Tyler, the Creator Unveils New Album ‘Don’t Tap the Glass’ Will Release on Monday
Tyler, The Creator on Nov. 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. - Credit: Roger Kisby/Getty Images for NetflixAfter teasing the the release of a new project earlier this week, Tyler, the Creator revealed his next album Don’t Tap the Glass will arrive on Monday.
During his show in Brooklyn on Friday night, Tyler reportedly shouted out the album title and outside his concert at Barclays Center there was a massive figure enclosed in a clear box that read “Don’t Tap the Glass.” Variety also confirmed the album’s upcoming drop.
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AdvertisementAdvertisement#_R_1csadkalhb5fiv5vddbH1_ iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#_R_2csadkalhb5fiv5vddbH1_ iframeA few days prior, the artist hinted that something would be heading to fans next week, with Tyler sharing images on Instagram of a Louis Vuitton bag, a mannequin’s head, and a trumpet player in a band uniform all labeled with the date July 21. Last month,Doechiiand Tyler previewed their new Pharrell-produced track “Get Right” during Louis Vuitton’s fashion show in Paris. It’s unclear if the collaboration will appear on Don’t Tap the Glass.
Elsewhere on Friday evening, the Grammy winner’sGolf Wangsite updated with merch for the new project that included a CD, vinyl, t-shirts, and hats marketing the forthcoming release.
Don’t Tap the Glass is set to be Tyler’s ninth album followinglast year’s Chromakopia. The album featured an hefty list of collaborators including Doechii, Childish Gambino, GloRilla, Lil Wayne, Lola Young, Santigold, Teezo Touchdown, Schoolboy Q, and Sexyy Red. In a Rolling Stone review of the record, music writer Jeff Ihaza observed that the LP sees the rapper reach “the conclusion of what feels like a career-long narrative arc, except even with Tyler as the director, real life doesn’t play out like in the movies.” He added, “ThroughoutChromakopia,we find Tyler dealing with aging in a world very much of his own creation.”
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