What makes odd future good

Tour photo of Syd by Brick Stowell. Click Photo To Download. Caption from Tumblr: Perfect. Golf Wang. I think they were way ahead of their time. He says they also opened the door for the more fervent social media fandoms we see today.

It meant they arrived fully-formed and could quickly develop a loyal following. In this context, the unfiltered stream of slurs and politically-incorrect jokes spewing from Odd Future during their teenage years seems strikingly raw. In February , those constantly checking the page were treated to new music.

Posted 12 th January Posted on 3 rd March They constantly updated their Tumblr and YouTube with photos and videos—of the collective working, skateboarding, eating, or simply just hanging out.

The pseudo intimacy of these posts also helped them transcend from local friends to cult stars; they were a group where everyone was made to feel included, a family that brought in fans on the other side of the screen.

Odd Future was always the kind of collective that could make lightning strike twice. Their first act as a brash collective of adolescents eventually gave way to a second act as mature solo artists leading the new school. Initially, the sheer intensity of their manic adolescent expression incited an equally unhinged fanbase whose insatiable appetites for more music and chaos could never be sustained.

After that rebellious introduction, though, what they left was a world built in their image: an already youthful genre now more carefree, popular black music that knows the rhythm of queerness and suburban angst, returned to collect on its whitewashed past.

Taboo topics and attitudes were just another day in the studio for the collective, who were energized and, ultimately, canonized by their controversies. As the group coalesced in the late s, they realized something that no one else at that time did: disparate musical styles and identity politics could and would all exist within the same dialogue.

Each member represented a distinct aesthetic and experience that both challenged shallow societal representations of blackness and strengthened their collective force. There was Tyler and his baritone growl, the visionary who saw the world through tie-dye pastels and brash, shapeshifting music that rejected couth in its raw expression.

Later, there was the lyrical virtuoso Earl Sweatshirt, with his propensity for melding syllables into stream-of-thought confessionals. Back then, artists like Kid Cudi and Drake were also actively laying the groundwork for what popular rap would ultimately become. Odd Future - 'Rella'.

Mike G - 'Forest Green'. A solid boast track on a rumbling but laid back beat by the under-celebrated Mike G. Tyler, the Creator - 'She'. When it comes to crafting memorable hooks, Frank Ocean's skills surpasses those held by the rest of the Odd Future family. On this creepy love track from Tyler's 'Goblin,' Frank nails the chorus while Tyler forgets about his broken heart by letting the darker side of his imagination run wild.

Earlwolf - 'Orange Juice'. Earl Sweatshit and Tyler tag team a simple but effective piano-led beat. Domo Genesis - 'Rolling Papers'. Tyler joins Domo on this title track from the latter's album. It's an ode to smoking pot over a warm, sparkly, smooth beat.