41(1000) Mosquitoes Flying in Formation

Alright then! The 20k subscriber update was posted in July 2018 and here we are 13 months later, fully doubled in size!

Since then we've gotten 2 new tracks from KP but still remain decently in the dark about the details of LP4. At this point we can start to sort of assume we won't get anything until 2020.

While we all wait to hear the new body of music he's been working on, KP, Jay, Dom, Julien and Cam have been putting on epic shows around the world that have been incredibly well received. In the last few months, they've headlined numerous big festivals, played a big set at Glastonbury, and several standalone sold out shows.

The "UFO" light rig, laser addition and confetti cannons have shown us a big transformation from a club/theater act into the true arena spectacle that honestly will only continue to evolve and get grander in scale.

It feels like a special time to be a fan of this music and this has been the case for the entire span of years I've followed this band. Whether you have been around since the humble psych garage rock beginnings or hopped on during the explosive Currents era, Tame Impala's music has fully arrived at the point of mainstream recognition. We should all be thankful that the masses are being blessed with the brilliance of Kevin's creativity and hard work.

So where do we go from here? It's only going to get bigger. We've got the new album to look forward to which will surely be followed by a more expansive international tour in the coming years. It's feasible we'll get to the 100k mark before the end of 2020 if the current growth trend continues.

It's a relevant moment to reflect on a few things and also make a some declarations about the way certain content will be treated in the future.

1. Pictures and Video Are Great!

• We are seeing some really great media from the 2019 shows. Some of it can be a little redundant though. In most cases, the way voting works on reddit will filter out the good from the bad in terms of quality. Starting with the next tour, we will be trying to do a bit of filtering ourselves to weed out the low quality/low effort photos or videos. On the subject of videos, we are going to apply the spoiler tag to most of them in order to preserve some of the mystique of the light show/special presentation.

2. T-Shirt Scammers

• It's not unique to this subreddit, but there is a tendency for a picture of a shirt to be posted and the first comment made will be "Where can I buy this?" which gets replied to with a link to a scam site. As a rule to keep anyone from being effected by this, pictures of t-shirts are effectively banned. If you have a photo of a shirt, be sure it has some context beyond the shirt itself so you can post it with a relevant story or information so we can tell it's not from a bot.

3. Sub Awards

• In addition to Silver, Gold, and Platinum, you can now also donate a subreddit-specific award in the form of a Currents, Lonerism, or Innerspeaker for 1,000 coins. The more sub-specific awards are given away, the more reddit premium we're able to give away. Keep an eye out for cheaper 500 coin awards, which will be rolled out in the near future.

4. Specific Types of Content

• Briefly want to address things like memes, music projects, etc.

r/tameimpalacirclejerk will continue to be where you want to post memes. Some slip through the cracks during after-hours and receive a ton of upvotes, those will be the exceptions. The sub has functioned wonderfully for content directly related to the band. Memes are fun but also considered off-topic for the most part.

Submitted music projects will continued to be allowed during this relatively off-peak time. As a shining example of why I think it’s important to allow this, check out Palm Spiral a band that was formed by the duo noticing each other’s posts on this sub and then collaborating to produce this music. If you don’t like this, use the downvote button or hide the post, it’s not hurting the sub in any way to foster an environment where people feel like they can share their art.

In general, as the subscriber numbers grow, the not-so-thought-out posts that include very little in the form of content or prompt for discussion will be removed. Also a great place to start if you have a question is using the SEARCH. It is very likely your question has already been asked before.

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That’s gonna do it for this massive update. Hope you all enjoy the continued rise of this band. It’s an absolute honor to manage a space that had very little attention in the beginning, to a place that is now referenced in music media outlets at 41,000+ strong.

Thanks everyone! We are called r/tameimpala :P