Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost

Columbia Records

Tyler's seventh studio album bridges the gap between Flower Boy and IGOR, serving as a halfway house fluent in ubiquitous qualities. Slightly all over the place and creatively messy, 'Call Me If You Get Lost' shows Tyler at his most creative, but maybe not his most focused and honed in.

Enter Tyler's musical madhouse. Take a look around the capricious state of a soul-infused, funk-fueled fiasco. Varicoloured feelings and emotions sweep and swell through 'Call Me If...' rendering it ever-presently on the point of collapse. Embodying a kaleidoscope of musicalities it's a miracle that the album flows in the manner that it does. The ebb and flow is near flawless in it's journey from start to finish. That's not to say that a couple potholes don't exist on said journey. This album has its setbacks, like anything that pushes things to creative extremes. It can feel too long, although it's only 50 minutes in length. Tracks come and go without any real impact, though nearly every minute of the album is packing something to catch onto, depending on your mood. Whether it works as intended is another story. This is most definitely the third chapter in Tyler's more mature contemporary offerings, just slightly behind in execution and cohesion, but hey, maybe that's the point. It feels like a mashup of each and every turn in Tyler's career to date - fertile to no end. A beautiful undertaking if there ever was one.

Witnessing Tyler's growth over the last decade has been an absolute pleasure. It's easily one of the most alluring feats in recent memory. There's a level of artistry in which only the best of the best can even think of breaching. Safe to say Tyler resides within the level - the cream of the crop, so to speak.