Don't Tap the Glass＜完全生産限定盤/Translucent Vinyl＞

タイラー・ザ・クリエイター 全米アルバム・チャート4作連続1位を獲得した『Don't Tap The Glass』1周年記念盤(クリア・ヴァイナル)

米カリフォルニア出身、グラミー受賞ラッパーのタイラー・ザ・クリエイター。前作『クロマコピア』からわずか約9カ月、キャリア史上最速のリリースとなり、全米アルバム・チャート4作連続1位を獲得し、第68回グラミー賞「最優秀オルタナティヴ・ミュージック・アルバム賞」にもノミネートされた『Don't Tap The Glass』(ドント・タップ・ザ・グラス)の1周年記念盤。
「クロマコピア・ワールド・ツアー」を敢行中だったタイラー・ザ・クリエイターが、NY公演最終日 2025年7月18日(金)に、このアルバムをリリースすると突如発表し、あまりの突然の発表に会場が騒然とする中、会場となったブリックリンのバークレイズ・センターでは、キーヴィジュアルとなるタイラーの新キャラクター像が公開され、SNS上では世界中のファンがが狂喜乱舞する中、突如アルバムがリリースとなった。ファレル・ウィリアムス(別名義のSk8brdでも参加)、マディソン・マクファーリン、イエバがゲスト参加しており、前作『クロマコピア』(2024年)に続き、タイラーが全曲を単独でプロデュースしている。タイラー自身がSNSで新作について"MADE FOR BODY MOVEMENT(体を動かすために作られた)"とコメントしているように、タイラー史上最もダンサブルな作品となっている。
本作、リリース1周年記念したクリア・ヴァイナルは、ゲートフォールド仕様で、2種類の大型ポスターが封入され、クリア・Oカードに収納されており、ポスターを差し替えることで異なる背景カラーのアートワークを楽しめる特別仕様となっている。

Breaking pact with his usual two-year hiatus just nine months after 2024s militant CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator looks to keep the momentum going well into 2025 with his ninth LP, the concise DON’T TAP THE GLASS. The mission, laid out on bold opener "Big Poe," is simple: ten tracks, 28 minutes, "body movement," and, most importantly, "none of that deep sh*t." With the rigid conceptual focus of projects like IGOR out of the picture, youd expect that Tyler would play faster and looser here, using the project to test drive some of the ideas that dont fit into his regimented album cycles. Conversely, DTTG feels like one of the more traditional entries in his catalog. The Odd Future alumnis signature toolkit forms the bulk of the sounds here: his heart-raiser, scattershot drums skeleton "Stop Playing with Me" and "Big Poe," his color-splatter synths warble across "Don’t You Worry Baby" and "Ring Ring Ring," and his stable of vocal inflections season the boasts of "Sucka Free" and pines of "Tell Me What It Is." As expected from a project with a Slick Rick-style dookie chain on its cover, DTTG consciously lifts from 80s rap soundscapes, and Tyler meets them with deftness; standout "Sucka Free" oozes with laid-back charm, West Cost vocoders weaving amid his scratchy Californian verses. A repeatedly stated attempt to make things dancier runs through "Ring Ring Ring," which dolphin-nods its way into a "911"-style groove, while second track "Sugar on My Tongue" proves equally eager to merit its place as a floor-filler. A late-album lean into his producer side sees him concoct some impressive soundscapes, following in the vein of excellent closers like "Are We Still Friends?" and "Enjoy Right Now, Today." It’s good to see Tyler having some real fun with it. ~ David Crone

Breaking pact with his usual two-year hiatus just nine months after 2024s militant CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator looks to keep the momentum going well into 2025 with his ninth LP, the concise DONT TAP THE GLASS. The mission, laid out on bold opener “Big Poe,” is simple: ten tracks, 28 minutes, "body movement," and "none of that deep sh*t." It’s the execution that proves a little more confusing. With the rigid conceptual focus of projects like IGOR out of the picture, youd hope that Tyler would play faster and looser here, using the project to test drive some of the ideas that dont fit into his regimented album cycles. Conversely, DTTG feels like one of the safest entries in his catalog. The Odd Future alumnis signature toolkit forms the bulk of the sounds here: his heart-raiser, scattershot drums skeleton "Stop Playing with Me" and "Big Poe," his color-splatter synths warble across "Don’t You Worry Baby" and "Ring Ring Ring," and his stable of vocal inflections season the boasts of "Sucka Free" and pines of "Tell Me What It Is." It’s historically a winning formula, but alongside spats of underproduction ("Stop Playing with Me," "Don’t Tap That Glass") and a sparse lyrical mantra partly summed up as "I’m better than you," things begin to feel a little overplayed. As expected from a project with a Slick Rick-style dookie chain on its cover, DTTG consciously lifts from 80s rap soundscapes, and Tyler meets them with deftness; standout "Sucka Free" oozes with laid-back charm, West Cost vocoders weaving amid his scratchy Californian verses. A constantly stated attempt to make things dancier proves less successful. Though "Ring Ring Ring" dolphin-nods its way into a "911"-style groove, the drums here often lean way too rowdy to fill a floor; second track "Sugar on My Tongue" is a particularly gangly affair, its hi-hats tripping over one another on its race through the chorus. A late-album lean into his producer side sees him concoct some impressive soundscapes, though wandering vocals from YEBBA and Madison McFerrin never quite land control of them. It’s good to see Tyler having some real fun with it, but for a 28-minute project that should be all killer no filler, DONT TAP THE GLASS warrants more bite. ~ David Crone

最新ツアーの最中に録音し、サプライズ的に発表した新作。内省的な前作『Chromakopia』とは趣を変え、今回はオールドスクール・ラッパー風のジャケが示すように、80年代エレクトロやバウンス、ベース・ミュージックなどを取り込んでダンス要素を打ち出した享楽的な内容だ。Sk8brdことファレル・ウィリアムズを迎えた電脳ファンクやTR-808使いのブギーでラップすれば、レイ・パーカーJr&レイディオの曲を使った電話ネタのダンサーを裏声で歌う。マディソン・マクファーリンが歌う甘いR&B、イェバを迎えたジャングル風も含めて、単純に楽しかった初期ヒップホップが蘇るような快作。
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