It's gonna carry off all that isn't boundР”Р„nd when it happens, when it happens (I won't be holdin' on) I heard about a whirlwind that's comin' 'round 'Let it happen, let it happen (it's gonna feel so good) РІР‚СљAll right letРІР‚в„ўs start the song.But not nearly as loud as the voice saying And heРІР‚в„ўll throw an empty beer can into the pit and heРІР‚в„ўll say: And the crowd, now a house party living room, will enable him. And at the Lawn, he may not shotgun said beer before launching into РІР‚СљThe Less I Know the BetterРІР‚Сњ - but heРІР‚в„ўll chug it. Because at Toyota Center, you canРІР‚в„ўt holler at Kevin Parker from the floor to shotgun a beer at the top of the encore. That spectacle, though, is likely whatРІР‚в„ўs elevated the act into playing arenas in plenty of cities on this tour РІР‚вЂњ which makes seeing a band like Tame Impala in an intimate setting like the Lawn at White Oak such a treat. The tour may vary little from their 2019 White Oak appearance, but its Slow Rush set list additions breathe new life into a show where songs sometimes feel like a machine, locked into a production grid bound by its lighting rig and hallucinogenic visuals on the stageРІР‚в„ўs screens. This Slow Rush outing accomplishes just that. ThereРІР‚в„ўs new material to promote, hits to replay, production value to deliver, and connections with fans to make. Last nightРІР‚в„ўs victory laps around the bandРІР‚в„ўs first three albums alongside selections from last yearРІР‚в„ўs The Slow Rush, a yacht-pop leaning record that trades yester-decadeРІР‚в„ўs Lennon comparisons for Supertramp likenings, places Tame at what appears to be its earliest stage of being a legacy act. His voice, in its most bare form of the evening, beamed inquisitive and childlike, pining for maturity without consequence before the stereo reprimands the moment with its rattles of storms to come. (And the year after.) ParkerРІР‚в„ўs best vocals of the night resonated in set closer РІР‚СљOne More Hour,РІР‚Сњ as he beautifully phrased the lyrics: РІР‚Сљ As long as I can spend some time aloneРІР‚Сњ like a mantra only an introvert could cling to after the pandemic. Emergency siren synths on РІР‚СљPosthumous ForgivenessРІР‚Сњ struck those internalized dystopian wounds of last year. Photo by Robyn Tuazon More introspective cuts from 2020РІР‚в„ўs The Slow Rush demonstrated the most mystique in a show loaded in fanfare.

Cue the confetti cannons for some metaphorical damage.

Navigating its dynamic peaks and valleys all the way up to its drop does a number on your dopamine levels. But CurrentsРІР‚в„ў opening track РІР‚СљLet It HappenРІР‚Сњ remains otherworldly. РІР‚СљHoly shit, Houston likes a singalong,РІР‚Сњ said Parker, in a fair assessment, after a massive Monday night karaoke moment ensued during LonerismРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљFeels Like We Only Go Backwards.РІР‚Сњ ParkerРІР‚в„ўs guitar solo on InnerSpeakerРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљRunway, Houses, City, Clouds,РІР‚Сњ with its noise drenched lyricism, was the kind you remember while waiting for your Lyft after the show. It was just one of a plethora of gratifying back catalog moments from the band. And coming out of White OakРІР‚в„ўs sound system, it sounded damn near threatening. In removing Astroworld and COVID-19 from the equation, the biggest elephant in the room last night was mid-set standout РІР‚СљElephant.РІР‚Сњ Though its presentation remains identical to previous outings, its opening thumping and rumbling working its way toward a manic bass lineРІР‚в„ўs descent into madness giving way to a laser light show garnered one of the nightРІР‚в„ўs biggest reactions. Save for the two-hour setРІР‚в„ўs end, there was little mention of the pandemic either - perhaps the biggest lens through which audiences are experiencing live musicРІР‚в„ўs return. But when Parker stated the intentions for the crowd, entrusting them to look after one another, you couldРІР‚в„ўve sworn he was one of us РІР‚вЂњ and the house loved him for it. That weird feeling was apparent upon mention, the way Hurricane HarveyРІР‚в„ўs remnants once were when touring acts would refer to it onstage: in a space designated for entertainment, the crowd decibels lower as a city is reminded of its recent trauma. Kevin Parker, mastermind of Australian psych-rock band Tame Impala, addressed a sold-out White Oak Music Hall on last weekend's tragedy four songs deep in an exhilarating set. And weРІР‚в„ўll still have a really fuckinРІР‚в„ў good time.РІР‚Сњ But I know that you guys will take care of each other and weРІР‚в„ўll take care of you and weРІР‚в„ўll all take care of each other. РІР‚СљIРІР‚в„ўm not going to go on for long about it, but I know thereРІР‚в„ўs a weird feeling in Houston right now, and my heart breaks for what happened at Astroworld a few days ago.

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