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S10E4 - BOYFRIEND / RUNNING OUT OF TIME by Tyler, The Creator

Dissect

Cole Cuchna

Music, Arts, Society & Culture

4.910K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Our season-long analysis of Tyler, The Creator's IGOR continues with "BOYFRIEND" - a song released as the fourth track only on the physical versions of IGOR - before breaking down the beautiful ballad "RUNNING OUT OF TIME." Shop Season 10 merchandise here. Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. Host, EP, Writer: Cole Cuchna Writer: Camden Ostrander Audio Editor: Kevin Pooler Theme Music: Birocratic Recreations: Andrew Atwood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From Spotify, this is Dissect, long-form musical analysis broken into short digestible episodes.

0:11.0

This is episode 4 of our season long examination of Tyler the

0:14.1

creator's Igor. I'm your host Cole Kushner. Oh, yeah. Spark your creativity with the Sims. Sometimes you might feel like you're not creative

0:47.4

and you have to go in search of your creative spark again. Maybe this is catching up with

0:51.9

creative friends, experimenting with a new look or trying out a new recipe.

0:56.2

And thanks to The Sims, inspiration is just one game and one spark away.

1:01.6

Ready to spark something.

1:03.2

Download the Sims 4 and play for free.

1:09.6

This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max. Christmas is great but there's loads of

1:15.6

ways to make it better like sneaking some chili into the gravy for some extra

1:20.4

oom or building a playlist that will even get your none up on the table.

1:25.0

Or just cracking open an ice cold Pepsi Max.

1:29.0

Christmas. Better with Pepsi Max.

1:35.0

Last time I dissect, we examine Igor's third track, I think.

1:41.0

There we heard Tyler falling, both falling in love and collapsing, as he struggled to express his feelings to his crush, fearful of being abandoned or scaring him away.

1:50.0

We also heard Tyler grow increasingly frustrated with the lack of communication from the guy in general,

1:54.8

forcing him to guess if the feelings are mutual.

1:57.5

I think then ended with a beautiful piano outro that transitions directly into Igor's next track, the interlude exactly what you run from you end up chasing. Like you can't avoid but just chasing it and just like trying giving it everything that you can.

2:27.0

There's always an obstacle.

2:29.0

Like every transition from song to song on the album thus far,

2:32.0

the end of I think blends seamlessly into the start of the interlude.

2:35.0

In this instance, Tyler uses instrumentation and harmony to thread the tracks together.

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