Concrete Playground

When it comes to impressing the pants off my folks, kids these days have their work cut out for them — particularly if we're talking about making music. I play them MGMT and they say "It's ok", or Sarah Blasko, "Mmm it's nice", but throw on some Black Keys and they scrunch their noses "It's all just … noise!" Not that my folks are an especially good judge of what we should or shouldn't listen to, but when I play Tame Impala's album, Innerspeaker, there's not a word of complaint.

Perhaps they like it for the psyche-idyllic memories it brings back from their days as Flower Children but I'd have to say I like it for its totally mesmerizing riffs and laid-back tone that have me spinning out by the end of an album. And if spun out is how it feels after listening to an album, imagine what it feels like after watching them live! Now is your opportunity to find out.