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The band began an international tour in 2012 through 2013, supported by The Growl. During this tour, they played major festivals such as Coachella and Sasquatch Festival, [ citation needed] and appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. [38] For this tour, Watson switched from drums to keyboards, and Parker recruited Julien Barbagallo on drums. [39] In an interview with Triple J talking about the album's nomination for the J Award, Parker stated that they had secretly been recording a new album. "Jay and I have been recording pretty compulsively and album number two is nearing potential completion already and I'm so excited about it that I'm having trouble keeping myself from telling you all about it". This came only months after Innerspeaker was released.Triple JHottest 100 – 2008". Triple J. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009 . Retrieved 19 February 2009. Tame Impala's second album, Lonerism, was released in 2012 and was mixed by Dave Fridmann. [31] Parker said that Lonerism "represents a departure from his previous work by incorporating an expanded sonic palette, more emotional song writing, and a more pronounced narrative perspective". It was created in a similar set up as Innerspeaker, whereby Parker wrote and recorded the majority of the album by himself at his home in Perth, Western Australia. [32] Parts of the recording also occurred in Parker's home studio in France.

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On 5 April 2015, Tame Impala announced and released the album cover for Currents in a Facebook post. A few hours later, the band released the first official single from the upcoming album on Facebook called " 'Cause I'm a Man". [53] Later that month, on 22 April 2015, Tame Impala officially released "Let it Happen" as the second single from the album. One week later, on 29 April 2015, Kevin Parker held an AMA on Reddit, where he provoked fans to ask him to release a new song, then responding with "Disciples", which became the first promotional single for Currents. On 7 May 2015, the band announced that the album would be released on 17 July 2015 and released the third official single, " Eventually". [8] The record ended up being the best selling one in their discography, with 1.3 million copies sold worldwide. [54] Tame Impala – Lonerism". The Line Of Best Fit. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015 . Retrieved 17 July 2015. Includes a decent-length booklet, 2050 calendar, 12" remix LP, 7" TSR B-Sides 45RPM record (The Boat I Row/No Choice), and a 12" of Patience and One More Year (NTS). Also includes a copy of The Slow Rush in translucent red within the box. Hyden, Steven (7 March 2019). "Will This Be The Year That Tame Impala Becomes One Of The World's Biggest Bands?". Uproxx . Retrieved 30 December 2021.In July 2018, during an interview with Beats 1 anchor host Matt Wilkinson, Parker confirmed for the first time that he had begun working on a new Tame Impala album, adding that he was "ready to play some other songs live" and expressing an interest to headline a stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2019. He also stated that he would be "very disappointed" if the new record by Tame Impala wasn't released by summer 2019. [57] Tame Impala's debut single, " Sundown Syndrome", was recorded at Toerag Studios in London, UK, with recording engineer Liam Watson, while the band was in the UK in March 2009. [20] "Sundown Syndrome" was premiered by Richard Kingsmill on his "2009" show on Triple J on Sunday 10 May 2009. The song was released in July 2009 on vinyl, and digitally with a cover of " Remember Me" by DJ Blue Boy. [21] By the end of 2017, Tame Impala announced that they agreed to play the 2018 Mad Cool Festival in Spain, which would be the first live music show the band agreed to play in 2018. [56] Tame Impala also played a headline set at London's Citadel Festival in July 2018. The band then headlined the inaugural "Rottofest" in August 2009, an annual comedy, film and music festival held on Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia. Following Rottofest, they embarked on a national tour through September and October 2009 in support of the single. [22] "Remember Me" appeared at number 78 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2009. [23] Lonerism Album Cover". Leif Podhajksy. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012 . Retrieved 13 July 2012.

Young, Alex (3 January 2020). "Tame Impala promise 'new sounds' in 2020". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 11 May 2020. Compared to the gold splodge version, this one is far better. My copy is exceptionally quiet on all sides and I’ve yet to give it a proper clean. Lonerism received a 2014 Grammy Award nomination in December 2013 in the Best Alternative Music Album category. [42]

World Premiere! The FADER Issue #82: Featuring French Montana and Tame Impala". The FADER. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013 . Retrieved 18 November 2013. On 18 May 2013, it was announced via Facebook that Allbrook would leave the band to focus on other musical endeavours, and that Cam Avery of Pond and The Growl would take his place. Allbrook played his final gig with the band on their last Australian tour date of 2013 at Perth's Belvoir Amphitheatre, the same venue that Allbrook played his first gig with the band at in 2008. As a farewell gesture, the band played a cover of Outkast's " Prototype". [41]