"With a throbbing beat, lush accents, warm harmonies, and buoyant vocal melodies, "Dracula" splits the difference between the haze-rave sound of lead single "End of Summer" and the more melodic psych-pop found in its follow-up, "Loser." Though the iconic vampire Dracula is referenced, the track has more "Thriller"-esque pomp instead of doom and gloom; Kevin Parker narrates the culmination of an all-night rager, when daylight is imminent and the connections he's forged will be tested."
""Dracula" also arrives with a music video inspired by the Western Australia rave scene and 'bush doof culture,' which served as a significant reference point for Deadbeat. Throughout, moonlit partiers dance outside of a portable house that can be moved via a semi truck. Parker walks in and out of the scene with a pep in his step, but he looks slightly resigned."
Tame Impala releases "Dracula," a single driven by a throbbing beat, lush accents, warm harmonies, and buoyant vocal melodies. "Dracula" bridges the haze-rave sound of "End of Summer" and the melodic psych-pop of "Loser." The track references Dracula but favors "Thriller"-esque pomp over doom and gloom while narrating the end of an all-night rager as daylight approaches. Kevin Parker sings "Run from the sunlight, Dracula" in the chorus, conveying a desperate desire to stay in the dark to keep the party alive. The Julian Klincewicz-directed video draws on Western Australia rave and 'bush doof' culture. Deadbeat, Tame Impala's fifth album, arrives October 17 via Columbia, and the band will support the release with US tour dates including Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Oakland, Austin, Chicago, and San Diego.
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