TM (album)

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]

TM
Studio album by Brockhampton
Released	November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
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
The Family (2022) TM (2022)

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] The album contains uncredited appearances from frequent Brockhampton collaborator Ryan Beatty.

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] TM completed the 6-album deal that the group signed with RCA Records in 2018.^[5]

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][6]

"Keep It Southern" and "Man on the Moon" were previously teased as part of the band's Technical Difficulties Radio livestreams in 2020.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Clash	9/10[9]
Evening Standard	[10]

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".^[9]

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.^[11]
• "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.^[12]

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[13]	100