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- Summary: The second release for the Perth, Australian band led by Kevin Parker was co-produce with Dave Fridmann.
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- Record Label: Modular
- Genre(s): Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
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Top Track
Feels Like We Only Go Backwards | |
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It feels like I only go backwards, baby Every part of me says, "Go ahead" I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again Feels like we only go backwards,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 35 out of 35
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Mixed: 0 out of 35
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Negative: 0 out of 35
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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 album is incredibly intriguing and was executed beautifully.
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Nov 14, 2012[A] brilliant album.
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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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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, 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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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.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 48 out of 56
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Mixed: 8 out of 56
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Negative: 0 out of 56
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Dec 6, 2012
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