So I was, РІР‚СљWell, if thereРІР‚в„ўs one song where this is allowed, I guess itРІР‚в„ўs this one. IРІР‚в„ўll just leave the speaking in tongues version on the album.РІР‚Сњ It will never make sense, but the song is called РІР‚СљLet It Happen,РІР‚Сњ and itРІР‚в„ўs about allowing what is overtaking you to take control. So I had to make the decision, like, РІР‚СљFuck it. IРІР‚в„ўm totally contradicting what I said before, but I couldnРІР‚в„ўt get back the same groove I did when I was speaking in tongues. And I only did it a few days ago, a week before mastering. So I was just doing that, and then I left that for months and months, always planning to go back and re-record it with real lyrics. I do that a lot when IРІР‚в„ўm demoing and fleshing out ideas, because IРІР‚в„ўve got the emotion in me, but I havenРІР‚в„ўt turned it into words yet. I was saying words and stringing sentences together that werenРІР‚в„ўt really words. And I didnРІР‚в„ўt even know what I was saying. And the first take I did, I was just singing gibberish and making sounds with my mouth just to test it out. So much is that true, that on the first song, РІР‚СљLet It Happen,РІР‚Сњ thereРІР‚в„ўs this part at the end where IРІР‚в„ўm singing through this keyboard sampler thing, almost like a vocoder but not really. But at the same time, IРІР‚в„ўm getting better at finding out what it was that was so cool about that original thing and being able to do it again. No matter how hard you try, you canРІР‚в„ўt get it back. The first crusty demo and first vocal take and first fuck around with the song has this energy and vibe to it that you canРІР‚в„ўt replicate. I think thatРІР‚в„ўs one of the things that you only get with experience.

Kevin Parker: Yeah, I think IРІР‚в„ўm getting better as a producer. Matt Fink ( Under the Radar): You said before that you spend most of your studio time trying to recapture the spirit of your original demo.

The interview was conducted while Parker was putting the finishing touches on the album and just before РІР‚СљLet It HappenРІР‚Сњ was released.

Below is an excerpt from that Q&A (conducted by Matt Fink), in which Parker talks about the inspiration behind CurrentsРІР‚в„ў opening track and first single, РІР‚СљLet It HappenРІР‚Сњ (which you can also stream below). The digital version of the magazine (for iPads/iPhones) also contains a bonus Q&A with Parker, sections of the interview not found in the print cover story. Pick up a copy now to read the first interview with Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker about Currents. Tame Impala are on the cover of Under the RadarРІР‚Вs current print magazine. Tame Impala have so far released four songs from their upcoming third album, Currents, but they have now finally confirmed a July 17 release date (on new label Interscope) and have released the tracklist (find that below, along with their upcoming tour dates).

Tame impala let it happen intro