Tell Tale Signs is not the second coming of Self-Portrait, but it’s a hell of a head-scratcher.
Could it be that psychological complexity in rappers has become another tired cliché?
No moment on the album sounds out of control or wasted.
The album goes a long way toward definitively documenting their trippy, ingenious maunderings.
The songwriter has encrypted his creations to the point that their significance is entirely his to bear, and we are left to marvel at the beauty of the wordplay and catchy intricacy of the guitar jams