Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss (New Single)

Tame_Impala  were formed from Kevin Parker's original blues/jazz/psychedelic band, the Dee Dee Dums. The Dee Dee Dums consisted of Parker (drums) and Luke Epstein (guitar), with the band getting second place at the 2005 AmpFest^[1] and winning third place that year in the state final of The Next Big Thing.^[2] In October 2006 the Dee Dee Dums won the WA state final of the National Campus Band Competition.^[3] In late 2007 the band renamed to Tame Impala unveiling a new drummer and replacing the two-guitar attack for the more traditional guitar/bass/drums format. Epstein going on to play with Sugarpuss.^[4]

Tame Impala consists of Kevin Parker (lead guitar and vocals), Dominic Simper (bass guitar) and Jay Watson (drums and backing vocals). Their name refers to the impala, a medium sized antelope.^[5] Their musical sound draws from a wide range of influences and they like to see themselves as