Music can be a demanding business. Tours, recording and being in the spotlight can be very physically and mentally draining. This can explain why some of our favourite artists hold out on releasing music for extended periods of time.
Tame Impala began to gain mainstream success in 2012. The world was astonished by their reinvention of the psychedelic rock genre.
With their latest release being in 2015 and their increase in popularity attributed to their contribution to other popular albums, fans have been longing for a new release from the outfit.
Despite the long wait, it seems that fans are able to understand it. Tame Impala consists of one member: Kevin Parker. He essentially records and mixes every layer you hear on their tracks. With a quick listen to any song by them it can be gathered that their music is very instrumentally rich. It is understandable that Kevin takes a longer time to create these deep, introspective, and technology complex songs all by himself.
In an Instagram post on November 10, 2018, Kevin revealed the home he had been producing in as well as majority of his musical gear had been destroyed in a fire. This may also contribute to the delay of a new album.
Similar to Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, popular rapper Earl Sweatshirt took a three year hiatus from 2015 to 2018.
Earl has been very open about his struggles with depression as well as the pain he suffered from his father’s passing. These factors contributed to the large amount of time between his latest release Some Rap Songs (2018) and his previous one I Don’t Like Sh*t, I Don’t Go Outside (2014). Many of these hardships are illustrated through Earl’s lyrics on his new album.
There are many contributing factors for why an artist would take a break from releasing music. Although it may at times be troubling to fans, it often turns out to be worth the wait.
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