Tame Impala 2013 Australian Tour Announced

Following the news of Tame Impala being announced as one of Groovin’ The Moo’s headliners, it’s now been confirmed that in addition to these festival appearances, the band, beloved of our readers who named them winners last year’s ‘Mad Props’ category in Tone Deaf’s end of year poll will also be performing a string of headline shows in major capital cities this April / May.

West Australian natives, Tame Impala are Kevin Parker, Dominic Simper, Jay Watson, Nick Allbrook and the most recent addition, Julien Barbagello. They loosely formed in 2007 from a collection of Perth bands releasing their first EP in 2008, followed by the debut album Innerspeaker in 2010, and its world-conquering follow-up Lonerism in 2012.

The 2010 release of Innerspeaker, with its irreverent, contemporary spin on assumedly dead and forgotten sounds, along with its unique approach to melody; unparalleled yet understated, reaped international recognition for a seemingly new collective of musicians. Recorded and produced entirely by Kevin Parker, in what is essentially a treehouse with 180 degree views of the Indian Ocean, Innerspeaker was then engineered by Death In Vegas’ Tim Holmes, with Dave Fridmann of Flaming Lips production fame on mixing duties.

Following the Innerspeaker whirlwind, and some much needed respite for the band, Parker went back into writing mode with his trusty home recording setup, a portable set up at that, with the album being recorded around the world, most predominantly in Perth and Paris. Again, mixed by Dave Fridmann, the end result was Lonerism, gifted to their eager fans in October 2012.

Lonerism has received worldwide praise (including from Tone Deaf, check out our review here) and endorsements from fellow artists and celebs, and has garnered all star ratings from industry and tastemakers, making them 2012 J Award winners, earning Gold status sales in Australia, and experiencing enormous commercial sales to match in the UK and America wit the band making serious in-roads overseas.