Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker returns with his neo-psychedelic home-recording project, Tame Impala. The Slow Rush is Tame Impala’s first full-length since 2015’s ARIA award-winning and Grammy-nominated Currents, and it’s a wide-ranging master stroke of musical brilliance. Like the bulk of the one-man moniker’s previous projects, The Slow Rush was written, performed, and produced by Parker.

After a lengthy delay following what turned out to be a false start with an unexpected appearance on SNL, and two singles released in the spring of 2019, Kevin Parker has finally delivered his latest masterpiece and it’s well worth the agonizing wait. Equally ethereal and danceable, The Slow Rush sounds as if it could’ve been recorded in 1979, but newly discovered today and remixed using modern technology.

Led by previously previewed tracks “Lost in Yesterday,” “Posthumous Forgiveness” and the newly tweaked “Borderline” The Slow Rush sounds like a hypnotic time warp from which you don’t want to escape. The soul-infused “Instant Destiny,” the eargasmic acid house banger “Breathe Deeper” and the dreamlike “On Track” are but a few of the high points embedded within this ingeniously crafted record. Parker’s heady lyrics are immaculately intertwined within an auditory psychedelia that truly transports the listener to another plane.

The one and only disappointment to be found here is the conspicuous omission of the previously released single “Patience,” but with that said, if The Slow Rush had been a movie instead of an album, it would’ve deserved two big thumbs up. So, put on your best pair of headphones and turn the volume way up!