But perhaps the most surprising sign of the album's health came this week from Tyler, the Creator, a 24-year-old provocateur who theoretically should have no fealty to old ways of doing things.Īnyone terrified of the Internet’s effect on music, or on the minds of young people, got their perfect bogeyman back in 2010 with the arrival of the Tyler's hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, or Odd Future for short. ![]() ![]() There was Taylor Swift, who wrote a love letter to the album in The Wall Street Journal and then pulled 1989 from streaming sites that made it available for free. There was Beyoncé's hugely successful self-titled record in late 2013, released at once without warning, with a music video for every track. And yet: Albums, really album-y albums-with careful sequencing, integral cover art, and recurring themes-keep getting made.
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