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Elephant by Tame Impala
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Biografía del artista Tame Impala
Banda Formada En El Año 2007 Originaria De La Ciudad De Perth Western Australia. Tame Impala Son Kevin Parker Dominic Simper Y Jay Watson. Kevin Y Dom Siendo Compañeros Desde Los 9 Años Reunidos En La Clase De Música En La Escuela Secundaria A Los 13 Años En Algún Momento Después De Que Kevin Comenzara A Perfeccionar Sus Habilidades Primitivas De Grabación Propia Como Poner Melodía A Sus Primeros Toques De Tambor. El Sonido Tame Impala Ha Sido Descrito Como Una Mezcla De The Beatles Y Pink Floyd Sin Embargo Ellos Van Mucho Más Allá Y Han Desarrollado Un Sonido Y Estilo Propios. También Hay Rastro De Bandas Como The Olivia Tremor Control Cream Can The Doors Tanto Como Bandas De Stoner Rock Como Kyuss O Colour Haze. Formación En Vivo Kevin Parker Voz Guitarra Y Mirlitón 2007—presente . Jay «Gumby» Watson Batería Y Coros 2007—2011 Sintetizador Y Guitarra Adicional 2012—presente . Dominic Simper Bajo 2007—2010 Guitarra Y Sintetizador 2010—presente . Cam Avery Bajo 2013—presente . Julien Barbagallo Batería Y Coros 2012—presente . En Estudio Kevin Parker Voz Guitarra Bajo Batería Teclado. Jay Watson Batería Teclado Guitarra. Dominic Simper Percusión Bajo Guitarra Efectos. Discografía Let It Happen Modular Recordings 2015 " Single 'Cause I'm A Man Modular Recordings 2015 " Single Lonerism - Modular Recordings 2012 Apocalypse Dreams - Modular Recordings 2012 " Single Innerspeaker - Modular Recordings 2010 " LP Tame Imapala - Modular Recordings 2009 " EP Solitude Is Bliss - Modular Recordings 2010 " Single Sundown Syndrome / Remember Me - Modular Recordings 2008 " Single
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Tame-Impala - Lonerism
"Elephant" Is A Song By Australian Psychedelic Rock Band Tame Impala Released On 26 July 2012 As The Lead Single From Their Second Album Lonerism. The Single Features Artwork From Australian Artist Leif Podhajsky Who Also Created The Artwork For Innerspeaker And The Follow-Up Lonerism. "Elephant" Was Covered By Children's Music Group The Wiggles For Australian Youth Broadcaster Triple J's Like A Version Segment On 5 March 2021 Which Won The Station's Hottest 100 Of 2021. Kevin Parker Explains That ""Elephant Is Actually One Of The Oldest Songs That I Have It's Just Been In The Vaults This Whole Time. I'm Not Sure Why We Never Recorded It Before But We Were Just Playing It At A Sound Check One Night And Everyone In The Band Was Like 'We Should Just Put This On The Album' And So We Did." — Kevin Parker "Elephant" Features A Bluesier Side Of Tame Impala Heard More Frequently On Their Self-Titled Extended Play As The Song Was Written Around That Stage. Because It Was Written Around That Time "Elephant" Is "an Anomaly On Lonerism. There Are No Other Songs That Have That Bluesy Riffing". Speaking About The Track In A Retrospective Interview With Beats 1 In 2019 Parker Spoke Of His Surprise At How Successful The Track Became. "I Always Thought It Was A Bit Shallow A Bit Cringe. But Now I Appreciate "Elephant" Because The Character I'm Singing About From The Loner's Perspective... It's How I Always Envisioned Big Egotistical People Who Would March Around. It's Kind Of How A Loner Might See A Jock - Like An Elephant." In This Same Interview Parker Added That His Favorite Lonerism Lyric Is From "Elephant" "He Pulled The Mirrors Off His Cadillac / 'Cause He Doesn't Like It Looking Like He Looks Back". Alicia Dennis From Zimbio Called "Elephant" "the Best Psych-Rock Song Ever Written About A Pompous Jerk" While Nick Patch Of The Times Colonist Described It As A "distortion-Drenched Garage-Rocker". It Is Also Viewed As A "glam-Rock Gem" By The Webzine PlayGround. Joe Levy From Rolling Stone Stated That The Song Was "Tame Impala's 2012 Alt-Rock Hit" Describing The Guitar Riff As "gong-Banging Glam". Ian Cohen Of Pitchfork Gave The Song The "Best New Track" Accolade Praising Its Production And Stating That It "splits Wide Open During Its Midsection For An Expansive And Lyrical Guitar Jam That These Guys Are Doing Better Than Just About Anyone Else Right Now." Nathan Reese Of Refinery29 Described The Song As The Group's "meaner More Immediate Take On Its Garage-Psych Sound". He Also Commented That The Song "with Dueling Keyboard And Guitar Solos That Arrive Midway Through" Resembles Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam" "channeled Through The Stooges". - Appeared At No. 7 On Triple J's Hottest 100 For 2012.
- Won Best Song At The EG Music Awards
- Zane Lowe Declared It The "Hottest Record In The World" On 26 July 2012.
- The Song Won Song Of The Year At The APRA Music Awards In 2013.
- The Video Won Video Of The Year At The 2013 West Australian Music Industry Awards
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Banda Formada En El Año 2007 Originaria De La Ciudad De Perth Western Australia. Tame Impala Son Kevin Parker Dominic Simper Y Jay Watson. Kevin Y Dom Siendo Compañeros Desde Los 9 Años Reunidos En La Clase De Música En La Escuela Secundaria A Los 13 Años En Algún Momento Después De Que Kevin Comenzara A Perfeccionar Sus Habilidades Primitivas De Grabación Propia Como Poner Melodía A Sus Primeros Toques De Tambor. El Sonido Tame Impala Ha Sido Descrito Como Una Mezcla De The Beatles Y Pink Floyd Sin Embargo Ellos Van Mucho Más Allá Y Han Desarrollado Un Sonido Y Estilo Propios. También Hay Rastro De Bandas Como The Olivia Tremor Control Cream Can The Doors Tanto Como Bandas De Stoner Rock Como Kyuss O Colour Haze. Formación En Vivo Kevin Parker Voz Guitarra Y Mirlitón 2007—presente . Jay «Gumby» Watson Batería Y Coros 2007—2011 Sintetizador Y Guitarra Adicional 2012—presente . Dominic Simper Bajo 2007—2010 Guitarra Y Sintetizador 2010—presente . Cam Avery Bajo 2013—presente . Julien Barbagallo Batería Y Coros 2012—presente . En Estudio Kevin Parker Voz Guitarra Bajo Batería Teclado. Jay Watson Batería Teclado Guitarra. Dominic Simper Percusión Bajo Guitarra Efectos. Discografía Let It Happen Modular Recordings 2015 " Single 'Cause I'm A Man Modular Recordings 2015 " Single Lonerism - Modular Recordings 2012 Apocalypse Dreams - Modular Recordings 2012 " Single Innerspeaker - Modular Recordings 2010 " LP Tame Imapala - Modular Recordings 2009 " EP Solitude Is Bliss - Modular Recordings 2010 " Single Sundown Syndrome / Remember Me - Modular Recordings 2008 " Single
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"Elephant" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala, released on 26 July 2012 as the lead single from their second album Lonerism. The single features artwork from Australian artist Leif Podhajsky, who also created the artwork for Innerspeaker and the follow-up Lonerism.
"Elephant" was covered by children's music group the Wiggles for Australian youth broadcaster Triple J's Like a Version segment on 5 March 2021, which won the station's Hottest 100 of 2021.
Kevin Parker explains that:
""Elephant is actually one of the oldest songs that I have, it's just been in the vaults this whole time. I'm not sure why we never recorded it before, but we were just playing it at a sound check one night and everyone in the band was like, 'We should just put this on the album', and so we did."
— Kevin Parker
"Elephant" features a bluesier side of Tame Impala, heard more frequently on their self-titled extended play, as the song was written around that stage. Because it was written around that time, "Elephant" is "an anomaly on Lonerism. There are no other songs that have that bluesy riffing".
Speaking about the track in a retrospective interview with Beats 1 in 2019, Parker spoke of his surprise at how successful the track became. "I always thought it was a bit shallow, a bit cringe. But now I appreciate "Elephant" because the character I'm singing about, from the loner's perspective... it's how I always envisioned big, egotistical people who would march around. It's kind of how a loner might see a jock - like an elephant." In this same interview, Parker added that his favorite Lonerism lyric is from "Elephant": "He pulled the mirrors off his Cadillac / 'Cause he doesn't like it looking like he looks back".
Alicia Dennis from Zimbio called "Elephant" "the best psych-rock song ever written about a pompous jerk", while Nick Patch of the Times Colonist described it as a "distortion-drenched garage-rocker". It is also viewed as a "glam-rock gem" by the webzine PlayGround. Joe Levy from Rolling Stone stated that the song was "Tame Impala's 2012 alt-rock hit", describing the guitar riff as "gong-banging glam". Ian Cohen of Pitchfork gave the song the "Best New Track" accolade, praising its production and stating that it "splits wide open during its midsection for an expansive and lyrical guitar jam that these guys are doing better than just about anyone else right now." Nathan Reese of Refinery29 described the song as the group's "meaner, more immediate take on its garage-psych sound". He also commented that the song "with dueling keyboard and guitar solos that arrive midway through" resembles Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam", "channeled through the Stooges".
- Appeared at No. 7 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2012.
- Won Best Song at the EG Music Awards
- Zane Lowe declared it the "Hottest Record in the World" on 26 July 2012.
- The song won Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards in 2013.
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