Crumb’s work has become less controversial over time). Crumb was a major part of the underground comix scene in the ’60s, publishing surreal material that satirised contemporary American culture and didn’t shy away from sex, violence and drug use – though his images were often called out for being violently misogynistic and racist (some argue that R. The artist had kept a meticulous daily dream diary for decades, which he published in 2018. Last October, Tyler posted a picture on of prolific Philadelphia cartoonist Robert Crumb’s Dream Diary. Timberlake’s album Justified was the incredible pop album it was because of the Neptunes and Timbaland, and if you listen to the construction of those beats and melodies that are a little bit schmaltzy and funky, it’s hard to deny how much Tyler soaked that vibe up for Igor – albeit there’s definitely something more luxe about Tyler’s sound. It’s no coincidence that he shared a screenshot of him listening to Justin Timberlake’s Let’s Take A Ride last year, speaking somewhat wryly in praise of “a four minute bridge” (the track is four minutes and 44 seconds) – but then, Igor was all about subverting traditional song structures. is channelled on tracks like New Magic Wand and there are synths sounds across the album which bring The Neptunes to mind. Tyler too has always idolised Pharrell and co., and the construction of his work particularly on Igor is emblematic of that. Matt Martians and Syd’s initial concept for their band The Internet was for the two of them to act as the producers, bringing in guest vocalists à la The Neptunes Present…Clones.

Of course, with pretty much any member of Odd Future there is a reverence for production gods The Neptunes.

Bonus shout out to another homoerotic film, El Angel, an Argentinian film which Tyler posted a screencap from on scumfuckflowerboy (Tyler’s alternative Instagram) late last year. He recounted to Zane Lowe how he rented a house in Lake Como after seeing how beautiful it was there, mentioning that Frank Ocean came to hang out, while Solange also pulled up on a boat and recorded her vocals for the album on a handheld mic – one of the tracks she features on is I Think, which includes the line “ Man, I wish you would call me /By your name ’cause I’m sorry.” Idyllic natural beauty and romantic yearning is very much Tyler’s shit, but manifesting his adoration of Oliver and Elio by creating some of his album here shows just how much the work resonated with him. At the time of writing, his Twitter location is still set to “somewhere in northern italy” on Okra the lines “ tell Tim Chalamet to come get at me /skin glowing, clear of acne” truly captured a pop cultural mood while on last year’s loosie Gelato, a remix of Jacquee’s No Validation, he added his own verse, with the lines, “ You got me on tippy toe, So who’s Oliv, who’s Elio?”. It’s no secret Tyler is a big fan of this beautiful film.

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