What's In My Bag? [The Podcast]

Tame Impala

What's In My Bag? [The Podcast]

Show Notes

Kevin Parker of Tame Impala goes record shopping at Amoeba Music in Hollywood and talks about the importance of the opening track, fusing organic band music with electronic music, how Todd Rundgren's maximalist pop influenced "Lonerism," and the way Queens of the Stone Age changed his guitar playing. Tame Impala's latest album Deadbeat is available from Columbia Records. Tame Impala's picks: Silverchair - Freak Show (LP) Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star (LP) Coldplay - A Rush...

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