In this episode we dive into Tame Impala’s Currents and ask the big fan question: are you Team Pre-Currents (Innerspeaker / Lonerism) or Team Post-Currents (Currents / The Slow Rush and beyond)?

We talk about how Kevin Parker shifted from guitar-heavy psych rock into synth-driven psychedelic pop, how the album functions as a breakup record and a “changing your whole life” record at the same time, and why his production and mixing on Currents is such a huge flex.

In this episode:

– Track highlights: “Let It Happen,” “Yes I’m Changing,” “Eventually,” “The Less I Know the Better,” “Reality in Motion,” “New Person, Same Old Mistakes”

– The sound of Currents: synths, bass, drums, vocal treatments and home-studio wizardry

– Breakup, guilt and transformation themes across the lyrics

– How this album split the fanbase and changed Tame Impala’s trajectory

– Our own argument over whether the pre-Currents or post-Currents era is stronger

Chapters:

00:00 (Intro)

0:37:09 (Lonerism VS Currents)

1:09:37( Notes on Production)

1:20:43 (Songwriting and Standout Songs)

1:43:06 (Final Thoughts)

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