Grammy winner and commercially successful rapper/singer-songwriter Tyler, the creator, following their string of releases every 2 years, dropped “LUMBERJACK” on the 16th of June with which came the announcement to the latest addition to their ever expanding discography, “CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST” succeeding their most successful album till date, “IGOR”.

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST is a lot longer than their previous albums coming in at 16 tracks and a run time of almost 53 minutes of which most tracks don’t even hit the 3 minute mark while “Wilshire” and “Sweet / I thought you wanted to dance” have a run time of 8 and 10 minutes respectively. Taking inspiration from the works of French poet Charles Baudelaire, and features Philly native DJ Drama on this record. It would be hard to classify Tyler’s work into one genre as many of their fans would know, and this record stays true to that. “Corso” and “Lemonhead” (which also features rising rapper 42 Dugg) start with sharp brass sounds later kicking off into 80’s inspired neo-funk and soul. Featuring old time friend and rapper Domo Genesis on the track “Manifesto”, who comes in on a beat switch spiralling the track into chaos. While the tracks "WusYaName", "Hot Wind Blows" and "RunItUp" start off with bright rich synth chords and a clear RnB/soul feel, tracks such as "Juggernaut" and “Lumberjack” have jagged, gritty basslines with thumping drums, portraying Tyler’s versatility as a producer. The 8 minute long “Wilshire” starts of as a funky tune with key swells and soft drums, which does continue for the entirety of the track making it feel a little monotonous and bland whereas the mammoth of a track “Sweet / I thought you wanted to dance” clocks in at almost 10 min and is, what I would call the magnum opus of the LP. Its split into 2 sections aptly named sweet and I thought you wanted to dance, the former having a soul – fusion feel and nuances of blues going on but as soon as the beat switch hits, it grows into this funky reggae tune featuring bright background vocals from Brent Faiyaz and Fana Hues. There was a little disappointment when the record released as there was no collaboration with Tyler’s rapper/singer – songwriter friend Frank Ocean on any of the tracks off the record, but to our surprise at the end of the track “Lemonhead”, we hear a voice note where Frank has a conversation with Tyler, once again showing Tyler’s creativity as a songwriter which quite Frankly (no pun intended) isn't present in a lot of rappers of today.

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST is a true testament to Tyler and his craft which is what sets him apart from other artists and makes this and every other record of theirs a worthwhile listen.

-Adarsh Menon