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Album Review: Deadbeat is Groovy and Deceptive

After five long years between album releases, Kevin Parker, the brains and primary artist behind Tame Impala, has finally given fans a new record to spin. During that break, we’ve gotten new music sprinkled in between: features on other artists’ records, movie tie-in songs, and even his executive production work on Dua Lipa’s 2024 album Radical Optimism. But with the introduction of Tame Impala’s new album, Deadbeat, we’re given sonic themes in the artist’s catalog that we’ve never quite heard before.