2019 in Britain has been tumultuous; despite endless discussion, we’re no closer to a harmonious Brexit, and Boris Johnson has the overwhelming support of the majority – trying times, to say the least. And it’s been reflected in the music. This year’s Mercury Prize Awards was possibly the most angry in history. Bands like IDLES…
The next video to come from Tyler, The Creator’s new album is ‘A BOY IS A GUN*.’ In the Wolf Haley-directed clip, Tyler appears as his alter-ego IGOR, idling in an opulent mansion as he bids goodbye to the [presumably eponymous] boy. Stream below via YouTube.
‘U Say’ comes as the third single from Goldlink’s upcoming album ‘DIASPORA,’ featuring vocals on the hook from the UK’s Jay Prince and bars from none other than Tyler, The Creator. The track fuses mellow instrumentation underpinned by an infectious beat straight out of the Baile Funk handbook, as the three muse on past escapades…
News of Tyler, The Creator’s fifth studio album came initially via a leak from Colombia parent label Sony Music, before Tyler began to roll out a series of bizarre video vignettes on YouTube, teasing 50 odd seconds of album tracks ‘IGOR’S THEME,’NEW MAGIC WAND,’ ‘WHAT’S GOOD’ and ‘A BOY IS A GUN.’ On ‘IGOR’ it…
In what must surely be one of the most exciting collabs of the summer, Tyler The Creator & A$AP Rocky join forces on new track ‘Potato Salad’, which hints at a forthcoming project entitled WANG$AP. The track is as loose, funny, and relaxed as the video, with the Odd Future and A$AP Mob head honchos…
Tyler, The Creator drops a second loose cut in as many months, uploading new track ‘435’ to YouTube following recent cut ‘OKRA.’ It’s described in the video’s caption as “a random song laying around from the Flower Boy tour in Feb, filmed by Luis Panch Perez.” It’s a little harder than most of the material…
Tyler, The Creator’s latest track ‘OKRA’ comes as a complete surprise. Referred to as ‘a throwaway song’ in the YouTube description, Tyler begins the track by announcing that it was recorded in one take; impressive given that he’s rapping at full tilt save for a few breaks for a very short hook. Although it’s been…
