Cherry Bomb (album)
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| Studio album by Tyler, The Creator | ||||
| Released | April 13, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–15 | |||
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| Length | 54:04 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.0/10 |
| Metacritic | 69/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | C+ |
| Complex | |
| Exclaim! | 5/10 |
| HipHopDX | 4/5 |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10 |
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| Spin | 6/10 |
| XXL | 4/5 (XL) |
Cherry Bomb is the third studio album by American rapper Tyler, The Creator. It was released on April 13, 2015, by Odd Future Records and Columbia Records. On April 9, 2015, the album was informally announced on iTunes, along with the release of two tracks. The album features guest appearances from Schoolboy Q, Charlie Wilson, Kali Uchis, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Pharrell Williams, among others. The album was supported by two singles; "Deathcamp" and "Fucking Young / Perfect". The snippet of a music video for "Deathcamp" was sharing with a music video for "Fucking Young".
Cherry Bomb received generally positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 51,000 copies in its first week in the United States.
In November 2014, Larry Fitzmaurice wrote a piece for The Fader magazine, giving details about a forthcoming album from Tyler, The Creator. This project features a multitude of guests, but likely no features from other Odd Future members, the rap group of which he is the face of, stating: "Everyone's on their own island." Tyler cited artist Stevie Wonder as his inspiration for the album. Associate editor of The Fader, Matthew Trammel, reported that the album would feature Tyler lyrically tackling many current social issues. Trammel noted that "[Tyler] offers up heavy-handed indictments of gang culture and rapper consumerism, calling them detrimental not just to the progress of his race, but to humanity as a whole."
On April 9, 2015, Rap-Up reported that Tyler had announced his Cherry Bomb Tour, which will visit various locations around the world, starting with his live debut of songs from the album at Coachella on April 11, to September 13, in Tokyo. On the same day, after announcing his Golf Media app and Golf Magazine, Tyler released a music video for the song "Fucking Young" on the app and on YouTube. Tyler announced on Twitter that Cherry Bomb will receive a physical release two weeks, after its digital release and it would have five different album covers.
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