From minor to major.
This is how the course of Tame Impala
can be described
, which will be
one of the main acts of Lollapalooza Argentina 2023
, the eighth local edition of the festival that will take place on Friday the 17th, Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of March at the Hipódromo de San Isidro.
The idea of going from minor to major refers both to the artistic trajectory of Australian Kevin Parker's project, as well as to the growth of his popularity in Argentina.
Because just like
Innerspeaker
(2010) and
Lonerism
(2012) they showed a group that promised but was missing a blow from the oven;
Currents
(2015) and
The Slow Rush
(2020) initially established themselves as
rock and pop classics of the 10s and 20s of the 21st century
.
Kevin Parker, from Tame Impala, who will play this Saturday at the San Isidro Hippodrome.
The same reasoning can be applied to their Buenos Aires shows.
Niceto, Vorterix, Mandarine Park, and an unforgettable show at Lollapalooza 2016 showcased a Parker who, to paraphrase Lou Reed, "grew up in public" both in terms of popularity and the artistic quality of his music.
Hip fracture
Shortly before his show this Saturday the 18th at 8:45 p.m., Parker suffered a hip fracture due to "demanding stress" while running a half marathon, one kilometer before reaching the finish line.
The injury, which included a surgical intervention in the area, never questioned his participation in the event, as he immediately took care to clarify through the Tame Impala Instagram account, where he uploaded photos and videos of the operation.
His show last weekend in Mexico City, where
he went on stage on crutches and played his guitar sitting down
, a situation that will be repeated in Argentina, dispelled any doubts about it.
From somewhere in the city of Buenos Aires, a computer without a video image allows us to listen to Parker before his show at Lolla.
This was his dialogue with Clarín
.
the local furor
Kevin Parker, from Tame Impala, again in Argentina.
-Can you tell us about the Lollapalooza show, or do you prefer it to be a surprise?
-(laughs) Argentina is one of the most moving places when it comes to playing, because of the passion of the public for the music.
It is one of the places where I played the most times throughout my career, and with each show we gave we received more and more love.
I feel their company on every visit and the truth is that I feel them as close friends.
-What can you tell us about "Wings of Time", your latest single, which is part of the soundtrack of the movie "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"?
-Making songs for movies always implies new challenges, because every movie is different.
And because it implies a dialogue between music and images.
When I was asked for this song for
Dungeons & Dragons
I thought it was kind of funny.
I respect dragon stories a lot, beyond the fact that I don't consume them.
It was something that required a lot of my imagination.
-You said that "Wings of Time" was a song that allowed you to develop your love for fantasy prog rock. Could there be any hints for the sound of the next Tame Impala album, considering that "The Slow Rush" came out three years ago?
-For me the records should have a different sound.
The Slow Rush
was the record I had to produce at that time, with songs that sounded different in their own way.
All my songs must have a groove, which can come from hip hop, R&B or rock and roll.
Finding that sound movement is what excites me the most.
-But is there a track from the new album in "Wings of Time"? Or you don't want to talk and you prefer it to be a surprise?
-I prefer the sound of the new album to be something unexpected, like when I talked about prog rock.
I think things are better that way.
A theme for the Minions
Tame Impala in 2015, before one of his many visits to Buenos Aires.
Today they are the main number of Lollapalooza.
-How was it working with Diana Ross on "Turn Up The Sunshine", the song included in the soundtrack of "Minions: Rise of the Gru"? Is your daughter a fan of the Minions?
-The truth is that I did not know her personally, since it was a job that we did in the middle of a pandemic.
It was kind of crazy, because I wrote a part of the song and listening to her sing it without seeing her seemed very strange to me.
As for my daughter, she's too young to be a fan, but I'm sure that later on she will be.
-How are you working in the studio, knowing that in your last albums you were in charge of playing all the instruments and producing?
-I like people who play music in bands, and it's something I enjoy, because it's something that amuses us all.
But there are times when Tame Impala isn't necessarily fun for me.
The studio is a kind of world where you can get lost, and for me that is something that satisfies me.
I take the instruments as different brushes, and from there I try to paint the whole picture.
I see myself more as a painter than a sculptor.
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