UTOPIA

about this album

UTOPIA is the fourth full-length studio album from the Houston, Texas native, Travis Scott. It is the follow-up to his third, highly-acclaimed studio album, ASTROWORLD from 2018. The album was released to a flurry of various receptions. Many noted the obvious Kanye influences on the album, with a general consensus calling it “Travis Scott’s Yeezus.” Not only does he channel the broken down production on “MODERN JAM” and breathy flow on “CIRCUS MAXIMUS,” but three of the tracks were directly repurposed from the original demo of Donda. However, a similar affinity for guttural sound makes sense, as Travis was a vital collaborator in the production of Ye’s controversial sixth album. Yet, even the way he involved a slew of different A-listers and up-and-coming artists within his production evokes Ye’s own collaborative storms. Some found the album to be a generic amalgam of spectacle; others enjoyed the more experimental direction that Travis was taking. The album was first teased through an Instagram post on July 8, 2020, with a simple caption which displayed “Utopia.” On August 3, 2020, during the second anniversary of Travis' previous album, ASTROWORLD, he would post a note thanking his fans for the support of his previous album on a tweet. In June 2021, Scott described to WWD the sound of Utopia, stating that the album would have a psychedelic rock sound. It was reported on August 2, 2021, that Travis Scott signed a production deal with the film company A24, with Travis p

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