Slowthai is ready to launch his new album, ‘UGLY’, on March 3.
The Northampton rapper has unveiled his follow-up to 2021’s ‘TYRON’, and the primary as a part of his new document cope with BMG, alongside the lead single, ‘Egocentric’, out now.
Slowthai – whose actual title is Tyron Frampton – teased that the document is “every little thing” he is been “main as much as”.
He mentioned in a press release: “The primary album was the sound of the place I’m from and every little thing I assumed I knew.
“The second album is what was related to me at that second in time, the current. And this album is totally me — about how I really feel and what I need to be… it’s every little thing I’ve been main as much as.”
Slowthai sings extra on this document as he did not really feel like rapping.
He defined: “This album was me attempting to emulate the spirit of the brotherhood ethos that bands have. Music is concerning the feeling and emotion that goes into it.
“Like an artist making a portray, it’s the expression of that second in time. I actually felt like I didn’t need to rap, whereas earlier than, rap was the one means I might categorical myself with the instruments I had. Now that I’ve extra freedom to create and do extra, why wouldn’t we alter it up?”
On the deeper that means behind album’s title, Slowthai added: “It doesn’t matter what or who folks assume you’re, you’ve simply obtained to remain true and respect your self.
“I’ve UGLY tattooed on my face as a result of it’s a reminder to like myself, reasonably than put myself down continuously or really feel the impression folks have of me ought to decide who I’m as an individual. On the finish of the day, the artwork I make is for myself, and the music I make is for myself, if I get pleasure from it then who offers a f***. So, the best way I ought to reside my life needs to be with none expectations of anybody else. I feel it’s one thing that all of us want to listen to as a result of everybody wants a smile, and everybody wants a little bit of pleasure and you might want to look in your self to actually really feel it as a result of nobody else can provide the actual feeling.”
The 28-year-old British star signed an settlement with the main label overlaying all his future releases.
Slowthai rose to prominence in 2019, due to his politically-charged verses about Brexit and former and present Prime Ministers Theresa Might and Boris Johnson.
His debut studio album, ‘Nothing Nice About Britain’, was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Slowthai launched the follow-up, ‘TYRON’, in February 2021, which grew to become his first UK primary album.
The star-studded LP consists of collaborations with Skepta, Dominic Fike, James Blake, A$AP Rocky and Denzel Curry.
The track-listing for ‘UGLY’ is:
1. ‘Yum’
2. ‘Egocentric’
3. ‘Sooner’
4. ‘Really feel Good’
5. ‘By no means Once more’
6. ‘F*** It Puppet’
7. ‘HAPPY’
8. ‘UGLY’
9. ‘Falling’
10. ‘Wotz Humorous’
11. ‘Tourniquet’
12. ‘25 Per Cent Membership’
