Tame Impala are set to take a break in 2017

Well bum - looks like Tame Impala are gonna be taking a break next year.

In a new interview with New Zealand’s Paperboy magazine, Kevin Parker’s revealed that the band’s upcoming performances at Australia’s Laneway Festival will mark the end of the ‘Currents’ tour.

“I really don’t know how that’s going to feel because in the past, the album cycles haven’t really ended with a bang, or even ended decidedly. They just sort of peter out. But this time it really is a bookend,” Kev admits. “I’m glad [the end of the tour is] happening at Laneway. There will be tears and cheers, and emotions will be running high. I think it’ll be quite weird, but not without a sense of accomplishment.”

“This album was a real door-opener for me,” he goes on. “It’s funny, but I kind of knew it would be, just because of the way I was making songs, the way I was producing it. I sort of sensed that it wouldn’t just be an album that came and went. I had a feeling that it would take me other places.”

“What comes next is still very much a blank canvas. But a blank canvas in a good way – I’ve got all the paint!”

Fair play to them really - they’ve had one hell of a 2016. For our November issue’s cover feature, we talk to Kevin Parker about just how mad that last twelve months has been - from topping festival bills, to working with Lady Gaga. Grab a copy of that below.