A creatively vital and emotionally heartsick set with as much pain, vulnerability, and compulsion as a classic soul LP. Having found his seam with the Grammy-nominated Flower Boy, Tyler continues to make headway by constructing nearly the entirety of his self-produced album. The productions are nuanced and tricked adjusted to enhance all the agitation and grief, yet it's all ear candy. Spiraling synthesizers, vaguely psychedelic flourishes, and bumping drums galore. Roll down the windows, crank it, and keep the tissue on the armrest. 
File under: Soul, Hip-Hop/Label: Columbia Records/Original Release Year: 2019