Cherry Bomb

by Tyler, The Creator

Overview

It's hard not to link Tyler, The Creator's effort Cherry Bomb to Earl Sweatshirt's 2015 LP I Don't Like Shit, since these Odd Future-related albums were released less than a month apart; plus, they were both digitally leaked ahead of their official street date. Earl's leak got the wealth of attention, and being the more lean and purposeful machine, it was deserved, but Tyler's long-playing drop is still a joyful noise, kicking with plenty of kinetic energy and coming on strong with an unforgiving OCD attitude that just won't quit. The most beautiful, and meaningless, manifestation of this attitude is the way the smooth and jazzy "Find Your Wings" segues into the drill 'n' bass title track, as muted trumpets, xylophones, crunching guitars, and Atari Teenage Riot-styled compression all fly by like the creepy albums Bastard (2009) and Goblin (2011) never happened. Sillier still, "The Brown Stains of Darkeese Latifah Pts. 6-12 (Remix)" pops and locks with some added Ying Yang Twins flavor; then there's the wild experience of Kanye West ("Richer than white people with black kids") and Lil Wayne ("Son you need Jesus/But I hear he left Sunset, to go on tour with Yeezus") mixing with Tyler acting as unforgiving as ever ("Like a HIV victim, nobody F'n with me"). Lyrically, shock tactics and the rapper's returning paranoia mix with some positive vibes and '60s-flavored pop songs (check "Okaga, CA" for proof), and yet, this one could be seen as fractured to a fault. Returning customers who like Tyler the ringleader, or Tyler the producer, will find this to be too much of a good thing, and can embrace the free-form Cherry Bomb as another freaky trip worth taking. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	04/17/2015
Label:	Odd Future
UPC:	0888750846426

Tracks

1. Deathcamp
2. Buffalo
3. Pilot
4. Run
5. Find Your Wings
6. Cherry Bomb
7. Blow My Load
8. 2Seater
9. The Brown Stains of Darkeese Latifah, Pt. 6-12 [Remix]
10. Fucking Young/Perfect
11. Smuckers
12. Keep Da O's
13. Okaga, CA
14. Yellow

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tyler, The Creator   Primary Artist
Sydney Bennett   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Lil Wayne   Featured Artist
Pharrell Williams   Vocals,Featured Artist
Roy Ayers   Vibraphone,Featured Artist
Kanye West   Featured Artist
Onitsha Shaw   Vocals,Featured Artist
Tiffany Palmer   Vocals,Featured Artist
Aaron Shaw   Saxophone,Featured Artist
Austin Anderson   Guitar,Featured Artist
Clementine "Clem" Creevy   Vocals,Featured Artist
Coco Owino   Vocals,Featured Artist
Crystal Anne Tillman   Vocals
Jameel Kirk Bruner   Piano,Featured Artist
Kali Uchs   Vocals,Featured Artist
Shane Powers   Vocals
Charlie Wilson   Vocals,Featured Artist
Gaika James   Trombone
Wanya Morris   Featured Artist
Leon Ware   Vocals,Featured Artist
Alice Smith   Vocals,Featured Artist
Dam-Funk   Synthesizer,Featured Artist
Samantha Wilson   Vocals
Samantha Nelson   Vocals,Featured Artist
Cole Alexander   Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist
Tim Davis   Vocals
Daniel Hardaway   Trumpet
Chaz Bundick   Vocals,Featured Artist
ScHoolboy Q   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Sydney Bennett   Engineer
Pharrell Williams   Composer
Kanye West   Composer
Mick Guzauski   Mixing
Tyler Okonma   Engineer,Composer
Angel Aponte   Engineer
Quincy Hanley   Composer
Raphael Mesquita   Assistant
Clementine "Clem" Creevy   Composer
Jack DeBoe   Engineer
Mike Larsen   Engineer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering
Noah Goldstein   Engineer
Al Dubin   Composer
Mike Einziger   Additional Production
Harry Warren   Composer
Herman Weems   Composer
James Yost   Engineer
Daniel Avila   Assistant
Gabriele Ducros   Composer
Tim Davis   Vocal Arrangement
Tyler, The Creator   Producer
Vic Wainstein   Engineer