Recorded in Fremantle and at Parker’s studio in Injidup, Deadbeat arrives with two summer releases already in play.
Kevin Parker has announced Deadbeat, Tame Impala’s first album in five years. The news follows two summer releases. In July came “End of the Summer,” paired with a split-screen music video. Later, “Loser” arrived with a new clip led by Joe Keery, who records as Djo. In that video, Keery briefly trades places with Parker to play a dejected burnout.
According to a press release, Deadbeat “is deeply inspired by bush doof culture and the Western Australia rave scene.” Parker worked on the record in his hometown of Fremantle and at his studio in Injidup, Western Australia. The album spans twelve tracks and includes both “End of the Summer” and “Loser.”
The visual language around the rollout is lean and pointed. “End of the Summer” uses split-screen to mirror the project’s doubled vantage point, while “Loser” turns the lens on a character already at the edge, then hands the frame to Keery for a quick switch with Parker. The exchange is brief, and it lands the narrative without excess.
What emerges is a studio body of work shaped by place and subculture. The reference to bush doofs and Western Australia’s rave history sets the album’s coordinates, and the locations of Fremantle and Injidup anchor the process. With two tracks already in circulation and the concept line drawn, Deadbeat opens a clear next step for Tame Impala’s catalog, defined by the material already on hand rather than promise or projection.
