Tame Impala

National Tour + Debut Album 'InnerSpeaker' Out May 21

Modular is proud to announce that West Coast sonic wanderers Tame Impala will unveil their debut album InnerSpeaker on May 21, and are taking to the road in May for a National Tour. It will be the first time much of the record is played live to an unsuspecting public and will showcase the gloriously dazzling results of one of planet earth's most exciting bands absolutely going to town on their debut long player.

Following on from their debut, self-titled EP, InnerSpeaker is Tame Impala's chance to paint a far more extensive picture than before, and sure enough it redrafts the entire Tame Impala world as we knew it, into an explosive cosmic wonderland of ecstatic harmony and perfectly accessible journeys into inner space. Recorded and produced by the band's own Kevin Parker with Death In Vegas' Tim Holmes on the engineer duties, in an enormous mansion with 180 degree views of the Indian Ocean in the middle of buttfuck nowhere a few hours south of Perth, InnerSpeaker is ensconced with a kind of inspired vastness not dislike the place it was made.

It was then mixed in a completely different kind of nowhere, a log cabin surrounded by snow and deer in upstate New York, by renowned sonic maverick Dave Fridmann (MGMT / Flaming Lips). The resultant record will first be revealed with the single, "Solitude Is Bliss", a joyous summertime romp through fields of honeyed harmony and crispy good times and is just the very tip of the amorphous cosmos that is InnerSpeaker.

InnerSpeaker is available for pre-order now from the Modular Shop (local and international orders) and here is the Getmusic pre-order for both digital and physical formats (Australia only).

Or as a special offer to live show fans, you will have an opportunity to pre-order the album with tickets purchased to the May National Tour. Be the first to hear InnerSpeaker live at the dates below.

Tickets On Sale Thu Mar 18

May 13 - Surfers Beer Garden / GOLD COAST www.moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

May 14 - The Tivoli / BRISBANE www.ticketek.com.au & www.thetivoli.net.au

May 15 - The Metro / SYDNEY www.metrotheatre.com.au - 02 9550 3666

May 20 - The Gov / ADELAIDE www.moshtix.com.au - 1300 438 849

May 21 - The Forum / MELBOURNE www.ticketek.com.au & www.forummelbourne.com.au

May 27 - The Metropolis Fremantle / FREMANTLE www.heatseeker.com.au

* All shows with special guests The Silents

Posted on March 08, 2010 at 05:14pm | 10 comments

InnerSpeaker Ep. 1

Herein lies the very first glimpse into the 'InnerSpeaker'. Magic and melody abounds, with plenty more where that came from. Stay tuned.

Posted on March 02, 2010 at 10:01am | 13 comments

INNERSPEAKER

is now complete...

more news soon.

Posted on February 08, 2010 at 06:44pm | 15 comments

Modular Xmas Parties

Tame Impala will be welcoming the silly season accordingly with a pair of Modular Xmas parties in both Sydney and Melbourne.

They'll be joining Jonathan Boulet and The Swiss at both shows, while Canyons will be steering the party sleigh from within the confines of the DJ booth.
Also joining in the sunstroked festivities in Sydney will be Bang Gang DJs, Kim (The Presets), Ladyhawke (DJ Set), Tim Cut Copy, Graz & Anna Lunoe while Muscles (live) and Tony Pepperoni, Andee Frost, Bongmist, Nick Foley and Knightlife will rock things accordingly in Melbourne.

For more into an tickets go to modularpeople.com.

Posted on November 27, 2009 at 03:07pm | 2 comments

Studio Update Pt. II

Words by Dom.

5. Aaaaah beautiful Chang. As we were heading to Japan straight after recording we thought we should indulge in an Asian beer. Unfortunately we couldn't afford a Japanese beer like Asahi or Kirin, so we had to settle on Chang. I think it was like 30 bucks a Carton, and tasted accordingly. And yes, Kevin was terrible at washing his tea / soup cups.

6. View from the roof / master bedroom. Pretty self explanatory.

7. Our engineer Tim didn't arrive from the UK until two weeks into our stint down south so it was just Kevin and myself for the first 14 days. As a result, we just plonked down the drum kit / all the gear in pretty much in the first place we could find without any consideration for practicality. I think Tim nearly had a heart attack when he first walked in the house and saw how we had set up.

8. This photo isn't anywhere near as posed as it looks. Kevin actually did spent most of his day standing on the balcony with his guitar. The telescope pictured was used almost daily for whale spotting.

Posted on September 10, 2009 at 11:37am | 19 comments