Tyler The Creator brings his music to the world with his unforgettable melodic works come to life with his new album, “Call Me If You Lost,” which is accessible through callmeifyoulost com.
You may already know that Tyler is already a musician, comedian, entertainer, craftsman, and marketer in his way. His album pays a tribute to his mixtape back in the 2000s as promotes his sexuality, social injustice, and a sense of weakening, in his laughing manner. This also recalls his biggest musical influences that already raised Tyler as a musician: Lil Wayne and Pharrell.
We’ve already listened to his 2019’s album, IGOR, which has been filled with introspective heartbreaks. As for the “Call Me If You Lost Album”, it focuses on finding his lost love for his music and his mother. On what lyrics have been written, Tyler expresses his diminishing writing as he never forgives himself from his past, as his violent sarcasm.
As you can tell by the title, Tyler doesn’t have an outlet to express his feelings besides music. He is a very animated and social person in real life, so, unfortunately, he has to rely on his music to convey who he is.
He’s not that serious all the time, but he just truly enjoys creating the type of music that excites him. If I had to pick one theme for this album it would be calling a girl from a faraway land and trying to hold her attention through tales of his past experiences, and how he ultimately regrets it.
Tyler is raw about this topic because he feels like a girl could end up scaring him off if he gets too close. However, even though he told these stories and put his guard down, she still did not stay loyal to him and get in contact over time. Therefore, he got a little depressed after all these thoughts put into these tracks, but now they add up to a great body of work.
An album that starts with a catchy beat and brings you into his world, Call Me If You Get Lost gives you multiple perspectives of the same stories, making it very easy to get lost in. It’s one thing to hear about the world around you and your life from a friend’s perspective, but it’s another thing when you can enter their world and feel like you’re there with them. That’s how I feel about this whole project.
What I have thought about mixtapes from his various interviews is to distribute independent CDs to random people in random public places, and that was before social media and music streaming services. Surprisingly, making a mixtape, without consent from any music supervisor, does not affect the contract from the major record label. Meaning to say, music artists like Tyler is not hesitant to put their music whatever he wants as he put his heart and soul into it. The most common genre to put on a mixtape is Hip-hop. Whether an artist from an independent or major label, he/she will allow putting music on their tape-recorder (now self-sufficient laptops as their record studio) and microphone to record themselves without any guidance.
Each track from his album reflects those periods in his music career. Fans can tell that his tracklist has a sort of sonic variety. His tracklist from the album include:
– Sir Baudelaire (ft. DJ Drama)
– Corso
– Lemonhead
– WUSYANAME (ft. Ty Dolla $ign & YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
– Lumberjack
– Hot Wind Blows (ft. Lil Wayne)
– Massa
– RUNITUP
– Manifesto
– Sweet/ I Thought You Wanted To Dance
– Momma Talk
– Rise!
– Blessed
– Juggernaut (ft. Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell Williams)
– Wilshire
– Safari
* Yet there are skips and interludes in his album**
As for the fans of Tyler, they know Tyler is dedicated and committed to his craft. His personal stories can be translated into lyrics. Normally, he would say this: “F– this! let’s make an album”. His musicality makes his fans understand how evolving and developing his music production is, from his mixtapes to his recent album. The mixing part of all tracks is sometimes synth punk, grime, and neo-soul.
In the end, this album is about as far from radio-friendly as you can get. Even if you don’t know much about Tyler, and you’re not a fan of his work, this work feels like a labor of love. He put his all into it, and it helps give Call Me If You Get Lost an earthy feel that makes it unique. You don’t get that with many albums. So while the album can be confusing at times, the reward is well worth it in the end. Plus, what you do on earth today will decide your fate tomorrow–your fate is decided by what you do with your life.
Merchandise, inspired by his recent album, is also now available online:
– Preeminent Faux Fur Ushanka – $169
– Preeminent Leopard Vest – $400
– Auralee Trousers – $565
– Our Legacy Loafers – $327
Feel free to listen on Spotify, YouTube Music, Deezer, and Apple Music, and experience what you feel about “brutal love”.
Comments