Tame Impala accused of stealing drums for Eventually

Head honcho of Tame Impala Kevin Parker has been accused of sampling drums from It’s A New Day by 70s funk band Skull Snaps. Samm Culley, a member of the group is threatening Parker with a lawsuit for allegedly sampling the drums for Eventually from his song and not getting permission.

Culley even has enlisted the help of a musicologist to corroborate his accusations. An unfazed Parker posted the email he received from Culley to his Instagram.

WOW unexpected compliment! The creator of the famous Skull Snaps drum sample thinks my drums IS his actual sample and wants to sue me for not clearing it! Haha!! Sam Culley you have 3 days to fire your musicologist. Anyone think this could be a hoax though?

A photo posted by Tame Impala (@tame__impala) on Aug 20, 2015 at 4:55am PDT

You can judge for yourself here.