Tyler, the Creator's fourth album Flower Boy was released last Friday (21 July) to a great deal of (deserved!) critical fanfare. He's currently on the promo trail for the record, so on Monday night he stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to give a performance of the Frank Ocean-featuring "911/Mr Lonely" – unfortunately sans Frank. He also hung out with Steve for a short chat where, most notably, he grabbed the host's butt and talked about how Elizabeth Taylor is his "jewellery idol," so kind of business as usual:The performance of the smooth, funk-influenced Flower Boy cut had Tyler's usual cool but slightly off-kilter vibe, featuring a crowd of teens who wouldn't go amiss on a weird 70s after-school dance special. He channelled a definite Soul Train aesthetic, and Steve Lacy of The Internet also popped up to perform the hook, just because. Watch it up top and be compelled to dance.Follow Noisey on Twitter.
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