Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

The Slow Rush is the fourth studio album by Australian progressive rock band Tame Impala, released in February 2020 via Island Records and Modular Recordings.

The origins of Tame Impala can be found in the Perth music scene. Kevin Parker played in a number of bands, one being the Dee Dee Dums, a rock duo that consisted of Parker (guitar) and Luke Epstein (drums). Tame Impala emerged in 2007 as Parker's home-recording project, and he posted a number of tracks on Myspace. This brought interest from a number of labels and eventually, he signed with Modular Recordings. To transfer these recordings to a live-stage, Parker enlisted the help of Dominic Simper (bass) and Jay Watson (drums) and began playing at some local gigs.

The Slow Rush was recorded between Los Angeles and Parker’s studio in his hometown of Fremantle, Australia. The twelve tracks were recorded, produced and mixed by Parker. The album features the singles “Borderline”, “It Might Be Time”, and “Lost In Yesterday”. Parker plays all the instruments on the album, reminiscent of Jeff Lynne with the latter-day ELO albums.

The Slow Rush is Parker’s deep dive into the oceans of time, conjuring the feeling of a lifetime in a lightning bolt, of major milestones whizzing by while you’re looking at your phone, it’s a paean to creation and destruction and the unending cycle of life.

This double album 2LP record set is a 2023 repress on 180 gram black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, pressed in New Zealand via Island Records.