{"id":25366,"date":"2019-05-23T11:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T10:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=25366"},"modified":"2020-05-10T21:47:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T20:47:27","slug":"tyler-the-creator-igor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tyler-the-creator-igor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler, The Creator’s IGOR has the flower boy morph into a most unpredictable and refreshing artiste"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tyler,\u00a0The Creator\u2019s fifth studio album is brilliantly produced and overall, expertly executed. \u00a0It is impossible to say that IGOR doesn\u2019t belong up there, with the best he\u2019s put out since his debut solo studio album Bastard<\/em> in 2009.<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

Tyler,\u00a0The Creator\u2019s fifth album\u00a0IGOR<\/em>\u00a0begins with a sound that\u2019s like the end of the world. It distorts thought, and have you wondering what comes next?<\/p>\n

If you follow the artiste on social media, (as you should) you would be privy to his \u201cwarning\u201d going into the album: \u201cDon\u2019t go into this expecting a rap album. Don\u2019t go into this expecting any album.\u201d And it is expected, of Tyler to downplay the expectations of his listeners, especially after his 2017 masterpiece \u201cFlower Boy\u201d which as many have suggested, is the most melodic of his music, the best of that version of Tyler who, contrary to what is on display in the first seconds of IGOR<\/em>, is a serene creator, of serene sounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIGOR\u2019S THEME\u2019 plays out like a boom bap song, but that is just the drum kicks \u2013 besides the production are soft keys, snarls, and vocals as sinister and chilling as a horrorcore classic. With the opener, Tyler basically sets a mood, somewhere in the middle between Kendrick Lamar\u2019s DAMN. And a Jon Bellion song. As an aside, the song was first teased in a 50-second snippet posted on Tyler\u2019s social media platforms on May 1, 2019, shortly after speculation arose surrounding the album after the release of a Sony Financial Report. \u201cIGOR\u2019S THEME\u201d also features uncredited guest vocals from Lil Uzi Vert and Solange.<\/p>\n

The next song, \u201cEARFQUAKE\u201d draws production parallel from Tyler\u2019s two previous projects \u201cFlower Boy\u201d and \u201cCherry Bomb\u201d. Tyler sings about a love interest, rendering his lines in a moody, slurry way, in perfect contrast to the beautifully organized piano chords and distracted drums. Those plays a part in \u201cI THINK\u201d, a bass-heavy rendition which forces the visual image of a group of uniformed dancers. The next track, \u201cEXACTLY WHAT YOU RUN FROM YOU END UP CHASING\u201d is a slight \u2013 there\u2019s a pitched-up voice talking about running from fears and what-not\u2026then nothing, the next song which is so perfectly titled \u201cRUNNING OUT OF TIME\u201d, an emo-inspired song with the usual Tyler distortion. So far, like every solo Tyler project, IGOR<\/em> has been huge on production.\u00a0
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