5280 Listening Club

On his latest album, released on May 17, Tyler, the Creator matures admirably and portrays the grief process of heartbreak in an admirably honest manner. Gone are the days are shock value for shock value’s sake and instead are smart love songs like the neo-soul “EARFQUAKE.” The album tells the story of a character in love with a man who is in love with a woman and we see the character — IGOR — struggle with accepting that its time to move on. “NEW MAGIC WAND” is a confrontational banger and “CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS” sees Tyler coming to terms that it’s over. Listen to hear what we think!