DON'T TAP THE GLASS

the take

Tyler, The Creator always seems to impress me whenever he evolves musically, especially with me being a supporter of his since the "OF Tape Vol. 2" days. I thoroughly enjoyed introspective Tyler on "CHROMAKOPIA", with a part of me being really excited to see if he continues that trend of music. But then I quickly remembered that Tyler's gonna do what he wants, which in this case happens to be an album that just focuses on the listener needing to dance. Let me just say that "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" is far from Tyler's best work. Hell, I may see this as a decline from "CHROMAKOPIA". But shit, I'd be lying if I didn't say that this isn't a fun album to vibe out to. While listening to this, I couldn't help but get those "Cherry Bomb" vibes mixed in with those from Tyler's "IGOR" in terms of the route he went with on the production side of things at certain points on here. I'm part of the minority who's always actually enjoyed the former, so this was welcoming for me to see him improve on that sound. ("Stop Playing with Me" is such a banger.) On other portions of "DTTG", Tyler continues his melodic side with songs like "Sugar on My Tongue" and "Ring Ring Ring", while at the same time (in)directly calling back to the grooves of 80's R&B songs. Whenever I hear "Ring Ring Ring", I kind of compare it to "Saturday Love" by Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal, which makes sense when you really think about it. It's not Tyler's strongest album, but "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" shouldn't be seen as a 100% serious album. It's one that's supposed to make the listener move and get their groove on. For me, this does just that for me.