Tame Impala - Currents

Tame Impala are cool, right? At least, that’s what everyone’s been saying for years.  Despite their cool reputation, on this album they come across as nerds. Now this isn’t due to any Star Wars dedicated songs or anything like that, but in fact due to the focus on synths on this album, with barely a guitar in sight. The beat that opens the first track Let It Happen didn’t fail to have me stamping my feet, with reverb-heavy vocals whispering the refrain “let it happen, let it happen”.  Another highlight is the ballad-like Eventually with its sweet pop chorus and moving lyrics “I know that I’ll be happier” it eventually (ha!) ends up in the clouds, with layered echo vocals, and its main riff playing out until it fades out. The Less I Know The Better is a killer funky romp, with its main motif being infectious in the extreme. However, all these songs manage to blend into one another, feeling like the same formula being repeated over.  Many of the tracks here come across as filler, such as Gossip, leaving this album feeling as if a lot of their creativity was used up on its opener.