TM (album)

TM
TM
Studio album by Brockhampton
Released	November 18, 2022
Recorded	Early 2020-August 2021
Length	37:30
Label	Question Everything; RCA;
Producer	Matt Champion; Kiko Merley; Joba; Jonah Abraham; Romil Hemnani; Bradford Lewis; Jabari Manwa; Baird; William Van Zandt; Goldwash; Alex Goose; Dom McLennon; Dutra; Grant Lapointe; Merlyn Wood; Solomonophonic; John DeBold; Coop The Truth; Dylan Neustadter; The Kount; Wesley Allen;
Brockhampton chronology

TM is the eighth and final studio album by American hip hop boy band Brockhampton. It was released on November 18, 2022, one day after the release of the group's previous studio album The Family, through RCA and Question Everything. For its entire rollout, The Family was advertised as the band's final album. A surprise release, TM was announced for release alongside a promo image for The Family, and was billed by the band as a "parting gift for fans".^[1]

The album was executively produced by Brockhampton member Matt Champion, marking Champion's first production credit on a Brockhampton project.^[2] Although he is credited as part of the group, vocalist and producer Bearface did not contribute to the record.^[3]

Background

The Family had been advertised as the final studio album from Brockhampton. Despite this, in a promo image posted to social media alongside the release of The Family, the band announced surprise album TM in small text towards the bottom of the image, reading "Surprise album (TM) midnight local."^[4]

Recording

Stated in a press release, TM is "an album made up of songs that were started by the group during a two-week stint in Ojai, California in 2021, but were never fully completed during those sessions." The album is executively produced by Brockhampton member Matt Champion.^[1]^[5]

"Keep It Southern" and "Man on the Moon" were previously teased as part of the band's Technical Difficulties Radio livestreams in 2020.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Clash	9/10^[8]
Evening Standard	^[9]

Clash journalist James Mellen called TM "a classic Brockhampton record" that successfully ended the Brockhampton project, featuring "immaculate production, genre shapeshifting, and some of the cleanest verses from the group in quite some time".^[8]

Track listing

TM track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"FMG"	Ian Simpson Dominique Simpson Matthew Champion Kiko Merley Russell Boring Jonah Abraham	Kiko Merley Russell Boring Jonah Abraham Matthew Champion^[b]	2:30
2.	"Animal"	I. Simpson Abraham Champion Ryan Beatty Jabari Manwa Romil Hemnani Baird Acheson William Van Zandt Goldwash Bradford Lewis	Romil Hemnani Bradford Lewis Jabari Manwa Baird William Van Zandt Goldwash	4:22
3.	"Listerine"	Champion D. Simpson Manwa I. Simpson Alex Goose Homer Steinweiss Merley Leon Michels Shannon Wise Solomon Newman Whyte	Hemnani Merley Abraham Alex Goose Dominique Simpson Manwa^[a] Jared Solomon^[a]	3:06
4.	"New Shoes"	I. Simpson Manwa Johnny Dutra Abraham Champion Hemnani Murda Beatz William Wood	Hemnani Abraham Manwa Dutra	3:18
5.	"Keep It Southern"	I. Simpson Merley Hemnani Abraham Grant Lapointe William Wood	Hemnani Abraham Merley Grant Lapointe William Wood	1:57
6.	"Man on the Moon"	I. Simpson Champion Lapointe Boring Beatty Simon Newsome Hemnani Merley Abraham Jared P. Solomon John DeBold	Merley Hemnani Jared Solomon Abraham John DeBold	4:00
7.	"Better Things"	Champion Merley Boring I. Simpson Acheson	Champion Merley Baird	2:53
8.	"Crucify Me"	Boring Lapointe Merley Champion I. Simpson Abraham Jordon Lumley Cooper McGill Teddi Jones Karim Hutton	Abraham Merley Coop The Truth Jordan Lumley^[a]	4:22
9.	"Duct Tape"	Champion Abraham Boring I. Simpson Acheson Hemnani Dylan Neustadter Manwa D. Simpson Wesley Allen Koal Harrison Rex Kudo	Hemnani D. Simpson Manwa Dylan Neustadter Baird The Kount Wesley Allen	4:44
10.	"Always Something"	I. Simpson D. Simpson Sean Matsukawa Boring Manwa	Manwa	3:29
11.	"Goodbye"	Champion Boring Hemnani Manwa Abraham William Garvey	Hemnani Manwa Abraham	2:49
Total length:				37:30

Samples

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
^{^[b]} signifies an additional drum programmer
All tracks are stylized in all caps. For example, "Animal" is stylized as "ANIMAL".
"Listerine" contains excerpts from "Sha Na Na" as performed by El Michels Affair, written by Homer Steinweiss, Leon Michels, and Shannon Wise.^[10]
"Keep It Southern" contains a sample from "Yesu Mahesha", by P. Susheela.
"Goodbye" contains excerpts from "Goodbye Horses" as performed by Q Lazzarus, written by William Garvey.^[11]

Personnel

Brockhampton

Matt Champion – vocals (1–4, 6–9, 11), production (7), additional drum programming (1), art direction, executive production
Kevin Abstract – vocals (1–10)
Jabari Manwa – vocals (2–4, 9), production (2, 4, 9–11), additional production (3)
Dom McLennon – vocals (1, 3–4, 10), production (3, 9)
Joba – vocals (6–11), production (1)
Merlyn Wood – vocals (4–5), production (5)
Bearface (credit only)
Romil Hemnani – production (2–6, 9, 11), recording (1–7, 9–11)
Kiko Merley – production (1, 3, 5–8), arrangement (7)
Henock "HK" Sileshi – art direction, graphic design
Ashlan Grey – photography

Additional musicians

Ryan Beatty – vocals (2, 6)
August Royals – additional vocals (6)
Rich Hinman – slide guitar (7)
Jay Rudolph – drums (8)
Sean Matsukawa – guitar (10)
Brad Lewis – production (2)
Baird – production (2, 7, 9)
WilliamVanZandt– production (2)
Goldwash – production (2)
Jonah Abraham – production (3, 5–6, 8, 11), synth bass (2, 9)
Alex Goose – production (3)
Dutra – production (4)
Grant Lapointe – production (5), synth (1), keys (6, 8)
Solomonophonic – production (6), additional production (3)
John Debold – production (6)
Coop the Truth – production (8)
Dylan Neustadter – production (9)
The Kount – production (9)
Wesley Allen – production (9)
Jordon Lumley – additional production (8)

Technical personnel

Alex Thompson – recording engineer (1)
Eddie Roberts – recording engineer (1)
Garry Purohit – recording engineer (1–4, 7, 9, 11)
Jeremy Simoneaux – recording engineer (8)
Alex Tumay – mixing
Andrew Kim – mixing assistant
Nacor Zuluaga – mixing assistant
Joe LaPorta – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for TM
Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[12]	100

References

^ ^a ^b Anderson, Carys; Graves, Wren (November 17, 2022). "Brockhampton bow out with final album The Family: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Hussain, Shahzaib (July 22, 2024). "Elysian Fields: Matt Champion Interviewed | Features". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved September 30, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Curto, Justin (November 18, 2022). "Brockhampton Isn't Quite Ready to Say Good-bye". Vulture. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
^ Brockhampton [@brckhmptn] (November 17, 2022). "https://brockhampton.lnk.to/thefamily" (Tweet). Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Aniftos, Rania (March 9, 2024). "BLACKPINK's Jennie Teams Up With Brockhampton's Matt Champion for 'Slow Motion'". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Top 10 BROCKHAMPTON Albums". Live365 Blog. December 1, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Brockhampton – TM". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Mellen, James (November 18, 2022). "BROCKHAMPTON – TM". Clash. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ Smyth, David (November 25, 2022). "Brockhampton: The Family/TM albums review – plenty to unpick in the first, but better flows in the second". Evening Standard. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "BROCKHAMPTON – Official Site".
^ "Credits / The Family". November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[:0-1] Anderson, Carys; Graves, Wren (November 17, 2022). "Brockhampton bow out with final album The Family: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[2] Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Hussain, Shahzaib (July 22, 2024). "Elysian Fields: Matt Champion Interviewed | Features". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved September 30, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Curto, Justin (November 18, 2022). "Brockhampton Isn't Quite Ready to Say Good-bye". Vulture. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[4] Brockhampton [@brckhmptn] (November 17, 2022). "https://brockhampton.lnk.to/thefamily" (Tweet). Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Twitter.

[:1-5] Aniftos, Rania (March 9, 2024). "BLACKPINK's Jennie Teams Up With Brockhampton's Matt Champion for 'Slow Motion'". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[6] "Top 10 BROCKHAMPTON Albums". Live365 Blog. December 1, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[7] Yeung, Neil Z. "Brockhampton – TM". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[Clash-8] Mellen, James (November 18, 2022). "BROCKHAMPTON – TM". Clash. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[9] Smyth, David (November 25, 2022). "Brockhampton: The Family/TM albums review – plenty to unpick in the first, but better flows in the second". Evening Standard. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[10] "BROCKHAMPTON – Official Site".

[11] "Credits / The Family". November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[12] "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

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