IGOR - Tyler, the Creator Notes

- BROCKHAMPTON vibes
- continuity in synth and bass sounds from previous albums
- vocal snippets suggest theme

FIRST LISTEN (just notes):

1. IGOR'S THEME..................................................6/10
2. EARFQUAKE.....................................................6/10
- synth-soul
- futuristic and heartfelt
- "Don't believe it's my fault."
3. I THINK.......................................................5/10
- smoked film reel sound
- synth voicings are great
- like a video game soundtrack
- a tad haunted
- 444 reference to Lil Uzi?
- kinda corny
- nice piano
4. EXACTLY WHAT YOU RUN FROM YOU END UP CHASING..................4/10
- vocal snippet
- Why is this a lone track?
5. RUNNING OUT OF TIME...........................................3/10
- vox are pretty crappy
- "Wade in the water." - slave spiritual
- weird arpeggiator
6. NEW MAGIC WAND................................................4/10
- instrumental is intense
- stupidly hard
- monkey sounds
- straying from civility?
7. A BOY IS A GUN................................................9/10
- "No, don't shoot me down."
- Michael Jackson sample is fantastic.
- political commentary
- great backing vocals, Frank Ocean?
- romantic plea
- pistol and machine gun tracks over easy listening chord changes
- intricate piano tracks -can feel the tragedy in the voices
8. PUPPET........................................................3/10
- slower
- pulsing synths are good
- synth mimicking ambulance siren is nice effect
9. WHAT'S GOOD...................................................7/10
- distorted bass is dirty!
- more synth-soul - flow is fast and hard
- drum and bass drive this track - guitar/synth hook complement the
intensity nicely
- "I see the light." What is this light?
10. GONE, GONE / THANK YOU.......................................4/10
- Gone, Gone sounds like a disenfranchised gospel jam.
- Tyler's verse is a perfect entry in his style.
- a dragging mess ultimately
11. I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE.....................................3/10
- neo-soul chords
- regarding end of romance
12. ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?........................................3/10
- romantic contrast
- 4.6/10 avg
SECOND LISTEN (after reading Genius transcriptions):
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