text: In the modern age, hip-hop is almost inarguably the most popular genre in mainstream music. Previously, though, rock bands instead dictated the shape of popular music. Tame Impala seems to be the only rock band directly informing the mainstream, so many critics have suggested that Tame Impala is the one true rock band left.
  The Australian band is arguably the only rock band that gets bigger and bigger with each of its releases, all while consistently wowing critics with their unique blend of psychedelic and pop music. Currents, the band’s most recent album, added dance music into the equation, and it was this change that launched the group into higher mainstream esteem than any other rock band to debut this decade. The band’s upcoming SNL set is expected to include the band’s first new music since Currents, which was released all the way back in 2015. Since then, thanks to the album’s success, frontman Kevin Parker has kept busy producing for pop stars such as Kali Uchis, Mark Ronson, and Lady Gaga.