"This is where lives, Kevin Parker's latest album as Tame Impala. Throughout the project's 56 minutes, Parker assumes the role of the man in the mirror multiple times, lamenting his constant fuck-ups, his deepest insecurities, and his inability to truly connect with people - before stumbling out of the bathroom and rejoining the party. Deadbeat toggles between unflinching self-awareness and euphoric avoidance, Parker attempting to rave his way toward some resolution that never quite arrives."
"It's necessary to mention that this is a completely different Tame Impala than the one most fans are familiar with, and Parker almost goes out of his way to make this clear throughout Deadbeat. Such was the intention behind "End of Summer," the throbbing, strangely inert club-psych experiment that served as the album's lead single. Ever wanted to hear what a Tame Impala acid house song sounds like? Do you long to be in Kevin Parker's brain at 4am, mid-dance party?"
Deadbeat unfolds as a 56-minute record where Kevin Parker occupies the man in the mirror, confronting repeated mistakes, deep insecurities, and social disconnection while under drug-induced dissociation. The music alternates between stark self-awareness and buoyant escapism, using rave textures and acid-house pulses to mask unresolved emotional turmoil. The lead single "End of Summer" exemplifies the club-psych experimentation with throbbing, inert energy. Inspiration from Western Australian rave culture and countryside free parties drives a shift away from the band's earlier psych-rock toward a sound closer to RÜFÜS DU SOL, though occasional guitar riffs and organic drums remain.
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