable mantras like “ let it happen” and “ yes I’m changing” and “ gotta be above it” (said three times fast to ward off bad vibes). ![]() For Kevin Parker, perfectionism is a lonely thing.
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