52 EW.COM MAY 11, 2018
Music
1
TYLER, THE CREATOR
“OKRA”Tyler’s always pushing hip-hop.
It’s, like, ironic hip-hop. Like, he
purposefully will drag hi-hats
too far to the right to make them
of time, but it still sounds like a
vibe. In this song, the sounds are
all over the place, but it still feels
really special. He pitched his
voice—or at least I think he did—
so you can’t really tell it’s him.2
KACEY MUSGRAVES
“Oh, What a World”Her new album [Golden Hour] is
fantastic. It’s country music plus
R&B. The whole album is just
a roller coaster of sonic pleasure,
especially this song. [She uses]
the chords B major, F sharp
minor,Emajor.Ilovethefact
that she went to F sharp minor
at that second chord on that
chorus. That was really special.Edited By| ALEX SUSKIND ALEXJSUSKIND
THE PUTH PLAYLIST
Three years after the runaway hit “See You Again,”
Charlie Puth is back with his sophomore record,
the R&B-inflectedVoicenotes (out May 11). Here, the
26-year-old singer shares a few of the songs
he’s been bumping on repeat.BY WILL MENDELSON
ROB GRABOWSKI/INVISION/AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK