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  Watch Tame Impala's Aptly Trippy 'Elephant' Video

  September 19, 2012 – The childlike element of '60s psychedelia hasn't translated as much to the contemporary psych-rock scene. Watch Roky Erickson documentary You're Gonna Miss Me or spend any time delving into the solo discography of Syd Barrett, and you get a sense of these psych-rock pioneers as big, innocent kids (among other peculiarities). …
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• Various Artists, 'Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac' (Hear Music/Concord)

  August 14, 2012 – Does our intimate knowledge of Fleetwood Mac's internecine drama enrich our experience of the band's music? Or does the excellence of that music endow that drama with the weight of real meaning? Those questions swirl like Stevie Nicks' windblown shawl around Just Tell Me That You Want Me, a new 19-track Fleetwood tribute album assembled by big-shot Hollywood music supervisor Randall Poster. …
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  Tame Impala's Surprising 'Lonerism' Influence: Supertramp

  August 9, 2012 – There's a pretty famous scene in Spinal Tap where lead guitarist-idiot Nigel Tufnel is explaining the ontological questions raised by the all-black cover of the band's new album. "It's like, 'how much more black could this be?'" he wonders. The answer? …
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  Hear Tame Impala's Trunk-Shaking Psych-Rock 'Elephant'

  July 26, 2012 – The ceaselessly shifting cosmic imagery in the YouTube clip premiering Tame Impala's "Elephant" might be a little too appropriate. Sure, leading man Kevin Parker packs the first single — and second advance track — from the Australian band's Dave Fridmann-produced sophomore album, Lonerism (due out October 9 via Modular), with plenty of hum-along fuzz-pop hooks. There's no shortage of fist-pumping hard-rock muscle. …
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  Inside Tame Impala and Melody's Echo Chamber's Unlikely Partnership

  July 24, 2012 – Melody's Echo Chamber surfaced in late June via a lone, mysterious single. The dreamy fuzz gem "Crystallized" came seemingly out of nowhere, adding a psychedelic gleam to Summer 2012. But, of course, the magic had a maker: Paris-based singer songwriter Melody Prochet, whose sweet, airy voice retains its angelic purity even when swathed in echo. …
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  Hear Tame Impala's Feverish Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'That's All For Everyone'

  July 17, 2012 – It's no secret current SPIN cover costar Bethany Cosentino is a huge Fleetwood Mac fan, a fact she easily confirmed by providing us with a jouncy take on "Rhiannon." She covered the classic as part of the forthcoming Mac tribute compilation, Tell Me That You Want Me, due August 14 (Hear Music/Concord). …
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  Tame Impala Preview Fall LP With Psyched-Out 'Apocalypse Dreams'

  July 9, 2012 – Kevin Parker, who wrote, played, and recorded Tame Impala's 2010 debut Innerspeaker himself at a house in Australia, hinted at his plans for a follow-up in a SPIN interview early last year. "It's a lot more — what's the word? — decadent," Parker said of his then-still-in-the-works psych-rock sophomore outing. "I'm giving in to temptation more. …
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  First Spin: Get Pond's Psychedelic Swim 'Mystery'

  February 22, 2012 – The men of Pond claim their Western Australian outfit was born under a Mulberry tree in Daglish, a suburb of their native Perth. According to press materials, something in its shade inspired them to create "tropical psychedelic music" as heard in their impromptu debut Badminton Bandits (allegedly performed later that same, very fateful day) as well as that of Tame Impala, with whom they share two members. …
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  'Glee's Darren Criss Picks 5 Must-Hear Indie Bands

  April 27, 2011 – Darren Criss is an unabashed Justin Bieber fan. He also loves Beethoven, Katy Perry, Disney composer Alan Menken - the list goes on. "There's artistry in all kinds of music," says the breakout Glee star, who shot to fame last year after covering Perry's "Teenage Dream." "This is not me being diplomatic or all-inclusive. …
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  Best & Worst Moments of Coachella: Day 1

  April 16, 2011 – BEST COMEBACK: LAURYN HILLShe may have lost some vocal range as the years have passed, but, boy, did Lauryn Hill show that she's still one hell of a singer during her joyously funky set on the main stage. …
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