The Slow Rush came out just before COVID happened but I do associate this record with my life after everything shut down.
I lived with roommates at the time and cases of COVID were being reported in Canada. And a few months later, the university decided to shut down and the rest of my classes were held online.
I moved out of my dorm a month early I believe. I stayed home for a few months until I moved back to campus. It was summer too, so the campus was naturally desolate. My summer classes were online as well and I think term 1 of the fall semester was online as well.
I moved into a studio for the rest of my studies at my university, which is nice. I had privacy and I remember partying and drinking a lot. I listened to this record a lot during this time. I actually don't like what my life was like then. I mean, it's nice living on your own. But it feels so lonely and not fulfilling.
The Slow Rush is a good record. It sounds great and has some bangers. But I just can't listen to it without feeling what I felt back then. I feel somewhat sick whenever I listen to these songs. It's a shame, but at least I don't feel that way of the rest of Tame Impala's discography, phew.