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In practice, however, the track is almost relaxing.Īs it turns out, it’s hard to get lost with Drama playing the role of the navigator.

Take the summery “WUSYANAME,” for example: On paper, it might be hard to imagine packing an intro, outro, hook and two verses (including a stellar one from YoungBoy Never Broke Again) into a two-minute song. Much of this is due to Tyler’s production, which is consistently dense and layered with drums, synths, keys, harmonies and ad-libs, but so meticulous that the listener becomes immersed rather than overwhelmed. For a project so rooted in the motif of travel (see: the passport on its cover, the skits that have accompanied its release), it’s appropriate that over the course of these first songs, Tyler doesn’t stay in one place for too long.ĭespite the rapid pace, though, the tracks don’t feel rushed. The album begins with a run of six songs that combined clock in at less than 2:40. With his latest offering, “CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST” (“CMIYGL”), Tyler travels through a diverse range of influences and sounds to create a chaotic yet focused project that stands among his best work.

The former Odd Future leader has dropped an album every odd year since 2009, when he made waves with his unhinged debut mixtape “Bastard.” Since then, he’s traversed a wide range of sounds, from the experimental chaos of 2015’s “Cherry Bomb” to the poppier “IGOR” in 2019. Few things in the past decade have been as consistent as Tyler, the Creator’s album releases.