Cherry Bomb
| Tyler, the Creator
Cherry Bomb
Cherry Bomb is the third studio album by American rapper Tyler, the Creator. It was released on April 13, 2015, by Odd Future Records. On April 9, 2015, the album was informally announced on iTunes, along with the release of two tracks. Production was handled primarily by Tyler himself, with additional contributions by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger. The album features guest appearances from Schoolboy Q, Charlie Wilson, Kali Uchis, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Pharrell Williams, among others. The album was supported by two singles: "Deathcamp" and "Fucking Young / Perfect". The snippet of a music video for "Deathcamp" was sharing with a music video for "Fucking Young". - Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Cherry Bomb, Tyler’s fourth long-player and third official album, bears all the hallmarks of his personality, for good and for ill. Smart, annoying, obnoxious, and creative, it's a reminder that Tyler, the Creator only creates as the sum of his exhaustive, trying, kaleidoscopic self.
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Slant Magazine
Cherry Bomb is further proof that Tyler, the Creator is a talented but conflicted voice.
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Complex
Cherry Bomb is Tyler's greatest creation to date.
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Genius
The albums are rating lower because of the weak tracks on here. And on some of the songs, I wish his voice was a little louder on the songs with major subject matter.
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Consequence of Sound
Tyler is eager to show off his impressive versatility, but the disjointedness makes this anything but a smooth listen.
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PPCorn
If there’s anything that should surprise you about Tyler, the Creator’s latest album, Cherry Bomb, it’s, well…nothing.
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SPIN
Now, it’s just Tyler making the album he wants to make, and anyone who doesn’t like it is free to not listen. Fair enough, but he shouldn’t be surprised if fewer fans take him up on it this time.
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Rolling Stone
A shock-rap renegade lightens up, sort of, on Album Four.
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The Guardian
Is the rapper’s multilayered fourth album a bid for serious-musician status or a facetious entertainment? It’s a joy to deconstruct, either way
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AV Club
Tyler, The Creator can’t resist sabotaging himself on Cherry Bomb.
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DJ Booth
It’s no dynamite but it can cause some damage. I don't know what kind of boom Tyler envisioned this album would make, but it’s explosive from beginning to end, and explosions sound anything but clear.
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Graphite Publications
Cherry Bomb has a few enormous potholes, and even the enjoyable moments can be a bumpy ride. But during its standout moments, it’s the smoothest road Tyler has ever paved.
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HipHop DX
Although it’s a proper representation of both Tyler’s past and present, Cherry Bomb may be a tough pill to swallow for some diehard fans who may not be able to stomach the more contemporary movements.
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Pop Matters
Cherry Bomb is the first time in a long time that we’ve gotten to see Tyler grow up at all, but is it too much to ask for this 24-year-old man to mature a little faster?
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Clash Magazine
We don't want him to stop experimenting, but to go back into the lab, where a few well-placed slugs to the machine could produce something truly special.
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Raw Meat
The term genius is thrown around a lot (to the extent that this sentence itself has become a cliché), but Tyler, The Creator is pretty close. At least if we take his word for it.
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Exclaim!
That mindset and approach are nothing new, but Tyler's moments of flight on Cherry Bomb are sadly no more frequent than ones in which he's falling.
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Viberant
There’s flashes of Goblin, Wolf and Flowerboy in this album, all the while being a separate entity, an overlooked entity at that.
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Hot New Hip Hop
"Cherry Bomb" is frequently loud, occasionally soothing, and a bit frustrating.
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All Music
Returning customers who like Tyler the ringleader, or Tyler the producer, will find this to be too much of a good thing, and can embrace the free-form Cherry Bomb as another freaky trip worth taking.
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Searcy Lion Press
Ultimately, while ‘Cherry Bomb’ shows Tyler’s promise as a producer, it pales in comparison to his past works. It’s worth a listen, but I doubt ‘Cherry Bomb’ will be considered one of the greatest albums of all time or anything similar.
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XXL Magazine
Cherry Bomb is both sinister and playful; impressive and all over the place.
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brent music reviews
Tyler The Creator has never been one to hold back. Nope, the 24-year old underground rapper is arguably the rawest of the raw, exemplifying the mantra IDGAF.
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Daily Bruin
In the album’s third track “Pilot,” Tyler raps, “I’m so far ahead … I’m in the future.” With an album like this, it seems like he might just be correct.
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The Student Voice
“Cherry Bomb” is an amazing album, possibly one of Tyler’s best so far.
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Searcy Lion Press
Ultimately, while ‘Cherry Bomb’ shows Tyler’s promise as a producer, it pales in comparison to his past works. It’s worth a listen, but I doubt ‘Cherry Bomb’ will be considered one of the greatest albums of all time or anything similar.
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Kill the Music
I enjoyed every track on this album, even if some of them are over the top. This album is for fans of Childish Gambino and for those who good old RnB.
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Music Existence
From start to finish the engaging beats and provocative lyrics prove why all of us should work to be as exotic and honest as Tyler is both with us, and with himself.
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The Skinny
But ultimately there’s too much going on, and in what looks to be a vintage year for hip-hop, Cherry Bomb quickly scatters rather than leaving behind any indelible statement.
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Love This Track
As far as 2015 goes, this can be added to the growing list of good hip hop albums.
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Reveille
It’s complex and full of effort, which is something not seen everyday anymore.
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The Young Folks
I don’t think the album is bad, nor do I think it’s good. It’s tolerable.
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411 Mania
Tyler, The Creator delivers in spades on Cherry Bomb.
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Press Play OK
Unsurprisingly, Cherry Bomb is a challenging record in many ways – it flits between punk, rock, rap and soul, but that’s no bad thing.
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The 405
Ideally, Tyler will make an effort to deploy his more soulful influences on a grander scale, as that could result in a truly extraordinary display of his talents.
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Dozens of Donuts
Tyler's latest is too much for its own good.
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The Daily Cougar
“Cherry Bomb” may not be Okonma’s best work, but he offers something new and it definitely has its high points.
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Plastic Magazine
This, along with the inconsistency present, is the prevailing trait that holds Tyler back and shows that yes; “Yonkers” was a fluke…
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Focus Hip Hop
It’s alright. I guess. It just barely escapes being called wack. It’s alright.
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Punk News
Tyler has a gift for verse. These days, it's rare to find anyone challenging the status quo.
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Rock NYC
A real disappointment but it is still Tyler, still the voice, still the deflated attitude, and still some very good songs. Just not the future of rap or the voice of his generation.
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Black Sheep
Tyler is taking a more straight edge stance, looking from the outside in, taking a more sarcastic approach to those that gang bang, preferring to do something uplifting and productive.
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Transistor
ome of the songs haven’t carried over too well over these past two years but I’m still listening to most of the album and was only rapping along to DEATHCAMP the other night at a house party.
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HTF Magazine
This album has a tonne of longevity and while it’s hard to imagine Tyler topping this anytime soon, he’s already set the bar incredibly high for his next project.
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Howl & Echoes
It’s not something that I’ll be coming back to. The good news is that Cherry Bomb might be a critical success.
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The Daily Mississippian
Whether you love him or hate him, Tyler, the Creator and his newest album “Cherry Bomb” give us a brand new legacy for the artist that’s sure to last.
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Financial Times
The deliberately messy mix on the Californian rapper’s new solo album gives it a grimy punk feel.
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The Mezzanine
It just comes across as needlessly crass. This is the prevailing trait that holds Tyler back…
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The Boston Globe
It takes patience to tag along, but hearing Tyler abandon shock for shock’s sake to explore other sides of his oddness is a sign he’s less interested in being rap’s Quentin Tarantino, and more its Wes Anderson.
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Tall Anime Talk
With that said, Cherry Bomb has easily become my second favorite album to listen to this year.
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WIUX
When the song, and the album, finally finished I felt very pleased with the work Tyler had created. I am excited for his upcoming ventures.
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Def Pen
Cherry Bomb is as explosive as the demeanor of the Odd Future general.
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The Early Registration
This is the one Tyler, the Creator album you’re doing a favor by not digging deeply into, as you’re not gonna like what you find.
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The Roundup
Tyler, The Creator progresses – but not enough – on Cherry Bomb.
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Vice
He’s crafted his own world, where he can put out his own records, clothing line, television shows, web applications, host music festivals, and now, on Cherry Bomb, he’s finally living in it, rather than letting fragments of his personality take centre stage.
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KSPU
And, as with Yeezus, I think Cherry Bomb will fall off the radar a lot more quickly than its creator thinks it deserves.
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808ave
This album is a step forward for Tyler in not just production, but creating a musical experience and giving a message and being consistent throughout with it; Cherry Bomb is Tyler “Finding his wings”.
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The Musical Hype
Cherry Bomb is explicitly brilliant.
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Livelili
Cherry Bomb is not a classic, but it's Tyler.
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The Atlantic
The album is immortal.
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Stony Brook Independent
Tyler the Creator had some interesting choices in his latest album “Cherry Bomb.” They were not all bad. In fact, most of them were welcomed. But the album isn’t cohesive or coherent.
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Best Before
It’s an LP that at times feels like both Tyler the Creator’s best and worst album.
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Kurrent Music
As individual songs, they sound disorienting and off putting, but as a whole it felt better.
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Music Related Junk
The issue is that in not caring about others’ opinions, he’s making music only for himself, and he’s clearly more tolerant of his own bad singing than I am.
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The Word
All in all, although it’s a very new experience from his past work, Cherry Bomb has a unique sound that is overall enjoyable.
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The West Review
Just like on Wolf, there’s some incredible tracks on Cherry Bomb, but there’s just too many shockers making up the rest of it.
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Highlander
“Cherry Bomb” is a solid album that gets bogged down at times by the amateurish mastering, as well as its overall lack of unity.
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Mic Navarro
In closing, Cherry Bomb is the perfect title for this album. It's an explosion of experimental sounds and genre blending.
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