Over the last decade, our emotional reaction to the release of a new Kanye West album has moved along what feels like a pretty natural path: From irritation— rooted in anticipation—to exhaustion, rooted in a sort of ever-mounting feeling of existential dread.
And drop it has, as West and Ty Dolla $ign finally released their new album Vultures 1 earlier today, after weeks of build-up, listening parties, bizarre apologies, and some deep anger from Ozzy Osbourne and his family. The album is now out on most of the major music streaming services although, per Variety, not on Spotify, for reasons we can’t even begin to speculate about.