The album's cover art depicting vortex shedding is a visualisation of these themes.Ĭurrents was preceded by the release of the singles ' Let It Happen', ' 'Cause I'm a Man' and ' Eventually'. Thematically, the record is about the process of personal transformation, which many critics interpreted to be the result of a romantic break-up. Parker was inspired to seek a change out of desire to hear Tame Impala's music played in dance clubs and a more communal setting. In contrast to the psychedelic rock sound of the project's prior work, Currents marks a shift to more dance-oriented music, with more emphasis placed on synthesisers than guitars. He engrossed himself with writing and recording, and in keeping with his reputation as a musical auteur, laboured over the details of each song, ultimately causing the release date to be delayed by two months.

For the first time, Parker mixed the music and recorded all instruments by himself the album featured no other collaborators.Īfter the release of the group's previous album, Lonerism (2012), Parker began work on Currents, largely recording at his home studio in Fremantle. Like the group's previous two albums, Currents was written, recorded, performed, and produced by primary member Kevin Parker. In the United States it was released by Interscope Records and Fiction Records, while Caroline International released it in other international regions.

It was released on 17 July 2015 by Modular Recordings and Universal Music Australia. Currents is the third studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala.

Tame impala let it happen wikipedia