Tyler, the Creator: Wolf (2LP, Hot Pink Vinyl) [ODD FUTURE / COLUMBIA]

Why you'll love it

Wolf debuted at number three in the US and showed Tyler moving toward the lush, jazz-tinged sound that would define Flower Boy and IGOR.

This edition

• 2LP set
• Hot pink coloured vinyl

About the album

As he entered his early 20s, Odd Future's resident hip-hop enfant terrible Tyler, the Creator was intent on growing up a bit and moving beyond the shock-for-shock's-sake mayhem of early records Bastard and Goblin with his third full-length offering, Wolf.

The result is a curious "in between" album, with the grown-up Tyler reflecting on family one minute yet the juvenile Tyler penning heartfelt odes to his bicycle and concocting wild narratives about obsessive fans the next. Frank Ocean, Erykah Badu, Earl Sweatshirt and Pharrell all make appearances, but like all of Tyler, the Creator's albums Wolf is entirely Tyler's world. Everybody else is just there to visit.

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Tracklist

Listen

On Odd Future / Columbia, first out in 2013. Hot pink vinyl.