Kevin Parker, known as Tame Impala, appears in the first episode of Telepathic Instruments’ new series In the Back Seat, which opens with an intimate performance captured inside a vintage limousine cruising through Los Angeles.
The session features Parker exploring a gentle, reflective cover of Cat Stevens’ “Wild World” using Orchid, the songwriting tool he created.
The series places artists in an uninterrupted space that lets ideas take the lead, with upcoming episodes showcasing a wide spectrum of talent from across the globe. Parker’s “Wild World” moment sets the tone for what the series aims to capture. It centers on the artist and the ideas shaped with Orchid as they appear in a quiet moment on the move.
Conceived more than a decade ago by Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) as a personal songwriting tool, Orchid has grown into a refined, community-shaped instrument designed to help musicians find what is on their mind. With its intuitive chord-generating interface, three synth engines, and a wide array of patterns, patches and FX, Orchid takes care of complex chord maths so artists can feel out a song, wherever it may take them.
Orchid is already shaping today’s music landscape, heard in Kid Cudi’s “Submarine” from his 2025 album Free, on Don Toliver’s “Call Back,” and in the songwriting of Janelle Monáe, Diplo, Fred Again, Joy Anonymous, Madison Beer, Logic, Mark Hoppus, Ryan Tedder, Murda Beatz, Gracie Abrams and Sara Landry, among others.
The consistently sold-out instrument is currently available for Black Friday, as the last chance to purchase until April 2026. For more information, visit telepathicinstruments.com.
Founded by Kevin Parker, Ignacio Germade, Charl Laubscher, Chris Adams, Sophie Parker and Tom Cosm, Telepathic Instruments is a music technology company dedicated to building intuitive, insightful, iconic tools that help musicians find what’s on their mind.
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