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Nov 14, 2012Overall, Tame Impala have created a steady sophomore album.
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Nov 14, 2012One of the most impressive albums of the home-recording era while still feeling superbly refined.
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Nov 14, 2012Yet if Lonerism's epic psych-gasm has a weak spot, it's how it rarely slows down to take in the extraordinary view whizzing by.
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Nov 14, 2012The way your patience is so handsomely rewarded is what truly makes Lonerism such an engrossing spectacle.
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Nov 27, 2012While none of the songs are deeply political or poetic like the wartime bands that predated Tame Impala, they are no less poignant and often delve into a reflective sadness of longing to belong.
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Nov 14, 2012Hypno-grooving at its best.
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Nov 14, 2012["Be Above It"] sets the tone for an album that follows closely in the sonic footsteps of its predecessor while occupying a more streamlined headspace.
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Dec 21, 2012The titles and lyrics form a kind of manifesto of loneliness, elevating self-doubt and even insecurity into badges of honour. He struggles but, with the music growing all around him like a protective cushion, we only hear the sound of a deep, blissful sigh.
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Nov 14, 2012The melodies are clearer, pushed up in the mix, given agency by their immediacy. The psych bits have earned an assured swagger, spiraling out from the center of songs.
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Nov 14, 2012Lonerism is an absolutely amazing and inspiring record.
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Nov 14, 2012Lonerism marks Tame Impala's arrival as a genuine force to be reckoned with, and even if at times there's a feeling Parker's trying to cram too many ideas into one piece, it's a record that will undoubtedly be used as a benchmark for guitar music of the near future.
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Nov 14, 2012There are few out there above what he has achieved with Lonerism.
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Nov 14, 2012Lonerism is a dense slab, and much may resist exploration on the first 5, 10, or 20 listens, but the swaths that pass through even the most garbled neural net are nourishing enough to sustain a considerable journey.
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MagnetNov 19, 2012There's aren't a whole lot of songs here that really stand out on their own.... But the members of Tam Impala possess such boundless energy and obvious, puppy-like enthusiasm that it would be downright churlish to dismiss them. [No. 92, p.81]
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MojoNov 19, 2012It's all tinged with, real communicable melancholy. [Nov 2012, p.85]
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Nov 14, 2012An album of the year contender.
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Nov 14, 2012[A] brilliant album.
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Nov 14, 2012This album is incredibly intriguing and was executed beautifully.
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Nov 14, 2012Themes of isolation and solipsism unfold musically as much as lyrically. Produced with help from Flaming Lips go-to guy Dave Fridmann, Lonerism surprises with layers of detail.
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Nov 14, 2012Lonerism expertly balances heady textures with effortless melodicism.
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Nov 14, 2012Tame Impala prove far more exciting because, by maximizing the use of the available technology, they tap into the progressive and experimental spirit of psychedelic rock, and not just the sound.
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Nov 14, 2012It imparts that expansive happiness of catchy songs just at the margins of your memory, not quite in your grasp, a reminder of the pleasure of music, something beyond yourself.
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Nov 14, 2012Tame Impala possesses an uncanny ear for reconstructing psychedelia that spans decades while remaining undeniably present.
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Q MagazineNov 19, 2012While the mix of influences could produce self-indulgent noodling, songwriter Kevin Parker's ear for a tune keeps the songs focused. [Nov 2012, p.106]
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Nov 14, 2012[Tame Impala's Kevin] Parker's little boy may be emotionally bruised, but his capacity for capturing bliss remains unblemished.
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Dec 4, 2012The band's latest, Lonerism, digs even deeper into those themes and sounds [early-'70s psychedelia, proto-metal, and British pop], and pulls out a masterful collage.
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Nov 14, 2012Lonerism is a life raft for the abyss of song-induced self-reflection it inspires.
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Nov 14, 2012A joyous sense of imagination proves to be its own reward.
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Nov 14, 2012It feels digital, alien, the sound of modern machines going wrong. All this is underpinned by genuinely great songwriting
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Nov 14, 2012This one's a beauty.
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Dec 3, 2012Tame Impala saves itself from mere revivalism with 21st-century self-consciousness and, tucked amid the swirl and buzz, touching confessions of insecurity.
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Nov 14, 2012This is a progressive, accessible album that could take Tame Impala to the next level, or the mainstream, whichever comes first. Not bad work for a directionless layabout.
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Nov 14, 2012It may not break much new ground, certainly not for instrumentation or other reasons given, but it's one of the most solid albums all year.
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UncutNov 19, 2012Lonerism is more melodic and expansive then 2010 debut Innerspeaker, connecting the disparate dots with real elan. [Nov 2012, p.84]
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Nov 14, 2012Lonerism isn't Innerspeaker--it's too damned lonely. But it's cut from the same cloth, finding deeper substance in the same ecstatic patchwork.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 460 out of 500
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Mixed: 18 out of 500
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Negative: 22 out of 500
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