![]() Even “Lights On” has Tyler do a little bit of rapping, as Ryan Beatty and Santigold sing over the punchy drums and deep synths. Tyler delivers big drums, a wide variety of synths and a very solid vocal performance as he tells a story from the perspective of the Grinch. “Big Bag” is a typical Tyler, the Creator rap song by definition. “Hot Chocolate” is a winter song that focuses on the fun of coming inside to a warm cup of cocoa after being out in the cold. “When the Gloves Come Off” is a fun, mostly instrumental track that could be played as background music with a heavy jazz influence. Seuss' The Grinch by Tyler, The Creator - T December 22, 2020 ![]() For those who don’t celebrate Christmas, this is a lot easier to enjoy than stories of Santa Claus breaking into your house or whatever the hell a Tannenbaum is. It doesn’t try and shove Christmas down your throat, instead conjuring up feelings of winter and holiday fun. Holiday music carries somewhat of a stigma of being lazy and uninventive, but when the bar’s been set so criminally low, can you blame the production team or artists? What this EP does is create a rather relaxed alternative R&B sound. Traditional holiday music has the fatal flaw of having the same general messaging and structure it often centers around traditional R&B sounds or taking a song that’s over 100 years old and remixing it (I’m looking at you Pentatonix). However, what it’s lacking in size it makes up for in charm and personality – you’d be hard-pressed to find any Christmas project that sounds like this, especially since the production is solely by Tyler and his three features.Īn EP this short might not be worth mentioning for many reasons, but I think that the modern sound and quirkiness of the production at least warrant giving this a listen. Seuss’ The Grinch,” an EP produced out of his work for the 2018 remake of “The Grinch.” Despite the lengthy title, the project comes in at only 10 minutes, which is a little ironic when you consider the length of some of the holiday songs we hear on the radio. ![]() One of my favorite holiday projects in recent memory remains Tyler the Creator’s “Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Whether you adore “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey, who defrosts every holiday season to make an eye-watering amount of money, or you’re a fan of the more ridiculous songs like “Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer” by Elmo & Patsy, it’s hard to deny that Christmas music will inevitably blare in every retail store post-Thanksgiving. In the seemingly infinite back catalog of holiday music, it’s hard to argue what makes a good album other than being enjoyable. While most holiday songs are strictly for the holiday season with messages about snow, love and various Christmas-y things, I believe that it’s possible to review a holiday album even if it’s only relevant for 1/12th of the year. As the holidays enter full swing, it’s worth looking back at some of the excellent holiday music we’ve been given over the years.
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