Innerspeaker - 2014 European Fiction label 14-track 2LP Set

2014 debut studio album by Australian neo-pshychedelic rockers, Tame Impala - recorded recorded almost entirely at Wave House, Injidup, a beach shack about four hours south of Perth with 180 degree views of the Indian Ocean - during the winter of 2009.

The sound on "Inner Speaker" was described as "... psychedelia-heavy outing that toys with paisley pop, stoner vibes, and an expansive array of swirling guitars." by Pitchfork revier Zach Kelly who elaboretes "... There are patches of late-60s American psychedelia, buzzy Motor City riffage, and decades of British pop, ranging from the pastoral pop of the Kinks to the vivid expansiveness of the Verve to the narcotic warmth of the Stone Roses. Frontman Kevin Parker shares an eerie vocal similarity with John Lennon, both in tone and in the way he allows his voice to soar with each melodic turn or rhythmic surge. Though most of the album is a little restrained lyrically, Parker's rapturous phrasing conveys the meaning. Mixed by Flaming Lips collaborator Dave Fridmann, each component here is set on an even plane, allowing bass lines and delay-swept guitar bursts to melt into one another, cultivating a uniform feel that's vintage, far-out, and irrepressibly cool."

"Inner Speaker" features the singles "Solitude Is Bliss", "Lucidity", "Expectation" and "Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?"

Black vinyl - gatefold picture cover

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. It Is Not Meant to Be 5:22
2. Desire Be Desire Go 4:26
3. Alter Ego 4:48

Side 2:
4. Lucidity 4:30
5. Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind? 3:19
6. Solitude Is Bliss 3:55

Side 3:
7. Jeremy's Storm (instrumental) 5:28
8. Expectation 6:02
9. The Bold Arrow of Time 4:24

Side 4:
10. Runway, Houses, City, Clouds 7:15
11. I Don't Really Mind 3:46

All tracks are written by Kevin Parker, except interlude after "The Bold Arrow of Time", written by Jay Watson and Parker.

Recorded June - August 2009 at Wave House, Injidup, Western Australia

Credits:

Tame Impala:
Kevin Parker – recording, production; all vocals and instruments except:
Dom Simper – bass guitar (track 9), additional guitar (track 10), additional sound effects (track 7)
Jay Watson – drums (tracks 6, 9), guitar (interlude after track 9)

Technical Credits:
Tim Holmes – Recording engineer
Dave Fridmann – Mix
Greg Calbi – Mastering

Artwork:
Leif Podhajsky – artwork