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Side two takes what you thought you knew about slowthai and flips on its head. \u003ci\u003eFeel Away\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNHS\u003c\/i\u003e go some way to dip a toe inside the complexities of his mind but delve deeper and you’ll be left with a clearer understanding of who he truly is. Honesty is paramount as ultimately Ty wants listeners to know that “it’s ok to be yourself”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTyron\u003c\/i\u003e was formed against the backdrop of an unforgiving climate where judgement, shaming and underdeveloped and simplistic conceptions of other people are fashionable. Instead of succumbing to such simplicity, \u003ci\u003eTyron\u003c\/i\u003e presents an artist who is unabashedly complicated and willing to explore themes of loneliness, identity, self-acceptance, and the difficulties in becoming an individual. 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Today, the 24- year-old MC is rapidly becoming notorious as the rarest of commodities: an authentic voice in an increasingly gentrified world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLargely recorded in early 2018 in East London, with Kwes Darko producing, the album serves up a succession of candid snapshots of British life. Drugs, disaffection, depression and the threat of violence all loom in Ty’s visceral verses, but so too does hope, love and defiance. Linking up with Skepta for the Tarantino-referencing \u003ci\u003eInglorious\u003c\/i\u003e, the pair warn haters, “Come up against us and you’ll fail.” \u003ci\u003eDead Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates cutting off toxic relationships, the nostalgic \u003ci\u003eToaster \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the construct of UK society and the authorities misled impression of people like him, while on \u003ci\u003eGrow Up \u003c\/i\u003e- featuring Birmingham MC Jaykae - Ty preaches the importance of being present in the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanding alongside righteous anger and hard truths, it’s this willingness to appear vulnerable that makes Ty such a compelling storyteller, and this debut a vital cultural document, testament to the healing power of music. 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