He's an expert at conveying the unexpected joy of beginner's luck behind the boards. Parker has been praised as a classic rock voice with an electronic producer's mind and that's even more pronounced here, as "Let It Happen" seems to be editing itself in real time with all manner of filters, manipulated vocals, swirling ambience, and a startling midsection where he mashes down the looper button and holds it. Here he's reframing Tame Impala as a band who can not only do Daft Punk and Darkside-acts who looked to recreate a pre-MTV period when rock bands, pop acts, and dance producers had access to untold cash and studio time (and drugs)-but do it better. Parker emerges only when a challenge is worth his efforts. But this is a guy who welcomed comparisons to Pink Floyd and the Beatles and is now featured on one of the year's biggest pop records. And yeah, it's a glittery, 8-minute "single" lit by a disco ball rather than blacklights, with no lead guitars and no indication that the new record is even done. Nothing just happens on the first single from Tame Impala's upcoming third LP, and not coincidentally, the title's implications are that Parker's very much aware of the stakes here-when he actually sings "let it happen," it could either be read as a reaction to taking flight or plunging to his death. That one’s probably not right for the playlist, but Just a Little Boy (For Chester Burnett) deserves some consideration for the second half.Thanks but no thanks. The Glowing Man by Swans (3:19, 15:07, 23:18) - woe betide anyone who enter (7:29) unprepared. Suicide Demo For Kara Walker by Destroyer (2:35) - poetry and pop at their finest. Western by Black Midi (1:34, 4:00 to 5:39) - it’s alright, his voice grows on you. don’t spoil it for yourself.Īscension Day (5:00) and Desire (2:37) by Talk Talk - that fucking guitar. Sleep by Godspeed You! Black Emperor (7:39, 9:23, 16:29) - classic.
I’ll ask that you listen to them once fully, preferably while stoned, before placing judgement. A lot of these will be a little more on the slow-burn side of things, but I’ll timestamp when each one gets good.
This is my absolute favorite type of song, so I’m gonna gush a little about a few personal favorites.
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