Post Malone: Twelve Carat Toothache Vinyl (2LP, sky blue)

Why you'll love it

The sky blue 2LP pressing of Post Malone's fourth album, which went to No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Guests include Doja Cat, The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Gunna, The Kid Laroi and, rather wonderfully, Fleet Foxes.

This edition

2LP set on sky blue vinyl
Fourteen tracks over four sides
Republic / Mercury pressing

About the album

Twelve Carat Toothache is the record where Post Malone stopped pretending the party was all fun. He made it after a long run of hits and stadium tours, and the songs turn inward: fame, drinking, loneliness and the strange business of being Post Malone, all set to the melodic mix of hip hop, pop and rock that made his name. It is a shorter, more personal album than Hollywood's Bleeding, and that focus suits him. His voice, as ever, is the main event, cracked and tuneful and impossible to mistake.

"Cooped Up" with Roddy Ricch and "I Like You (A Happier Song)" with Doja Cat were the big singles, and "One Right Now" with The Weeknd kept the radio busy. The real surprise is "Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol," which brings in Robin Pecknold and Fleet Foxes for something close to a hymn. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Euthanasia" are the quiet ones worth finding. It ends on a voice memo, "New Recording 12, Jan 3 2020," which is about as honest as a pop star gets. On sky blue vinyl it also happens to look excellent.