Twelve Carat Toothache

Twelve Carat Toothache

by Post Malone
Twelve Carat Toothache

Twelve Carat Toothache

by Post Malone

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Overview

The harsh hangover to Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone's fourth full-length outing, Twelve Carat Toothache, is a brutally honest confessional that hammers the point home that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. He's working through a lot -- lamenting bad decisions, relationship woes, and struggles with drinking -- but, as usual, he delivers this less-than-chipper material with deceptively catchy hooks and engrossing production. "Emo rap" is too reductive a tag for his melodic skill and ability to craft an earworm, but Toothache does lean hard into that moody, self-pitying, and dour territory, a tortured and vulnerable point of view that is put on full display in opener "Reputation." With his signature quavering trill, he cries, "I'm the same damn fool.... I know I f*cked up and I can't make it right." No matter how many platinum plaques and chart-topping hits, Post is still human, flaws and all. That sentiment carries throughout the set to various extremes, but the variation comes mainly with his production choices, which shift from straight-ahead rap to mainstream pop and surprising guitar-backed dramatics. "Cooped Up" with Roddy Ricch and "I Cannot Be (A Sadder Song)" with Gunna will sate the old-school fans with thick, slapping beats and slick verses, while the haunted "Insane" is a hard-hitting burst of self-loathing and casual misogyny, with irresistibly hazy atmospherics reminiscent of Travis Scott. Meanwhile, "Euthanasia" rides a sparse heart-monitor blip-beat, building tension without ever providing a sweet release (a voice-memo demo of the track, "New Recording 12, Jan 3, 2020," closes the album). On the poppier, radio-friendly end of the spectrum, Post flexes his hitmaking muscles with the breezy, pop-punk-lite of "When I'm Alone"; the neon funhouse duet with Doja Cat "I Like You (A Happier Song)"; the Kid LAROI-featuring "Wasting Angels"; and the "Circles"-redux hit-in-waiting "Wrapped Around Your Finger." Of course, "One Right Now" with the Weeknd -- already a Top Ten, platinum-certified hit at the time of the album's release -- is also included. Beyond the mainstream-ready highlights and mournful rap, Toothache's most interesting moments continue to tease Post's potential shift to more guitar-based alternative, as heard on the downcast "Lemon Tree," a pensive acoustic number that drops country twang amidst sour lines like "Life is pretty sweet I'm told," and the standout track "Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol" featuring Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes. Through an eerie curtain of layered vocals and cinematic production, Post shares unflinching details of his inebriated setbacks and his complicated relationship with his vices. Teeth and booze on the floor, it's an exciting hint at what could be if he committed to this style for a future album. While the rap-preferring fans will still gravitate to his first two efforts, listeners with an appreciative ear for his genre-sampling maturation into the mainstream will find Twelve Carat Toothache to be a fascinating emotional exploration of a conflicted artist who can't help but churn out star-making hits at the expense of his own happiness. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date: 06/03/2022
Label: Island / Republic
UPC: 0602445780952
Rank: 6615

Tracks

  1. Reputation
  2. Cooped Up
  3. Lemon Tree
  4. Wrapped Around Your Finger
  5. I Like You (A Happier Song)
  6. I Cannot Be (A Sadder Song)
  7. Insane
  8. Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol
  9. Wasting Angels
  10. Euthanasia
  11. When I¿¿¿m Alone
  12. Waiting for a Miracle
  13. One Right Now
  14. New Recording 12, Jan 3, 2020

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Post Malone   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
The Weeknd   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Kid LAROI   Primary Artist,Rap
Roddy Ricch   Primary Artist
Doja Cat   Primary Artist
Gunna   Primary Artist,Rap
Fleet Foxes   Primary Artist
Dana Nielsen   Vocals (Background)
Robin Pecknold   Guitar (Acoustic)
Charissa Nielsen   Vocals (Background)
Andrew Bolooki   Synthesizer
Brian Lee   Violin
Andrew Watt   Guitar
Louis Bell   Synthesizer,Synthesizer Bass,Synthesizer Pads,Bass,Drums,Keyboards
Jonathan Mouton   Vocals (Background)
Jonathan Manton   Vocals (Background)
India Carney   Vocals (Background)
Omer Fedi   Guitar

Technical Credits

Dana Nielsen   Choir Arrangement
Robin Pecknold   Composer
Andrew Bolooki   Composer,Producer,Recording,Programming
Abel Tesfaye   Composer
Brian Lee   Composer,Producer,Programming
Joey Mora   Assistant Engineer
Shaan Singh   Recording
Chris Dennis   Recording
Nick Mac   Recording
Matthew Gere   Assistant Engineer
Nick McMullen   Recording
Ryan Vojtesak   Composer
Andrew Watt   Composer,Producer
Louis Bell   Vocal Producer,Choir Arrangement,Mixing,Editing,Composer,Producer,Recording,Programming
BRYVN   Composer
Jessie Lauryn Foutz   Composer,Producer
Frankie Xy   Composer
Taurus Currie Jr.   Composer
Charlton Howard   Composer
Zach Pereyra   Mixing Assistant
Anthony Vilchis   Mixing Assistant
HectorSoundz   Composer
Trey Station   Mixing Assistant
Christian Amadeus   Assistant Engineer
Shane Moloney   Assistant Engineer
Elijah Ibarra   Assistant Engineer
Mate Gere   Assistant Engineer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Chris Galland   Mixing Assistant
Mike Bozzi   Mastering Engineer
Timothy Bloom   Composer
Amala Zandile Dlamini   Composer
Florian "Flo" Ongonga   Recording
Post Malone   Producer,Recording,Programming
Austin Post   Composer
Charlie Handsome   Producer,Programming
Dre London   Composer
Roddy Ricch   Composer
Sergio Kitchens   Composer
Billy Walsh   Composer
Jasper Harris   Composer,Producer,Programming
Omer Fedi   Composer,Producer
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