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Each week,\u00a0<\/em>our\u00a0Songs of the Week<\/a> column highlights the best new tracks from the last seven days. This week, we dig into Tame Impala\u2019s latest single \u201cLoser,\u201d the second offering from their upcoming album\u00a0<\/em>Deadbeat.<\/p>\n 10 years ago, Kevin Parker released a Tame Impala<\/a> song called \u201c\u2018Cause I\u2019m a Man\u201d for the band\u2019s beloved third album,\u00a0Currents<\/em>. A lot like \u201cFeels Like We Only Go Backwards\u201d and \u201cNew Person, Same Old Mistakes,\u201d \u201c\u2018Cause I\u2019m a Man\u201d took aim at habitual fuck-ups and the excuses that men make when they can\u2019t escape their own destructive patterns, blaming biology with a clever shrug and letting the song\u2019s majestic chorus do most of the talking.<\/p>\n This theme of Parker lamenting his inherent flaws resurfaces with even sharper self-awareness on Tame Impala\u2019s latest single, \u201cLoser,\u201d<\/a> the new offering from the band\u2019s upcoming fifth album, Deadbeat<\/a>, <\/em>out October 17th. \u201cLoser,\u201d with its modest trot and front-and-center vocals from Parker, feels intrinsically linked to \u201c\u2018Cause I\u2019m a Man;\u201d but where the songs merge with regards to tempo, lyrical content, and production, Parker makes \u201cLoser\u201d a lot spikier than his usual psych pop bliss.<\/p>\n Related Video<\/p>\n \u201cI got the message, I learned my lesson,\u201d Parker croons in his shimmering head voice, channeling both dejection and wistful yearning. He recalls Beck\u2019s eternal dirtbag anthem of the same name<\/a> in the chorus, offering a similarly dramatic suggestion regarding his pathetic streak: \u201cI\u2019m a loser, babe\/ Do you want to tear my heart out?\u201d It\u2019s all deeply in line with the type of psych-tinged slacker rock that Parker is going for, complete with a sharp electric guitar line and enough space in between the drum beat to let his self-loathing breathe.<\/p>\n