Jarybel Correa

Professor Tougaw

English 301W

“The Less I Know The Better” Tame Impala

When I first heard this song while hanging out with friends one night, I immediately felt connected. “The Less I Know The Better” By Australian rock band Tame Impala describes the bittersweet factor of love. The song released on November 29th, 2015, tells the story of Kevin Parker, who is Tame Impala, who has feelings for a certain lady. However, she gets involved with someone else named Trevor. This single was featured on their third studio album, Currents. This song includes a touch of disco and “corny” lyrics, but in the end, it makes up one heck of a song. 

Tame Impala is only one individual named Kevin Parker. The background of his music comes from psychedelic rock but is also combined with pop and electronic elements. The structure of this song is a pretty simple pop structure. However, the song ends with a bridge, which could be seen as an extended version of the chorus. Although it is pretty simple, the rhythm is the base of the song when it comes to the rhythm. The drums featured in the song give an excellent feeling that moves the song forward. The bass and drums drive the groove of the song. 

Rhythm: the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats.

Groove: is the sense of propulsive rhythmic “feel” or sense of “swing.”

Bridge: A bridge is a section of a song intended to contrast the rest of the composition. 

Structure: Song structure refers to how a song is organized, using a combination of different sections.