THE SLOW RUSH Is A Concept Album About Time
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Written, voiced & edited by Frank Furtado
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Tame Impala’s entire discography is a record of Kevin Parker’s personal journey through time. Guiding us through his self-reflection on Innerspeaker. Isolation within Lonerism. And the flood of emotional heartbreak in Currents. Musically they’ve all advanced with him. Once upon a time, an electric guitar sat at the forefront of the Tame Impala sound. Parker’s sonic-explorations have since progressed towards gleaming synths and a wider audience appeal.
Four years after Currents and a number of collaborations, fans new and old were eager to hear more from the perfectionist-producer. The first track he would eventually return with seemed like a cheeky memo to fans, “Patience” (Patience Audio). The tune would act as a buffer while we waited one more year for his fourth studio release, The Slow Rush. Where nearly every track dives deep into the oceans of time. Past, present and future. The title itself notes time’s paradoxical nature: at times moving slow -- seemingly never ending and at others, rushing past us in the blink of an eye. But while The Slow Rush delves into the concept of time, it’s truly about how we accept the changes that come with the passing of time.
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Album Info
The Slow Rush
by Tame Impala
One More Year
Instant Destiny
Borderline
Posthumous Forgiveness
Breathe Deeper
Tomorrow’s Dust
On Track
Lost In Yesterday
Is It True
It Might Be Time
Glimmer
One More Hour
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He really used that 'one more year' pun
Zentigo I love your pfp, reminds me of that great dance punk album
@@canorhan2903 Dunno what you mean, I just found this picture of a whacky guy dancing in a suit.
I like your profile pic. Just wanted to say that
We are not 4 seasons
@@wspann1967 Get round in the season!
It's about over-romanticizing the past and also the opposite. Like, being consumed with regret and what you should have done differently. Lost in Yesterday.
Rather like those who don't like this album because it isn't like Currents. They're rather Lost in Yesterday.
That was me 1 year ago but people change, even though I still think about my mistakes, it’s a part of life so-
@@alfiedemmon4132 or the people who don’t like currents and the slow rush and want another lonerism/innerspeaker
@@alfiedemmon4132 exactly!!! All the albums are masterpieces
your audio mixing is top notch
FACTS BOI
you all probably dont care at all but does anybody know of a method to get back into an Instagram account..?
I somehow forgot the login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.
@Miller Kenzo Instablaster ;)
@@breckenbriggs381 holy shit these ad comment bots are getting smart
That second part of Posthumous Forgiveness is probably the only song that has made me cry in my entire life
same, genuinely in floods of tears when i hear it
Me too man..really makes me think about me and my dads relationship.
I agree
Lost my Dad 10 years ago to Cancer and I miss him everyday....crumpled and balled the first time I heard it....but now I listen to it as if I'm talkin to my father and it makes it better...thanks Kevin 🙌
Definitely along with the best song of all time yes I’m changing from currents. Damn everytime I hear that song I just break
"On Track" REALLY speaks to me as a 21 y/o cancer patient
Loren Peterson I hope you’ll be okay. ❤️
As someone who's 21 and also battling cancer, On Track is the one song that stood out to me on the album. I had to take time off of college because of my treatment and surgery so all of my friends are graduating while I still have another year and it makes me feel like I'm lagging behind or not where I should be. I need to be realistic about what I've had to go through and On Track reflects the outlook that I need, "Strictly speaking I'm still on track." Despite all the difficulties I've faced and struggles I have I'm still here, alive, and I'm thankful for that and I have the rest of my life to finish college.
Much love to you
Loren Peterson praying for you and wishing you the best
God bless you and your strength ♥️
I love this analysis. You articulated the meticulous and intricate approach Kevin took with this album. Sending this video to all my friends haha.
Imagine thinking this album is a disappointment. Fantastic break down.
SPECTRE man I thought glimmer was awesome. Good disco throwback love it
@SPECTRE what a boastful comment
@SPECTRE I only really liked 2 songs, Instant Destiny and Posthumous Forgiveness, as opposed to almost every song on Currents.
You guys just keep listening you guys are probably growers for me they all were all amazing in Their own ways
@@Jakefiz1 I'm hoping what you typed was a typo
"Is It True" is such a banger.
Just Cade exact words m8
Just Cade that bass line slaps harder than my granny when she hears me swearing
i feel its the song here nobody talks about
So true!
Is it true?
The Slow Rush is one of the greatest gifts dropped on a Valentine's Day.
i swear man everytime i listen to tame impala, its like therapy. i deal with so much anxiety and thoughts and every song has to deal with at least one of the concepts i fear and deal with everyday. its literally like kevin is telling me or talking to me fuck
Likewise buddy!
Yes i defenitely see your point!
i feel exactly the same, couldnt have worded it better.
YES
Definitely.
Just saying that Middle 8 deserves more subs🤷🏼♂️
Nova Apothany We’re almost at 300k and that’s nuts!
His content is sooo good
agree
Middle 8 congrats on 300k!!
Nova Apothany agreed 100%
This breakdown really add a whole other level of complexity to the album. Seriously thank you, especially for me where i can relate so much right now as a lost graduating college student.
23CrazyAsian Same here!
Fr I’m going into my senior year of high school right now and this album perfectly sums up how I feel about life right now 😅
The last time I was this early,
Kevin still played guitar.
damn!
i like da guitar on this album
@@jager9022 dont seem like it but if you listen theres guitar on most of the songs
I feel like I just had a great therapy session
I thought the same!
Legit!! I discovered tame literally 3 days ago whilst surfing on Spotify. Boy have I missed out!!!
it is true.
@@kitzburg I discovered them last year 😄 Oh boy! my perspective on Life has changed because of Tame Impala. I *owe* it to them
@@47dark legit tho, just incredible sound man! Can’t wait for them to come to the UK
This is Kevin's best record. Sorry not sorry. On a surface level, it seems minimalistic, but actually it' is incredibly detailed. The more you listen the more you will uncover. It is easily his most consistent album, too. Not to mention the drumming and production on this record is his finest. Absolutely beautiful record, start to finish.
it was easily my last favorite of his, but ur completely right. The more i listen, the better it gets. Its perfect
@@kittycatwitabat9818innerspeajer over this?
@@voidzminer1017 that was two months ago, so my opinion on innerspeaker and tame impala in general has changed. I def prefer this over innerspeaker
@@kittycatwitabat9818 for me I like the albums in order of when they came out, so slow rush, currents, lonerism, innerspeaker
@@voidzminer1017 ohhh I see. Yeah honestly I can see people justifying any of his albums being his best except for innerspeaker. Such a strong discography
The return of the sentient reverb machine
Just wow, you explained to me why I fell in love with Tame Impala 6 years ago... RELATABILITY. You also explained to me how even though Tame Impala is evolving it’s still relatable as ever. Thank you 🤘🤘
Lonerism is my favorite all time album!!! I swear it saved my life in a painful dark time.
Lonerism is definitely my favorite too. I'd go:
Innerspeaker: 8/10
Lonerism: 9/10
Currents: 8.5/10
The Slow Rush: 7/10
Nathaniel Mathias Major I agree completely.
@@ianisaacs2340 Noice
My only hope for Kevin as that he circles back to using the guitar as a primary ingredient in his music. He can use synth pedals and other effects to apply all he has learned. You’d be amazed how wild and funky you can make an electric guitar sound. Kev knows this too. Think that F O N K Y riff at the end of Let it Happen. I miss that.
That was his express goal during the innerspeaker years, to make the guitar sound like a synth.
Ese Güerito FONK
If you miss it go listen to one more hour, or might be time they both have some crunchy lines you’d like. Don’t give hope on this album just off of one thing it lacks, when it brings so much to the table
Also patience has some
I'm pretty sure the riff you're talking about is a bass riff.
Middle 8 is like Anthony Fantano but talks about music from a neutral perspective. Once again, 11/10 video
Midthony 8ano
I'd argue it's nothing like that douche because it's from a musical perspective.
Because Middle 8 only makes videos about music he enjoys
And Fantano didn't really like this album. I don't know why people lean on his opinions so much.
@@sunburner- the guy has a terrible taste in music. The fact that anyone watches his channel never ceases to amaze me.
I love this new album, kevin is such a legend
Kevin is the most beautifully creative artist of our generation, dude... I don't connect to any music the way I do with Tame Impala's. Love it.
Same, he is genius
Agreed! For me, he is our generation's Kurt Cobain. :')
Kevin and Alex turner
I didn’t even realize what some of the lyrics were until I watched this.
Was just listening to Breathe Deeper.
I was listening to "is it true"
Jim not saying it's bad but that's my least favourite song on the album.
Posthumous forgiveness is my favorite at the moment
Abhishek Basnyat Used to be mine as well but it grew on me. I love the falsetto part where he says "I'm just so terrified to face her"
Jules Gilmour my favorites are “One More Hour”and “On Track”
this guy turns songs into episodes of a season
tame impala is what happens when an artist has full creative control of their art and the freedom to explore all aspects of their craft. an artist in its purest form.
On Track hit me the same way Eventually did when I first listened to Currents
Romil me too i really felt that in my heart and soul
Samee
Time is a valuable thing, watch it fly by as the pendulum swings, watch it count down to the end of the day
the clock ticks life away
It’s so unreal
My eyes rolled about as hard as my jaw dropped when you laid out that FBDO quote. This channel has such a lovely charm to it that combines some pretty cheeky humor with just razor sharp insight and analysis! I think it's quite nice(:
Dang your really broke this down really well
nice profile pic :)
Lonerism and The Slow Rush ,for me, are the best Tame Impala albums.
No Voice Yes this
So weird cos I like inner speaker and currents but they’re all pretty close
@SPECTRE this
Same here 👌
you've changed my entire view of this album and now I'm gonna listen to it so differently so thank you
Such a good review I've been waiting for a while. Imo One More Hour is Kevin's largest track in 8 years. Frisson every time.
Becker Aviation so good.
It makes me sad that Patience didn't make it onto the album. I feel like the thesis of The Slow Rush can be found in the opening lines of Patience. "Has it been that long? Did I count the days wrong?" Somehow time rushes right by no matter how slow it feels.
Au contraire, I think Kevin made a great decision by not including Patience bc the beats on the song are v dissimilar to the entire album bc obviously he made Patience way before he actually started work on The Slow Rush. Patience wouldn't have fit into the album's sound aesthetic. Just listen to Patience and the album simultaneously and you'll realize what I'm saying!
I think that Patience should’ve been on the album. I think he put it out to give us something to get us by for one more year (hah) but it would’ve fit into the album so well. Sucks that I’m not able to listen to Patience on the same vinyl record as the album
honestly it would ruin the album patience for me was a bland single, the drums and bongos didnt mix well with the piano balled and the synths and some of the lyrics for the first time on a tame impala song where questionable, but the opening lyrics are clever. on the song you can just hear the rust from the half decade he didnt make music
@@delaneyfayceno choice is also amazing
that was a good album
“The Slow Rush”
Not feeling the same, musically
@@boahboat0406 exactly.
I've seen them in 2011 and I'm glad of the journey they've been through bringing us with them.
Tame Impala is the soundtrack of my life in Barcelona.
Tame Impala is actually just one guy
Perfect summary of an incredible album. Maybe some of my friends will understand my obsession with Tame Impala a bit more now ha.
Do yourselves a favor, and go see him live! The set is amazing!!! His WHOLE art direction is top notch
Listen to these albums back to back and you'll see how far he's really gone from step 1
Enrique Garcia time is represented through change. We’ve had over 10 years of Tame Impala, 4 distinct directions.
The Slow Rush is one of the greatest albums ever created. And I don't say that lightly. Kevin is a genius and a lot of people don't understand that. Tame Impala is popular don't get me wrong, but Kevins genius is so underrated and I wish more people could see what I'm talking about. The respect I have for Kevin, I just don't have words for.
can we all appreciate the brilliant editing in this video
The drum-driven mega-beats on this album are simply legendary
I can't stop listening to this album. I love Kevin and all Tame Impala albums, I feel like he has beautifully and perfectly represented the human experience in audio form and ughhh so good
"And in the air of today, is tomorrow's dust"
Been looking forward to your take on this! (Seriously Kevin almost 5 years??)
well he's been doing a lot of other stuff next to working on just his own music + pretty sure he started working on the album like 2/1.5 years ago
Taboo Oh I know, for one he's been working with some other fantastic musicians, you can hear their influences on this album
As much of a tame impala fan I am I didn’t feel any kind of emotions coming through with the new songs and that’s always been one of the reasons he’s so good, emotional songs from It is Not Meant to Be, yes I’m changing, love/paranoia, the less I know the better and songs like apocalypse dreams and feels like we only go backwards. The new songs are catchy and a playlist of pop but for some reason I don’t really feel the emotional quality on the new album
Nice (as usual 😉) Have you thought about publishing your video, i.e. the Audio, as podcast? Bet it would work.
Loved your take on this album!
(also the editing is marvelous)
If Foster The People and Tame Impala Colab: that would be amazing
Would love the collaboration!
I really think it’s funny how Tame Impalas discography has provided a musical narration/commentary for my life, and thus possibly my generation. Exploring late high school, College and coming out of college, it’s lined up with his themes almost to an eerie degree. Slow Rush is really validating for me and what I’m going through right now. Anyway, looking forward to seeing him live tomorrow
Great breakdown of the album. Tame Impala affected me on a different level like no music has done before
You just made my day better! May Kevin Parker bless you 😳❤️
The sound effects and video production is amazing
I've only just recently allowed myself to fully investigate Tame Impala, I heard The Less I Know The Better years ago and loved it but decided to sort of "save them for later" if you get me. So I finally came back and got into their music hardcore just as their newest album dropped and I'm Absolutely Blown Away by how layered and complex their production is, it sounds timeless and trancelike. I really mean Timeless too, I've shown them to unknowing friends and they all had Absolutely NO Idea that their music was so recent.
They're everything I love about Daft Punk, Arctic Monkeys, MGMT, and more all wrapped up into one all encompassing hypnotic disco-funk-rock sound crossed with ethereal vocals and gripping lyrics.
I'm in love with their music and they've made my top three in a short amount of time
You know tame impala is just Kevin Parker right?
@@lightseer1642 well no, I didn't. Bc like I said I just got into the music and no one comes in knowing everything about a new artist/band right off the bat
Lmao this is why I avoid ppl who stan artists I just discovered. Not everything is a trivia contest on who knows more bruh
@@corv1d770 calm down. I just found out pretty recently too. He tours with a group named pond but he makes all the music.
I mean I'm calm. I just get incredibly annoyed by being talked down to. Your comment came across as condescending not informative. Maybe that's a result of text tone but nonetheless You came across rude to me bc an informative comment would usually be more like "Tame Impala is only Kevin Parker just so you know." Instead of "you Know Tame Impala is just Kevin Parker right?" Like everyone should know that, bc it implies I should have already known.
Just letting you know how your comment sounds from my end. I deal w bad faith assholes on TH-cam constantly so I may have jumped a bit too quick too but yeah, I had a reason for being irritated.
Who knows what the next year holds? Much less, the next hour. By the end, we're asking just one minute more...
He needs to re-release the old version of borderline because I’d much rather listen to that one
Ian 129 new one better
Blxghtz ? False. No ahhh
They're both available to listen to... what are you talking about lol. Just listen to the old single version instead of the new one. It's that simple really
Okikidd. On Apple Music
I for some reason never liked borderline I’ve tried so hard to enjoy it but I can’t
One of the best albums ever! Help me make it through "The Great Lockdown of 2020".
I’ve never been happier to see a notification
Great vid. Was cool hanging out with you in the /r/tameimpala discord before the release.
Brilliant vid, I love Tame Impala. Kevin Parker is brilliant and I love how the albums really encapsulate time passing. My favourite album will always be Lonerism, but I love each album in their own way as well as the pre-albums. Your analysis is excellent btw.
This album just isn’t as good as currents. There. I said it. Although I love love love “it might be time to face it”
Cate James truth
it’s his worst release by far
Currents was just too consistent with good song after good song. But I'm starting to like the slow rush more and more as I keep listening and reading the lyrics
I just f%cking love your voice and narration, dude.
Hey man, in case you didn't know, King Krule's new album Man Alive is out. Sooo yea
What's the song that starts at 1:17 ?
ikr, i wanna know too
I think it's from the tame Impala EP
How can we find out?
th-cam.com/video/Qbk5OQXFRW0/w-d-xo.html
@@Middle8 thank you so much! It's really good!
I relate sooo much to this album.
Tame Impala might be one more band that we say "The first 2 album are great" For me Innerspeaker and Lonerism are the best. Especially the Sophomore album. My first favorite song was Music to Walk Home By. I feel like TSR is Currents pt2 very similar sound & approach. Sep20. 401am From 🇵🇷
this breakdown video was AMAZING. it made me appreciate the album so much more and gave me a lot to think about. 10/10
Kevin Parker is the Jeff Lynne of the next generation. Prove me wrong
With a title like that I predict a million views very soon...
Ughhhh this video was great. Kevin Parker is truly an amazing and sentimental artist. All his songs have so much meaning to them. Ughhh Kevin!!!! You’re such a great artist!!
what is the song that is playing on the background at 1:12
What's the music in the background at 1:17?
I have to watch this video again sometime, I feel just one time it's not enough.
Can we talk about how *tHICc* that bassline in lost in yesterday is
really! only 360k?
I didn't like a lot of the lyrics :-/
Shame the album feels so washed out and underwhelming
Give it a few listens, I started loving it by the fourth one. Still, it isn't as great as his previous work
Yeah
Sounds to me like you haven't given it enough time. Kevin is trying to tell you this in the music!
Really amazing album, at first didn't quite like but after numerous repeats I found myself repeating every song, some of the beats are really beautiful; (tomorrow's dust comes to mind) I used to thought currents was the peak but the slow rush it's his best work in my opinion.
Bro, you’re awesome, the editing, the sound and your voice is super great ! We can feel that you love Kevin’s work ! And I’m also a huge fan of this incredible album 🤩
The transition between parallel and current time was BOOOMBASTIC! Also the album is great, Go check it out!
Wow I will never listen to this album the same again. Thank you.
A+ breakdown! I love the album even more now
Summed up well from the Tame merch shirts,
"If you're meddling where incompetence and lack of skill predominate it is time to reinvent.
Walk towards your future. Focus and invest your spiritual, financial, and emotional energies into
accomplishing a new skill for the new you"
"We're both adults but we behave like children
Long as we got enough to keep on livin"
I'd like to congratulate Kevin Parker for making the same song 12 times on The Slow Rush
None of the songs sound the same, same theme yes, but different tempos, beats, rhythm, lyrics and so on.
This video turned out to be a little deeper than I expected it to be...
Yeah but what about the music, I don't care what he's singing about, I don't care about poetry.
My personal connection & relatability with this album is 💯
OMG. A BLONDED CURRENTS PFP!!!!!!
This is the most in depth and accurate analysis of the album. Thank you
What song is playing at 1:20?
Whoosh12345 Matthew
mixed it. Look him up on YT and streaming platforms.
Middle 8 sorry but Matthew who?
Where do people think Tame Impala's reputation is at now? For a while they were kind of the indie band that people said they liked to sound cool. Would people say they're still seen like that generally?
Tame Impala / Kevin Parker is my favorite music creator and now so are you my friend. Fantastic video, you’ve got a new subscriber
One of the best reviews I've seen! Thank you for this!! 🎶🎵🎶
I really love how every 2 weeks you deliver an amazing analysis that is so well edited
You're going to quote Ferris Bueller's Day Off and not give John Hughes his credit...lol?
Everything is my favourite song
god i really want Middle8 to interview Kevin and talk all about the intricacies of the album
I need that psych rock back
WOW what a video! You're by far my favourite music channel! Kevin Parker is the GOAT
Would love a Wombats video, if there's something you would like to talk about. Love this channel!
this vid explains every song so well and why he put the songs in the position he did on the album
Jesus John Lennon.