Tyler, the Creator Announces New Album, 'IGOR'

'IGOR' is set to drop May 17

Author:: Donna-Claire Chesman
Publish date:: May 6, 2019

Tyler, The Creator new album, IGOR — Photo Credit: Twitter

Two years removed from 2017's GRAMMY-nominated Flower Boy, Tyler, the Creator has announced his fifth studio album, IGOR.

The album is slated for release on May 17.

Prior to this announcement, Tyler released a handful of album snippets on Twitter and YouTube.

The snippets recall sounds closer to his third studio album, 2015's Cherry Bomb.

Read more: How Tyler's Flower Boy bloomed to create space for everyone.

Tyler, The Creator, IGOR, album cover, album review, 2019

'IGOR' is André 3000's 'The Love Below' on spiritual acid.

Tyler, The Creator, 2019

"It kind of all led up to this."

Tyler, The Creator, IGOR, album cover, album review, 2019

Superstar status for Mr. Creator.

Tyler, The Creator IGOR art, 2019

Tyler uses the act of naming to showcase how powerless—nameless—he is in the face of heartbreak.

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“The statement of ‘IGOR’ means more to me than any one song.”

Tyler, The Creator, IGOR, illustration

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to conclude 'IGOR' is unmistakably a concept album, which is a good thing considering I’m no rocket scientist."

Tyler, The Creator, 2020

“‘IGOR’ was not a rap album if you ask me.”

Tyler, The Creator, IGOR, alternative album art

With ‘Flower Boy,’ and now ‘IGOR,’ Tyler has finally self-actualized.