Before latest album Scaled And Icy, Tyler Joseph pondered in July 2020 that there were “two very different records” that twenty one pilots could write and release next. In truth, if you’ve been following the Columbus, Ohio duo – completed by drummer extraordinaire Josh Dun – closely enough, you’ll know that this wasn’t quite right: there were plenty more options than that.
Across six albums and bound only by his grandiose imagination, Tyler has tackled an impressive number of styles (rock, hip-hop, indie, R&B, reggae, electro, pop, dance… you name it) and melded them all together to create a sound that no band have ever come close to emulating. When you throw in sprawling, conceptual storylines that fans still find new meaning in many years later? With twenty one pilots, the possibilities are endless.
Though he once sang, ‘This is not rap / This is not hip-hop / Just another attempt to make the voices stop’ on genre-smashing single Heavydirtysoul, we’re nevertheless going to dig through this rap, hip-hop and everything in-between to figure out what is the best twenty one pilots album ever. Not an easy task…