On heels of latest single “Loser,” Kevin Parker’s band will drop much-anticipated follow-up to The Slow Rush on October 17
Tame Impala have escalated from “Loser” to Deadbeat in the span of one day: After the Kevin Parker-fronted band’s latest single arrived on Wednesday, the group has officially announced their upcoming fifth studio album.
Deadbeat arrives on October 17 via Columbia Records — Tame Impala’s first LP on the label — with the announcement coming on the heels of the album’s first two singles, the seven-minute dance track “End of Summer” and the just-released Beck-citing “Loser” with its Joe Keery-starring video.
Parker had previously described his long-awaited follow-up to 2020’s The Slow Rush as “kind of a future primitive rave act,” and an accompanying press release for Deadbeat reiterates that vibe, citing Western Australia’s rave scene and bush doof culture as inspiration.
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However, the lyrics channel “an endless bummer, a self-deprecating fuck-up stuck in a negative feedback loop when he should have long had his shit together” as Parker navigates through domestic life. Deadbeat’s album cover, contrary to the title, features a photo of Parker and (presumably) his toddler-aged daughter:
Deadbeat is available to preorder now in a variety of formats, including an official store-exclusive vinyl and as limited-edition cassettes. The band has not yet revealed the album’s full track list.
