Kevin Parker airs new Tame Impala song during DJ set
Kevin Parker aired a new Tame Impala song during a surprise DJ set at Primavera Sound at the weekend.
The Australian star entertained the masses with a set at Nitsa Club after the Barcelona festival ended on Saturday night.
Those in attendance were in for a treat when Parker announced he would play a never-before-heard track.
"Er, you guys wanna hear a new song?" he asked the crowd.
"You want to hear a new Tame Impala song? You're going to be the first ones to hear it, you realise.
"There's no going back from this point on. Alright, let's do it. Get comfortable."
Parker then played the beat-heavy tune, the name of which remains a mystery.
Tame Impala's last studio album was 2020's The Slow Rush.
Parker sold his entire music catalogue to Sony Music Publishing in 2024.
The Borderline hitmaker reached a global deal with the label, which is said to cover all his past and future releases including work he had done for Rihanna, Sir Mick Jagger, Gorillaz and Mark Ronson.
"The idea of passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don't think about very lightly, at all," he said in a statement at the time.
"They are the fruit of my blood, sweat and creativity over all the years I've been a recording artist and songwriter so far."
Exact details of the agreement were not made public.
"I have a lot of love and trust for the Sony publishing family and have only had great experiences with Damian Trotter and the rest of the gang worldwide," Parker said.
"I don't think my songs could be in any safer hands than Sony's, and I'm excited for the future and happy I can keep working with them on whatever the future brings."
Kevin Parker aired a new Tame Impala song during a surprise DJ set at Primavera Sound at the weekend.
The Australian star entertained the masses with a set at Nitsa Club after the Barcelona festival ended on Saturday night.
Those in attendance were in for a treat when Parker announced he would play a never-before-heard track.
"Er, you guys wanna hear a new song?" he asked the crowd.
"You want to hear a new Tame Impala song? You're going to be the first ones to hear it, you realise.
"There's no going back from this point on. Alright, let's do it. Get comfortable."
Parker then played the beat-heavy tune, the name of which remains a mystery.
Tame Impala's last studio album was 2020's The Slow Rush.
Parker sold his entire music catalogue to Sony Music Publishing in 2024.
The Borderline hitmaker reached a global deal with the label, which is said to cover all his past and future releases including work he had done for Rihanna, Sir Mick Jagger, Gorillaz and Mark Ronson.
"The idea of passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don't think about very lightly, at all," he said in a statement at the time.
"They are the fruit of my blood, sweat and creativity over all the years I've been a recording artist and songwriter so far."
Exact details of the agreement were not made public.
"I have a lot of love and trust for the Sony publishing family and have only had great experiences with Damian Trotter and the rest of the gang worldwide," Parker said.
"I don't think my songs could be in any safer hands than Sony's, and I'm excited for the future and happy I can keep working with them on whatever the future brings."
Kevin Parker aired a new Tame Impala song during a surprise DJ set at Primavera Sound at the weekend.
The Australian star entertained the masses with a set at Nitsa Club after the Barcelona festival ended on Saturday night.
Those in attendance were in for a treat when Parker announced he would play a never-before-heard track.
"Er, you guys wanna hear a new song?" he asked the crowd.
"You want to hear a new Tame Impala song? You're going to be the first ones to hear it, you realise.
"There's no going back from this point on. Alright, let's do it. Get comfortable."
Parker then played the beat-heavy tune, the name of which remains a mystery.
Tame Impala's last studio album was 2020's The Slow Rush.
Parker sold his entire music catalogue to Sony Music Publishing in 2024.
The Borderline hitmaker reached a global deal with the label, which is said to cover all his past and future releases including work he had done for Rihanna, Sir Mick Jagger, Gorillaz and Mark Ronson.
"The idea of passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don't think about very lightly, at all," he said in a statement at the time.
"They are the fruit of my blood, sweat and creativity over all the years I've been a recording artist and songwriter so far."
Exact details of the agreement were not made public.
"I have a lot of love and trust for the Sony publishing family and have only had great experiences with Damian Trotter and the rest of the gang worldwide," Parker said.
"I don't think my songs could be in any safer hands than Sony's, and I'm excited for the future and happy I can keep working with them on whatever the future brings."
Kevin Parker aired a new Tame Impala song during a surprise DJ set at Primavera Sound at the weekend.
The Australian star entertained the masses with a set at Nitsa Club after the Barcelona festival ended on Saturday night.
Those in attendance were in for a treat when Parker announced he would play a never-before-heard track.
"Er, you guys wanna hear a new song?" he asked the crowd.
"You want to hear a new Tame Impala song? You're going to be the first ones to hear it, you realise.
"There's no going back from this point on. Alright, let's do it. Get comfortable."
Parker then played the beat-heavy tune, the name of which remains a mystery.
Tame Impala's last studio album was 2020's The Slow Rush.
Parker sold his entire music catalogue to Sony Music Publishing in 2024.
The Borderline hitmaker reached a global deal with the label, which is said to cover all his past and future releases including work he had done for Rihanna, Sir Mick Jagger, Gorillaz and Mark Ronson.
"The idea of passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don't think about very lightly, at all," he said in a statement at the time.
"They are the fruit of my blood, sweat and creativity over all the years I've been a recording artist and songwriter so far."
Exact details of the agreement were not made public.
"I have a lot of love and trust for the Sony publishing family and have only had great experiences with Damian Trotter and the rest of the gang worldwide," Parker said.
"I don't think my songs could be in any safer hands than Sony's, and I'm excited for the future and happy I can keep working with them on whatever the future brings."
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