Tame Impala’s Nocturnal Vision

The music video for Dracula by Tame Impala directs the track’s nocturnal groove into visual form, weaving night-time rave energy, surreal movement, and mood-driven imagery of Western-Australia bush culture.

Under the lens of director Julian Klincewicz, club-bound choreography, drifting house-structures, and hazy dawn light mirror the song’s theme of lingering after hours and resisting the sunlight.

The result is a stylised sequence that privileges atmosphere and aesthetic over narrative clarity, translating the track’s disco-inflected beat into a visual rite of passage through dusk, excess and dawn.

From Party to Commentary

Following its release on 26 September 2025, the video for “Dracula” served as a key visual moment in the rollout of Tame Impala’s album Deadbeat, engaging critics and fans alike with its embrace of rave culture, dance-floor aesthetics, and surreal framing of party and reflection.

Media outlets noted the contrast between upbeat production and lyrics rooted in introspection, and praised the video’s integration of rave improvised-structure and nocturnal visuals. While some observers found the lack of overt narrative limiting, the visual’s design-forward execution, strong streaming performance, and discussion around its referential imagery helped elevate the single’s profile and underscore Tame Impala’s evolution into a more dance-oriented sonic terrain.

The piece contributed to the album’s broader cultural momentum and extended Parker’s reach beyond psych-rock into refined, rhythm-forward pop.