Tame Impala

Spin9/ 10

“The purest — and most complex — distillation of everything that makes the band such a nearly physical pleasure to listen to, whether it’s the sprawling riffs found on their 2010 debut, Innerspeaker, or this album’s taffy-lurid swirls”

The Independent3/ 5 stars

“He clearly still can’t resist endlessly layering sound upon sound, sometimes to the detriment of the music”

“The most frustrating thing about Currents is that, for probably the first time, it seems like Parker is writing songs that would be pretty decent and probably interesting if he freed them from this musty aesthetic and gave them room to express themselves”

Sputnik Music

“Layers and layers of sound pile on top of one another, obscuring any message, any meaning, except for the decadent beauty of gorging yourself to the brim”

Pitchfork9.3/ 10

“Nearly every proper song on Currents is a revelatory statement of Parker’s range and increasing expertise as a producer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist while maintaining the essence of Tame Impala”

Paste9.4/ 10

“He’s been called a visionary for years, but this is the ultimate proof he can see for miles and miles”

NME8/ 10

“An artist at the peak of his powers”

Slant Magazine

“"Let It Happen" is a microcosm of the album as a whole, and, notably, guitar riffs are supplanted by finely etched beats complete with finger snaps and brassy synths”

The Guardian5/ 5 stars

“While Parker’s home studio achievement is impressive – to recap, Prince-like levels of auteur autonomy – the sonic unity here means the tracks bleed into one another”

AllMusic3/ 5 stars

“While Currents would have made a decent Kevin Parker solo album, people coming to the album and expecting to hear the Tame Impala they are used to will most likely end up quite disappointed”

Rolling Stone

“Parker is perhaps the most prominent member of a class of young musicians that is creating some of today’s most spectacularly catchy music by being backward-looking and forward-thinking at the same time”

musicOMH

“It’s just a shame that the undeniable majesty of opener Let It Happen sees the album peak at a high it can never hope to reach for the remainder of its existence”