(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker.

In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parker (vocals, guitar, synthesiser), Dominic Simper (guitar, synthesiser), Jay Watson (synthesiser, vocals, guitar), Cam Avery (bass guitar, vocals, synthesiser), & Julien Barbagallo (drums, vocals). 

The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, sharing members and collaborators, including Nick Allbrook, formerly a live member of Tame Impala. 

Parker originally conceived the project in Perth in 2007. After a series of singles and EPs, Tame Impala's debut studio album, Innerspeaker, was released in 2010; it was certified gold in Australia and well received by critics. 

Parker's 2012 follow-up, Lonerism, was also acclaimed, reaching platinum status in Australia and receiving a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. 

Tame Impala's third album, Currents, was released in July 2015, and like its predecessor, it won ARIA Awards for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. Parker won the APRA Award for Song of the Year 2016 for Currents' first track, Let It Happen.

The fourth studio album, The Slow Rush, was released on 14 February 2020 to further praise from music critics. At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, Tame Impala won five awards. 

Outside of album releases, in March 2023, Tame Impala released the song Wings of Time from the soundtrack of the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Contiuing the soundtrack vibes in 2023, Tame Impala released Journey to the Real World for the film Barbie, as part of the soundtrack album.

Then in 2024, Tame Impala collaborated with Justice on the single One Night/All Night for their album Hyperdrama. Parker also appeared on another song, Neverender on the record. 

Parker co-wrote and produced Dua Lipa's third studio album, Radical Optimism. He later joined Lipa onstage during her headline performance at Glastonbury 2024, performing Tame Impala's The Less I Know the Better & Lipa's Houdini.

The fifth album, Deadbeat, was last Friday.

So for the second last Friday Flash(back) for 2025, Tame Impala are a cracker! So excited for this. Take a listen to some old and new cuts from Kevin Parker. Until tomorrow!

Album of the Year Nomination - October Update

Fancy That has just received a monster upgrade. The third Album of the Year nominated record from PinkPantheress completely slays.

The remix album, titled Fancy Some More?, was released a couple of weeks ago, as a bit of a surprise. It features collaborations with Anitta, Seventeen, Bladee, Oklou, Jade, Yves, Kylie Minogue, JT, Sugababes, Zara Larsson, Ravyn Lenae, Nia Archives, Rachel Chinouriri, Kaytranada, Basement Jaxx, Joe Goddard, DJ Caio Prince & Adame DJ, Mochakk, Loukeman & Lead, Sega Bodega, Groove Armada, and Kilimanjaro.

Talk about star studded right!

You can take a listen below. To the collabs, the remixes, the OG tracks, like Tonight, Romeo and Illegal, which have all been on high rotation on my Apple Music.

Not forgetting it's a girl powered Album of the Year for 2025. Ninajirachi and Addison Rae are also nominated.

As the year nears the end, the race is heating up. Like today, it's set to be forty fucking degrees. Hello SPRING! Yep, it ain't even Summer yet. God help us Sydney!

 

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Friday Flash(back) - Pete Murray - Longing

(Pre) Friday Flash(back)

Peter Kenneth Murray, otherwise simply known as Pete Murray is one of the final Friday Flash(back)'s for 2025!

Murray has had three albums reach number 1 on the Australian (ARIA) charts. Murray has received 17 ARIA nominations throughout his career so far.

He has sold over 1.2 million albums in Australia.

In early 2003, Murray signed a contract with Sony BMG and he entered the studio with producer Paul McKercher and his band (consisting of Ben McCarthy on bass guitar and keyboards, Christian Sargeant on drums, Paul Tyrell on guitar and Col McIntyre on reeds & flute) to make the Feeler album.

Feeler was released on 21 July 2003 with the title track as the first single. 

Triple J radio started playing the track with the Nova FM and Triple M networks picking it up. With this support, Feeler entered the ARIA top 50 album charts in 2003. His reputation was building fast and he started selling out shows in smaller venues.

So Beautiful was released in January 2004, reaching the top ten. This spurred sales of the album driving it to number one on the Australian album charts in late March 2004 and six times platinum status. By 2008, the album had sold half-a-million copies.

Last Friday Murray released his seventh record, Longing. This is his first record since 2017's Camacho. Tomorrow return to stream the record, in the meantime, some old and new tunes are featured below.

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