Tame Impala's Kevin Parker says he's channelling his inner-Gaga with new album – and forgot to tell his band about headlining Coachella". Tame Impala appeared on Triple J's Hottest 100 list in 2008—their first appearance on the list—with "Half Full Glass of Wine" at number 75.

In July 2018, during an interview with Beats 1 anchor host Matt Wilkinson, Parker confirmed for the first time that he had begun working on a new Tame Impala album, adding that he was "ready to play some other songs live" and expressing an interest to headline a stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2019. Later that month, on 22 April 2015, Tame Impala officially released "Let it Happen" as the second single from the album. During the same 30 April 2015 Reddit AMA, Parker said: "Up until recently, from all of Tame Impala's record sales outside of Australia I had received. He added, "In the age of streaming and the big-box festival bubble, Parker's discography seems factory-made for both a crowd of thousands and a chill night alone with a vibe-heavy playlist" and that "his music embodies the technology-driven sense of loneliness of this decade better than any of his peers". It was the second time Tame Impala had won the award, after also winning it for their debut album, Innerspeaker, in 2010.He has said that listening to the Bee Gees on mushrooms inspired him to change the sound of the music he was making on Currents. With the release of Innerspeaker, Parker went for a different approach to a lo-fi sound, aiming more for a more cosmic and sonic wall of sound, helped by mixer Dave Fridmann. If you’re going for sound quality, I’d shell the extra money on the HMV exclusive that comes with the 7” of Patience.

Josh Terry of Vice named Tame Impala his "Artist of the Decade" for the 2010s, writing, "No artist captured how genres cross-pollinated throughout the 2010s better than Tame Impala". Parker was inspired to take up various creative endeavours at a young age: "I used to draw a lot when I was very young, and I used to get the most immense feeling of satisfaction from finishing a picture and looking back at it, even though I wasn't actually that good. On 2 January 2019, Tame Impala was announced as a headliner for the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.I try to synchronise certain words with the best parts of the melody, but it can be really difficult and does my head in. The signing to Modular was soon followed by the release of Tame Impala's self-titled EP in September 2008. Parker has "always been in love with the wall of sound as employed by My Bloody Valentine", and he tries to capture that "melancholy dreamy feel". Elephant" and "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" appeared at numbers 7 and 9, respectively, in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2012. However, Parker has to translate his music to a live setting with the band, and the band doesn't play the songs until they have been recorded.

If you put it the other way around, it won't sound like a guitar being played in a church; it'll sound like a church being stuffed inside a shoebox and then exploded. The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, sharing members and collaborators, including Nick Allbrook, formerly a live member of Tame Impala. This generated interest from a number of labels and eventually, he signed a worldwide deal with the independent Modular Recordings in July 2008. Combining these two things, My Bloody Valentine have influenced Parker's music with their contrasting combination of loud guitars and ethereal melodies.Experimentation with different effects pedals such as the Roland RE-20 Space Echo [78] has led to Parker creating new and unique sounds. Kevin Parker mixes the most diverse styles and sounds from all possible genres, throws them together and creates something completely new, which at the same time always has the property of being suitable for the charts.