Listen: Tame Impala Cover Michael Jackson’s ‘Stranger In Moscow’

Psych moves in mysterious ways. Giants of the genre Tame Impala have recorded an impromptu cover, ‘fresh out of the oven’ in their words, of Michael Jackson’s 1996 single ‘Stranger In Moscow’.

The cover keeps the dramatic, massive pop single nature of the ballad, rinsing everything in the traditional Kevin Parker-approved ghostly vocals and reverb-dripping synths. It’s huge.

Tame Impala play this year’s Latitude Festival. DIY is the media partner for this year’s fest - we’ll be bringing you extensive coverage throughout the 17th - 20th July event. Check out the rest of Tame Impala’s summer UK shows below the player.



MAY
22 O2 Academy, Oxford
23 Finsbury Park, London (w/ Arctic Monkeys)
24 Finsbury Park, London (w/ Arctic Monkeys)

JULY
12 Manchester, Albert Hall
14 Birmingham, Institute
15 Nottingham, Rock City
17 - 20 Latitude Festival, Suffolk