Since its 2010 debut, Tame Impala has been one of the biggest names in underground rock, garnering a cult fanbase and huge critical acclaim. But in the past decade, the Kevin Parker-led outfit has leveled up commercially to playing arenas, headlining festivals — and now even scoring crossover pop hits.

Tame Impala’s fifth album Deadbeat debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 this week — one off the No. 3 peak for the project’s best-charting album, 2020 predecessor The Slow Rush — while landing three songs on the Billboard Hot 100, led by the pulsing “Dracula” at No. 33. But while the commercial returns have been impressive, the critics have been less impressed, and fans seem divided on the clubbier, less-guitar-driven set.

How did Tame Impala manage such first-time Hot 100 success so deep

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