5 standout songs from Tyler, the Creator’s DON’T TAP THE GLASS

Released early Monday morning, Tyler, the Creator's new album, DON'T TAP THE GLASS, is all about body movement. Per the rapper, it's inspired by texts with his friends about why no one dances in the club anymore even while dance music is at the most mainstream its been in years. DON'T TAP THE GLASS is Tyler's answer to this existential dilemma, an album that he's instructed should be listened to 1. not sitting still, 2. not at home, and 3. not with your phone. Traversing G-Funk, bouncy R&B, Miami bass, jungle, and everything in between, it's the rapper's most carefree, "don't overthink it" record in years — and his tightest at a breezy 28 minutes.

The FADER staff followed his instructions during our listen-through of the album and came out with the following standout songs.

Don’t Tap The Glass is Tyler switching off the anxious side of his brain and allowing simple pleasures guide him. “Sugar On My Tongue” leads the way via a melange of party sounds, from vocoder-laden nods to G-Funk to the digital drums that underpinned Timbaland’s biggest pop crossover moments. There's even a synth ringing out around the halfway mark that’s got me thinking of Justice’s “We Are Your Friends” and moving like I’m the polyphonic perception girl. If the aim of the album is to make people dance without fear of being perceived, a song as undeniable as “Sugar On My Tongue” is as effective as a Yondr pouch. —David Renshaw

As someone whose favorite Tyler era is still Flower Boy, “Sucka Free” immediately hits. The third track of Don’t Tap The Glass embodies the light-refracted ease of the record, all about feeling like the S-tier version of yourself and not getting more complicated than that. Breezy, bouncy R&B is still one of the best mediums to hear Tyler's voice, to which he adds a little funny wiggle for this track. “I’m that guy tryna get my paper, baby," he sings with a dramatic vibrato, like you're joking with him in your car and the windows are rolled down, the sun shining in. —Steffanee Wang

If Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis produced a Channel Tres song, we might end up with something similar to the effervescent delights of “Ring Ring Ring.” Tyler plays both sentimental crooner and rakish, monotone Lothario on the track, a funky house-pop tune that’s as refreshing as the first splash of an iced drink against the back of your throat on a sweltering dance floor. —Jordan Darville

Oddly, two of the best moments on Tyler, the Creator’s new dancefloor-devoted album barely feature the rapper at all. “Don’t You Worry Baby” and “I’ll Take Care Of You” — less two distinct songs and more two halves of a longer emotional arc — actually star the warm vocals of singers Madison McFerrin and Yebba, who usher in a divine climax. One of my favorite genres of club music are those songs that pair heart-hitting beats with lyrics that kinda feel like therapy when you’re at your most uninhibited self. “Don't you worry, baby / I’ve got time and I'm gon' give it to youuuuu,” McFerrin coos on the hook of "Don't You Worry Baby," her reassurance wrapping around like a weighted blanket. Then there’s the joyful Miami bass that melts into U.K. jungle which is sure to catch you grinning like a mad man in the club. —SW