It’s almost like he knew it was coming. Last Valentine's Day, as couples around the world were celebrating many forms of romantic bliss, others gathered around their speakers or donned headphones in anticipation. After five years, Tame Impala had finally released
The Slow Rush, the follow-up to their decade-defining 2015 album
Currents. People listened to it on their morning jog, at their desks at work, with their significant others, and a select few honored the decades-old ritual of removing a record from its sleeve and placing it on a turntable.
No matter the format, the opening wash of “One More Year” swept up everyone. Every listener heard the same song from the same man, Kevin Parker.