Kevin Parker just dropped “Dracula,” which is the newest taste from the upcoming Tame Impala album, Deadbeat.
This track, “Dracula,” now has a wild music video, thanks to director Julian Klincewicz (he also did the “End of Summer” visuals), and honestly, it’s got a vibe that’s both strange and catchy. If you’re curious, you can find the video floating around online. When talking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Parker shared, “It’s kind of the oldest song from the album process. It’s kind of one of the ones I started first,” and he also explained, “That’s, like, an example of one of the ones that started in this really raw, minimal way, and then just sort of, like, slowly expanded into this sort of, like, pop.” Sometimes, songs just grow in weird directions and surprise everyone, even the person making them.
Deadbeat officially lands on October 17, and it’s got a dozen songs, including “Dracula,” “End of Summer,” and “Loser.” After the release, Parker is hitting the road for an enormous tour, zigzagging from the US to Europe, and honestly, the list of cities is so long it almost looks like someone mashed the keyboard by accident. There’s Brooklyn, Chicago, Austin, San Diego, Inglewood, Oakland, Porto, Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, Lyon, Turin, Bologna, Zurich, Munich, Gliwice, Prague, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Paris, Amsterdam, Antwerp, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, and Dublin. Whew!
Fans think it’s cool when artists talk about how their songs change over time.
Sometimes, people go back and listen to older albums, like The Slow Rush from 2020, just to see how things have changed or stayed the same. And, not gonna lie, thinking about all these tour dates makes you wonder if Parker ever mixes up which city he’s in, or if he just dreams of arenas and airports after a while.
