has offered an update on 's highly-anticipated forthcoming new album, which will serve as a follow-up to 2020's In a new interview with , the frontman shares, "All I can say is that I’m working on it. It’s not finished yet, but I think it’ll be there, soon.” Although Tame Impala's fifth album is a little while off completion, Parker has a good feeling about what he's written so far.
"I’m loving how excited I am by it – for me, with Tame Impala, if I’m not feeling inspired, there’s no fucking point in doing it," he adds. In recent years, Parker has been working on multiple collaborative projects with artists from both the pop and rock world, including The Weeknd on his 2020 album the Gorillaz, on their 2023 album and even children's entertainers At this year's , following his work on her newly-released album Parker was brought out on stage during Dua Lipa's headline set, performing his track with the star. Elsewhere in the interview, the Aussie musician spoke of the career-defining moment, explaining his joy to be part of it.
"The nicest thing about it was that it was Dua headlining Glastonbury, which is something she has wanted to do since she was a kid. I felt like I had a seat in someone’s dream that they were living – I was just happy to be a part of it.” The latest news, features and interviews direct to your inbox, from the global home of alternative music.
Speaking of how he felt when Lipa revealed she planning on having him on stage, he continues: "I remember just being like, ‘Really? Are you sure you want to play my little song during your set of absolute bangers?' She was pretty insistent – so after I double-checked with her that she wanted to do it, of course I was in.” Earlier this year, Parker , describing it as a "mind blower". Posting on Instagram on May 3, Parker wrote: “Happy release day to this mind blower of an album and congrats to the absolute weapon herself.
” He continued: “Don’t think I’ve ever been so proud of something I’ve worked on on release day. Shout out to the rest of the geniuses too ❤️. Infinitely grateful to be a part of it.
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