Starting their career as psychedelic explorers, the Australian band Tame Impala spent a decade subverting expectations and mutating their sound in fascinating ways, as well as being an inspiration to musicians as diverse as Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Lady Gaga. Guided by the musical prowess of Kevin Parker, the band's 2010 debut album, Innerspeaker, was a huge, loud guitar rock album dipped in swirling psychedelic colors. The follow-up, Lonerism (2012), dialed down the guitars in favor of a more expansive style, after which Parker swerved into a poppier sound that brought in hip-hop (2015's Currents) and disco influences (2020's The Slow Rush) while upping the sugar content of the hooks. It proved to be a winning approach, and by decade's end Parker was collaborating with some of the biggest artists on earth (Kanye, Travis Scott) while the band was selling out stadiums and tons of records. Heading into the next decade, Parker paired up with another legend, recording the 2022 single "Turn Up the Sunshine" with Motown icon Diana Ross.
