Review of the Week: Tyler, the Creator - CHROMAKOPIA

 

Calliope Music Review of the Week

Tyler, the Creator - CHROMAKOPIA



The Colors are Evolving: Saturation and Growth
 
   Hip Hop icon, Tyler, the Creator returns with a sundry sound; an electric bonanza of simmering West Coast beats and galvanizing Funk, Soul, and Psychedelia. Power-driven and grandiose, Tyler flexes with slick electric guitar-backed instrumentals, foaming in bright piano, clanking cowbells, and shimmering synths. Dirty Southern bass interrupts crescendos, adding hardcore earthquakes to vibrant choirs and diversified drumming.

Topics of paranoia, material comfort, undesired polyamory, pregnancy scare, and perseverance see Tyler return to a specific and reflective style of rap, founded in character narratives and sample excerpts from his mother, Bonita. While not as lyrically nuanced or distinct as prior projects, CHROMAKOPIA lands nonetheless, witty and personal in its vehement delivery.

The 52-minute album runs into a bit of a pacing issue around track five, where the most vain and derivative songs play in tandem. Even with this disrupted stride, some strained vocals, and a few drawn-out progressions on the tracks 'Hey Jane,' 'Judge Judy,' and 'Sticky,' the record cannot be challenged in its boisterous and unforgiving honesty. CHROMAKOPIA is a saturated affair in its untamed and flamboyant instrumentation, yet remains a real and intimate window into the scattered personal growth of one of the world's biggest stars.

Best Tracks: St. Chroma -- Noid -- Darling, I -- Thought I Was Dead

7.5/10

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