Description: 7thListen’s favorite album of 2019, Tyler The Creator’s 6th studio album, IGOR, has turned one. The continuous reveal of Tyler The Adult, IGOR finds Tyler in a blonde Anna Wintour wig and pink suit in the midst of unrequited love. Beamin and Deno discuss their favorite moments on the album, new/amplified elements in Tyler’s music, and how the IGOR alt-ego has silenced any creative box critics still might attempt to place Tyler in.
4 EXACTLY WHAT YOU RUN FROM YOU END UP CHASING
10 GONE, GONE / THANK YOU
11 I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE
**IGOR SONG TITLES ARE IN ALL CAPS**
7:26 / Marvin Gaye Here My Dear similarities
8:55 // Scum Fuck Flower Boy & Tyler The Adult
12:46 // Flog Gnaw & Top 40 Aspirations
20 :45 // Later half of IGOR and developing love story
21:20 // “WHAT’S GOOD” and it’s rapping and early Tyler elements
22:39 // Nas “Bye Bye Baby”
23:45 // Kanye’s influence and Yeezus
25:00 // Meaning of “The Creator” and a challenge to Tyler;’s peers
25:57 // Hubris and breakups
26:21 // “GONE, GONE/ THANK YOU”
26:46 // Moses Sumney “Bless Me (before You Go)”
28: 35// Tyler is destined for an EGOT
29:03 // Album playing out like a movie/ conflict is resolved before the ending
29:51 //” I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE”
32:45 // Moments of maturity and detachment
33:27 // “ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?”
34:42 // Was the end of the album a credits scene?
35:20 // Final album thoughts
38:41 // Cherry Bomb laying the foundation for IGOR
41:38 // Usher Confessions comparison
43:32 //Tyler writing for other artists
44:02 // “EARFQUAKE” was originally written for Justin Bieber and Rihanna
48:19 // Did Prince, James Brown, Stevie Wonder have an IGOR?
52:05 // Artists creating personalities
54:27 // Escaping artistic boundaries
55:45 // Zoom and Tiktok shoutouts
