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Cherry Bomb (2015)

Where the lyrics of Cherry Bomb take you, and where it was really made.

Cherry Bomb was recorded across several studios, from Los Angeles to Boston, Miami and New York, not in one place.

Key places

Recorded at Conway, Los Angeles (2015)

Recording site Conway Recording Studios — Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles is listed as a recording location for this album. The source places the album's studio work in California. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Paramount, Hollywood (2015)

Recording site Paramount Studios — Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles is listed as a recording location for this album. The source places the album's studio work in California. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded in Boston (2015)

Recording site Synchro Sound Studios — Herd Studios in Boston is listed as a recording location for this album. The point sits at the city center, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Criteria, Miami (2015)

Recording site Criteria Studios — Criteria Studios in Miami is listed as a recording location for this album, under the name Hit Factory Criteria. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Vibraphone recorded in New York (2015)

Recording site Record Plant Studios — The vibraphone on Find Your Wings was recorded by James Yost at Terminus Recording Studio in New York. The point sits at the city center, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Cherry Bomb: fourth studio album by the American rapper Tyler, the Creator
• Released 13 April 2015 by Odd Future Records
• Informally announced on iTunes on 9 April 2015, with two tracks released alongside
• Production handled entirely by Tyler himself, with additional contributions by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger
• Guest appearances from Schoolboy Q, Charlie Wilson, Kali Uchis, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams and Austin Feinstein
• Two singles, 'Deathcamp' and 'Fucking Young / Perfect', supported by 2 music videos

Background

• In November 2014, Larry Fitzmaurice wrote about a follow-up to Wolf (2013) for The Fader
• Tyler cited Stevie Wonder as his inspiration for the album
• Matthew Trammel of The Fader reported that Tyler would address many current social issues on the album
• Rumored guests included Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Keyshia Cole, Cherry Glazerr, Willow Smith, Leon Ware, and Kali Uchis

Recording

• Recorded in Tyler's home studio and other studios in California
• The sample for 'Deathcamp' was rejected shortly before the album was due, so some elements of the song were re-recorded
• The string section on '2Seater' was composed by Tyler and recorded at Hans Zimmer's studio, his first time overseeing a live orchestra
• 'Run' was recorded in Tyler's living room, with harmonic vocals from Chaz Bundick, who also provided guitar chords to 'Fucking Young'
• 'Find Your Wings' initially featured vocals from Samantha Nelson, Onitsha Shaw and Tiffany Palmer; the final version features Kali Uchis
• Kanye West rewrote his lines for 'Smuckers' after hearing the verses from Tyler and Lil Wayne

Cover

• Tyler announced that the album would have five different album covers

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Artist

Formation

• Tyler Gregory Okonma, born March 6, 1991, in Hawthorne, California.
• Co-founded the alternative hip-hop collective Odd Future in 2007 with Hodgy, Left Brain, and Casey Veggies.
• Released the self-produced debut album Bastard in 2009.

Members

• Solo artist known as Tyler, the Creator, and the founder and leader of Odd Future.

Career

• Goblin (2011) brought mainstream attention through the single "Yonkers" and its music video.
• Wolf (2013) marked a shift away from horrorcore toward jazz, soul, and R&B.
• Flower Boy (2017) received widespread critical acclaim and commercial success.
• Igor (2019) and Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) both debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and won Best Rap Album at the Grammy Awards.
• Chromakopia (2024) and Don't Tap the Glass (2025) also debuted at number one in the U.S.
• Founded the clothing brands Golf Wang and Le Fleur, and the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival festival.
• Has won three Grammy Awards in total.

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Reception

At release

• Cherry Bomb received generally positive reviews from critics
• Metacritic average score 69 out of 100, based on 23 reviews from mainstream publications
• AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.0 out of 10 based on its assessment of the critical consensus
• AllMusic's David Jeffries said returning fans of Tyler the ringleader or Tyler the producer would find it too much of a good thing, but could embrace it as another freaky trip
• Complex's Angel Diaz called it Tyler's greatest creation to date, while noting the album is a bit of a mess in the beginning and that his rapping is not consistently up to par
• The Guardian's Paul Lester gave it 3 out of 5 stars, describing the sound as fizzy sonics and lush eruptions of synths and strings, and noting the influence of N.E.R.D.
• NME's Louis Pattison said it might be the tightest, leanest Tyler album yet
• Pitchfork's Matthew Ramirez described 'Fucking Young' as a warm-sounding piece of pop music
• Stereogum's Tom Breihan felt the album was cluttered and chaotic but an improvement on Wolf (2013)
• XXL's Rachel Chesbrough said it is Tyler's greatest achievement thus far, solidifying his place in the game
• The A.V. Club's Evan Rytlewski said Tyler's harder tracks never dazzle the way West's industrial experiments did, and that they merely cloy
• Spin's Andrew Unterberger said the album is impressive in its ambition and stunning in its aimlessness

Records

• Debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200
• First-week total of 58,000 album-equivalent units, of which 51,000 were pure album sales
• Selling 51,000 copies in its first week

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Trivia

• '2Seater' contains the hidden track 'Hair Blows', featuring Austin Feinstein and Syd Bennett
• The title of 'The Brown Stains of Darkeese Latifah Part 6-12 (Remix)' was made intentionally long
• The opening song 'Deathcamp' has been compared to N.E.R.D.'s debut album In Search of... (2001)
• Tyler said that after making the song, he and others felt they should name it with the blackest name they could think of
• ASAP Rocky was present during some album sessions despite not being featured on the album
• The vibraphone on the track 'Find Your Wings' was recorded by James Yost at Terminus Recording Studio in New York

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