Hello Barrons! Today’s article will cover and review the latest album from Tame Impala, “Deadbeat,” which was released on October 17, 2025. This marks his fifth studio album after a album hiatus since the 2020 release of “The Slow Rush.”
For background information, Tame Impala, or Kevin Parker, is an Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist who has been nominated for five Grammys, won one for his project “Neverender” under the category of “Best Dance/Electronic Recording” at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Tame Impala’s most well known tracks like “The Less I Know The Better,” “New Person, Same Old Mistakes,” and many others.
The Barron Perspective will go by every track and give a small review of each track from a first listen perspective. Starting the 12 song album off will be “My Old Ways.”
Track 1, My Old Ways: I really like the rhythmic piano loop that Kevin Parker uses. From the sound quality of the intro of the song, it sounds like an unreleased unused song idea. The beat is catchy, and his iconic vocals really shine through, especially since his last release was in 2020. 6/10.
Track 2, No Reply: Immediately going into the next track, I really love the drum beat. After reading the genius article, it can be generalized to feeling inadequate with someone, and awkward feelings of trying to connect with someone. The song gives some solemn vibes, and is an okay track so far on the first listen. 4/10.
Track 3, Dracula: The track was actually released on September 26 as a single released for the roll-out of the album. The electronic music style really pops with it’s bubbly beat and sound effects from the start.
For me, the smoothness of this beat makes it my favorite so far. The instrumental has such a nice funk to it that makes me enjoy it.
Although these past 3 tracks so far haven’t topped any of the previous songs I’ve heard from him before, I think they’re still solid. 6/10.
Track 4, Loser: I heard this song when Kevin did his NPR Tiny Desk Concert, and the studio version is pretty nice to hear after only hearing the acoustic version from the video.
I like the way the guitars play a more leading role in the track. The chorus of this song is pretty nice. I always loved how spacey Tame Impala’s tracks are, especially with his use of reverb. It gives the track a nice depth. 6/10
Track 5, Oblivion: This track took an interesting turn in terms of it’s beat. It feels very bouncy, and the synths are more higher pitched on this track. I could really only hear this play on a game like FIFA or something, but in albums terms, it’s not really for me. 3/10.
Track 6, Not My World: Not sure what it is with this track, but just sitting and just placing focus on the sounds helped. The instrumental sounds really great once it hits 2:00. This might be my favorite now.
It feels like house music and I love it. The synths do their thing, the fazer sounds add more to the environment of this song. It feels like being inside a glow in the dark ride at an amusement park.
Following the album with it’s electronic sound, this track mastered it super well. Light 7/10.
Track 7, Piece Of Heaven: Very airy synths. One thing I have to give to Tame Impala is that every song feels super well layered. There’s so many things you can focus on, and everything feels like a perfect harmony.
Piece Of Heaven I feel, tries to make the phrase Piece Of Heaven into sound. It feels freeing and joyful, almost like being able to go on summer vacation finally after a long school year.
I think that the portion of the girl speaking helps confirm the intent of what Parker was trying to go for with this track. 4/10.
Track 8, Obsolete: It took a little bit, but I started to like the instrumental of this track. Tame Impala always has great flows with the songs he makes, and they always supplement each other very well.
I also enjoy the guitars/synths at the end, they join the drum pattern super good. I love the way they lead out the song with the beat into the next track. 5/10.
Track 9, Ethereal Connection: I looked at the length of the song and how intense and fast the beat is going, and I wasn’t sure where this song was going to go. Once the beat picked up, I really loved the bass a ton.
I heavily appreciate when artists just add instrumentals, and the way Tame Impala does give some vocals and verses on this track, I love the way this track is 90% just instrumentals.
I think this song screams Tame Impala, and I personally believe this song could perform well and enjoy it in a concert environment. 9/10.
Track 10, See You On Monday (You’re Lost): I definitely need to read the lyrics and dive into them. This song gives Kevin space to do his thing, lyrically and with his vocals. The track seems a bit more simpler, and way less aggressive than Ethereal Connection. The background vocals on 2:32 are super good, Tame Impala definitely has a great voice and this song showcases that well. 5/10.
Track 11, Afterthought: The song brings us back to a similar groove that the earlier tracks had. I love the buildup at 0:40 and the drop that follows after. This album definitely has great tracks all over that could be perfect to dance to.
I don’t know what bassy instrument is used at 2:25, but I love how it gives a little progression to the song as it begins to mellow out a little and allows the track to take a deep breath before continuing at around 2:58.
Solid track all around. As the album is coming to a close, this feels very fitting at it’s second to last spot on the tracklist. 6/10.
Track 12, End Of Summer: It’s another 7 minute track and leading single during the album roll-out amongst “Dracula,” “Loser,” and “My Old Ways.” It’s great that he’s leaving us with a nice long track to really enjoy before the album is over.
The kick and general vibe feels similar to Ethereal Connection. The song carries a solid rhythm as it enters the 3:00 mark. I’m noticing at around 3:30 or so, you can hear the transition into the later part of the song which brings back the heavy kicks and bass. 4:32 has to be my favorite part. Low 7/10.
Final thoughts: This album was a 5/10 in my book. The start is a bit uninteresting in the start, but it definitely picks up later on in the tracklist. I haven’t really heard Tame Impala in a bit, but I’ve definitely listened to Currents and a little bit of The Slow Rush and loved the work on those projects.
A re-listen to all three albums would be needed to properly rank it, but I have to say that Deadbeat was a somewhat okay reintroduction into Tame Impala. I’d definitely recommend it to people who are into the ethereal genre and electronic music.
Tame Impala is a really talented artist, and I would 100% recommend checking out his Tiny Desk Concerts. Some tracks I’d recommend would definitely be “Is It True,” “Elephant,” and “The Less I Know The Better.” Additionally, he recently announced an eight show tour for the new album starting October 31 in Brooklyn, NY.
