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Hear The First Demo Of Tame Impala’s “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards”

OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 22: Kevin Parker of Tame Impala perform on stage at O2 Academy on May 22, 2014 in Oxford, United Kingdom. (Photo by Edu Hawkins/Redferns via Getty Images)

|OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 22: Kevin Parker of Tame Impala perform on stage at O2 Academy on May 22, 2014 in Oxford, United Kingdom. (Photo by Edu Hawkins/Redferns via Getty Images)

For anyone who's ever fallen hard for Tame Impala, "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" is important: Of the many incredible songs on Lonerism, it stands as the centerpiece. Now Kevin Parker has shared the very first demo of the track, a sketch in 90 seconds, but it was clear right from the first recording that this was going to be a special song. Listen below.

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