By now you know the spiel about Tame Impala. You know they had one of the biggest albums of the year in 2015’s Currents, which the Kevin Parker-led project have since followed-up with a string of sold-out tour dates and an endless stream of awards.
You know all this, but you’ve never quite heard Tame Impala’s music sound this… heavy. Melbourne talent Ali Barter hit the triple j studios this morning and laid down a grungy, distorted, rousing performance of Tame Impala’s Currents cut ”Cause I’m A Man’.
Barter got some help from her pal and frequent collaborator Oscar Dawson, whom you may know as a member of globetrotting Melbourne duo HOLY HOLY. Dawson contributed some killer axe work to the performance, which is about the heaviest we’ve ever heard a Tame Impala song.
As we’ve previously mentioned, this year’s Like A Version series has gotten off to an interesting start – we’ve seen a heart-wrenching David Bowie cover, an ambitious mash-up from this year’s Hottest 100 winners, a deeply divisive cover of a huge hit from 2015, and maybe the most un-triple j Like A Version ever.
