Obsolete Lyrics – Tame Impala | from “Deadbeat”

Get ready to lose yourself in “Obsolete,” by Tame Impala from his fifth studio album Deadbeat, set to drop October 17 with a 12-song lineup that’s already sparking major psych-dance buzz.

Kevin Parker, the one-man wizard behind it all, has been teasing this project since wrapping up The Slow Rush back in 2020, and from what he’s shared in interviews, he dove into it around 2023, pulling from a burst of ideas that kept things moving faster than his usual timeline. What stands out is how Deadbeat flips the script on Tame Impala’s sound: instead of the sprawling psych-rock epics, Parker leans hard into bush doof culture and the raw Western Australia rave scene, blending clubby beats with those brain-sticking melodies he’s always nailed. It’s got that future-primitive vibe, like a psychedelic trip through a Fremantle warehouse party, all recorded at his Wave House studio in Injidup.

Clocking in as track eight on the 12-song set, “Obsolete” sits right in the thick of it, sandwiched between “Piece of Heaven” and “Ethereal Connection.” From the snippets floating around on socials and the album’s rollout, it feels like a meditation on feeling left behind in a world that’s sped up too fast – think swirling synths and Parker’s layered vocals echoing that self-deprecating loop he channels so well, tying into the album’s overall theme of domestic burnout and endless bummers.

Fans are already pulling parallels to the hazy introspection of “Oblivion” earlier on the record or the euphoric release in “Loser,” the single that dropped with that Joe Keery video last month. With a U.S. tour kicking off October 27 in New York, this album’s got legs to run, and “Obsolete” captures that pull between nostalgia and moving on. Dive into the Obsolete lyrics below and unpack its swirling haze. Don’t miss other Deadbeat tracks like Loser for more of Parker’s rave-psych magic.