Tame Impala

Kevin Parker spends months (or years) at a time tinkering away in his home studio, playing every instrument and singing every part on his self-produced albums as Tame Impala.

Yet he gets the most satisfaction from taking those creations out on the road, as he told Apple Music in 2025: “Being on tour, there’s no other activity in my life that gives me such a sense of purpose.” Of course, Parker has always contained multitudes.

Let’s not forget that he transformed psychedelic rock—and 21st-century pop—in such an impactful way that even Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Kanye couldn’t resist his influence.