Cherry Bomb＜完全生産限定盤/Blue Vinyl＞

祝!8年ぶりの来日公演が大決定!グラミー受賞ラッパー=タイラー・ザ・クリエイター
2015年発売の 3rdアルバム『Cherry Bomb』10周年記念盤(ブルー・ヴァイナル)

LA拠点のヒップホップ集団=オッド・フューチャーを率いるリーダーであり、最強にして最狂のグラミー受賞ラッパー=タイラー・ザ・クリエイター。2015年発売、サード・アルバム『Cherry Bomb』は、タイラー自身のプロダクションとインキュバスのマイク・アインジガー(ギタリスト)の協力により完成。カニエ・ウェスト、リル・ウェイン、スクールボーイ・Q、カリ・ウチスといった豪華アーティストが参加。シングル「DEATHCAMP (feat. Cole Alexander of Black Lips)」「FUCKING YOUNG / PERFECT (feat. Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick, Syd Bennett, and Kali Uchis)」を収録。今作は、オーケストラから力強いギターサウンドまで、幅広い音楽性を披露した、ワイルドかつオリジナリティー溢れる作品。本作は、8ページのブックレット付、ブルー・ヴァイナルでリリース。また、8年ぶり待望の来日公演も決定し、そのライブ・パフォーマンスにも注目度は高まるばかりだ。

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