Posthumous Forgiveness

"Posthumous Forgiveness"
Single by Tame Impala
from the album The Slow Rush
Released3 December 2019
Genre
Length6:05
LabelModular
Songwriter(s)Kevin Parker
Producer(s)Kevin Parker
Tame Impala singles chronology
"It Might Be Time"
(2019) 		"Posthumous Forgiveness"
(2019) 		"Lost in Yesterday"
(2020)

"Posthumous Forgiveness" is a song by the Australian psychedelic music project Tame Impala. It is the fourth track on the 2020 album The Slow Rush and was released as a promotional single on 3 December 2019. The song was written by Kevin Parker, who also performed all instruments and vocals.

The single peaked at number eight on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart.[3]

The song was voted into 200th place on the Australian Triple J Hottest 200 of 2020, which was broadcast on 24 January 2021.[4][5]

Background

The song was called a "reckoning with Parker's now-deceased father", as well as a cathartic rumination on their complicated relationship and Parker now being a celebrity.[6]

Reception

Pitchfork thought that the riff in the first part of "Posthumous Forgiveness" sounded like something Jimmy Page would have played.[7] The A.V. Club thought that the "mildly trippy effects" in the song "saps poignance" during the first two minutes.[8]

Charts

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Portugal (AFP)[9] 135
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[3] 8

References

  1. ^ Brandle, Lars (4 December 2019). "Tame Impala Takes us For an Emotional Ride on 'Posthumous Forgiveness': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Craig; Lockett, Dee (9 January 2020). "32 Albums We Can't Wait to Hear in 2020". Vulture. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Tame Impala Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ Langford, Jackson (24 January 2021). "Triple J's Hottest 200 Of 2020: Live Updates". Music Feeds. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Hottest 100 2020". Triple J. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Thomas (6 February 2020). "Tame Impala – 'The Slow Rush' review". NME.
  7. ^ Mapes, Jillian (14 February 2020). "Tame Impala: The Slow Rush". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Freedman, Max (13 February 2020). "Tame Impala has nothing left to hide behind on The Slow Rush". The A.V. Club.
  9. ^ "Tame Impala – Posthumous Forgiveness". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 5 March 2020.