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Tame Impala Is A Psychedelic Rock Band Of Australian Musician Kevin Parker Who Writes Records Produces And Performs. As A Touring Act Tame Impala Consists Of Parker Guitar Vocals Dominic Simper Guitar Synthesiser Jay Watson Synthesiser Vocals Guitar Cam Avery Bass Guitar Vocals And Julien Barbagallo Drums Vocals . Many Of The Band Members Including Parker Are Collaborators With Fellow Australian Psychedelic Rock Band Pond. Previously Signed To Modular Recordings Tame Impala Is Now Signed To Interscope Records In The US And Fiction Records In The UK. Parker Originally Conceived The Project In Perth In 2007. After A Series Of Singles And EPs Tame Impala's Debut Studio Album InnerSpeaker Was Released In 2010 It Was Certified Gold In Australia And Well Received By Critics. Parker's 2012 Follow-Up Lonerism Was Also Acclaimed Reaching Platinum Status In Australia And Receiving A Grammy Award Nomination For Best Alternative Music Album. Tame Impala's Third Album Currents Was Released In July 2015 6 And Like Its Predecessor It Won ARIA Awards For Best Rock Album And Album Of The Year. Parker Won The APRA Award For Song Of The Year 2016 For Currents' First Track "Let It Happen". The Fourth And Most Recent Studio Album The Slow Rush Was Released 14 February 2020.
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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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Tame Impala Is A Psychedelic Rock Band Of Australian Musician Kevin Parker Who Writes Records Produces And Performs. As A Touring Act Tame Impala Consists Of Parker Guitar Vocals Dominic Simper Guitar Synthesiser Jay Watson Synthesiser Vocals Guitar Cam Avery Bass Guitar Vocals And Julien Barbagallo Drums Vocals . Many Of The Band Members Including Parker Are Collaborators With Fellow Australian Psychedelic Rock Band Pond. Previously Signed To Modular Recordings Tame Impala Is Now Signed To Interscope Records In The US And Fiction Records In The UK. Parker Originally Conceived The Project In Perth In 2007. After A Series Of Singles And EPs Tame Impala's Debut Studio Album InnerSpeaker Was Released In 2010 It Was Certified Gold In Australia And Well Received By Critics. Parker's 2012 Follow-Up Lonerism Was Also Acclaimed Reaching Platinum Status In Australia And Receiving A Grammy Award Nomination For Best Alternative Music Album. Tame Impala's Third Album Currents Was Released In July 2015 6 And Like Its Predecessor It Won ARIA Awards For Best Rock Album And Album Of The Year. Parker Won The APRA Award For Song Of The Year 2016 For Currents' First Track "Let It Happen". The Fourth And Most Recent Studio Album The Slow Rush Was Released 14 February 2020.
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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.
- The video won Video of the Year at the 2013 West Australian Music Industry Awards Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Lonerism Is The Second Album By Australian Psychedelic Rock Band Tame Impala Released By Modular Recordings On 5 October 2012. Like Their Previous Album Innerspeaker Most Of The Recording Was Undertaken By Kevin Parker. Kevin Parker Started Writing And Recording New Material For Lonerism Almost Immediately After Releasing Innerspeaker Saying "I Started Writing Songs Straight After Innerspeaker But I Told Myself I Wouldn't Get Hung Up With The Pressure So I Kinda Pretended They Were For Some Other Weird Project That Wasn't Going To Have As Much Consequence". While Innerspeaker Was Recorded In A Very Structured Manner With A Designated Time Period To Record Parker Recorded Lonerism In Many Different Places Around The World Whilst Touring With Tame Impala. Speaking About This Parker Revealed "I've Got A Recording Thing With Me At The Moment I Can Do Vocal Takes And Guitar Takes Wherever I Am So It's Getting Recorded All Over The World. There's A Guitar Take In Vienna Or A Vocal Take In The Aeroplane From Singapore To London. I've Got My Studio At Home So A Lot Is Being Done In Perth."