Parker's falsetto glides through the purest set of pop songs he has delivered to date, from disco-style dance tracks to woozy ballads and stone-cold electro-funk, pausing only once for the pitch-shifted spoken-word sections of Past Life.
The move away from guitars won't suit all fans but this shimmering world of sweet synthetic sounds is none the poorer for the ascension of the machines.
• Tame Impala. Currents. Caroline International.
• Five stars (out of five)
Single download: Let It Happen
For those who like: Connan Mockasin, Air, Daft Punk
- Jeff Harford
