Tame Impala released "Loser," a funkier psych-pop single produced by Kevin Parker. Parker frames himself as a deadbeat in the lyrics, admitting repeated mistakes and saying he has learned his lesson. The chorus includes the line "I'm a loser, babe/ Do you wanna tear my heart out?" delivered over a thumping trot. The music video, directed by Sam Kristofski and starring Joe Keery, shows Keery sulking outside a Los Angeles convenience store called Bob's Market, grabbing a beer, and briefly being replaced by Parker. The video ends with Keery's face brightening before cutting to black. Parker has not announced a new album but remained active through collaborations, a Grammy win, and creating an instrument called The Orchid.
Tame Impala are back with a new song, "Loser." With a much funkier palette than prior single "End of Summer," "Loser" is a slow-burning slice of psych pop from Kevin Parker. He likens himself to a sort of deadbeat throughout, claiming that he's always messing up and that he's learned his lesson. Reaching the chorus, Parker sings "I'm a loser, babe/ Do you wanna tear my heart out?" over a thumping trot.
The video depicts Keery down in the dumps (likely because of something he said to his love interest, who drives off annoyed at the start of the video) and hanging out at a Los Angeles convenience store called Bob's Market. He grabs a beer, sits outside the market, and laments his fortune; for a brief frame, he's replaced by Parker, who is fashioned in the same clothes and expression.
"Loser" follows July's "End of Summer," a house-inspired single that Parker initially debuted during a DJ set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona. Parker has yet to formally announce a new Tame Impala album to follow 2020's The Slow Rush, but he's remained busy over the last few years, collaborating with Justice, Thundercat, and Dua Lipa, winning his first-ever Grammy, and inventing his own instrument, The Orchid.
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