The eponymous “Be Above It” mantra has a sentiment that’s easily understood and deeply resonant. Short, simple mantras can work wonders if they skirt cliches. “Patience” could get even the shyest person in the club to tap their foot and sway their hips. “Patience” is a track infused with the sounds of banging piano chords, echoing drums, a good old synthesizer for Tame Impala’s signature psychedelic sound and of course, Kevin Parker’s sweet whisper and dreamy vocals. If you’re ever at a stop light and the person driving next to you is playing air piano and trying to drum on the steering wheel at the same time, then they’re listening to “Patience” by Tame Impala. But it always comes back to one of Currents’ main themes: change. More than anything, it’s a damn good breakup song. From that point on, the song is louder, more aggressive and more regretful.
Its success peaks in one point in particular: the breakdown at 0:45. One of the briefest songs in Tame Impala’s discography, “Disciples” is a compact little bundle of bass and existential dread. But no one ever said Kevin Parker was here to cheer you on-he’s more concerned with his own mortality. But it’s way smarter than “Monster Mash.” Parker drops one of his deadly, targeted couplets-”In so many ways / I’m somebody else / While trying so hard / To be myself”-that’ll leave you feeling like you’re invisible. This song bubbles and oozes like it was made to be on a Halloween playlist. Oh, and what a guitar solo that was! -Steven Edelstone
Parker’s vocals are noticeably lower and less-processed, showcasing a much different side of Tame Impala than what we’re accustomed to 12 years later, but the song shows how fully-formed the band was even in its infancy.
And what an introduction it was-featuring a quick false start to a mid-tempo shift about 20 seconds in, “Half Full Glass of Wine” settles into a groove and refuses to let it go. If you’ve followed Tame Impala for their whole career, “Half Full Glass of Wine” was probably the first song you heard from Kevin Parker & co.
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