Tyron (album)

In an interview with the BBC prior to the 2019 Mercury Prize, Frampton revealed that he had already planned his next two projects following his debut album Nothing Great About Britain (2019), explaining: "I've got the concepts and I've got the ideas and I've got the titles. I've even got names of songs and the messages. It's all there - I just have to go in and do the work".[8] He further said that he would continue to focus on social commentary on future work, but would "look for other angles to explain and express things".[8] At the event, he confirmed to NME that he had begun work on his second album, adding that it would showcase growth and "be its own entity" rather than a sequel to his debut album.[9] In an interview with Dazed in June 2020, Frampton said that listeners could expect "two sides of Tyron as a person" on the album, "the person who got to this place and the person who is trying to be", and elaborated that it would showcase both his softer and harder sides.[10] He further took influence from a wide array of artists including Westside Gunn, Deb Never, Jamie T and the Arctic Monkeys.[10]

On 19 November 2020, Slowthai announced he was releasing his second studio album. The release would feature collaborations by ASAP Rocky, James Blake, Skepta, Dominic Fike, Denzel Curry, Mount Kimbie and Deb Never.[11]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.3/10[21]
Metacritic	78/100[22]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[23]
Consequence of Sound	B+[24]
The Daily Telegraph	[25]
The Independent	[26]
The Irish Times	[27]
NME	[28]
The Observer	[29]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[30]
Rolling Stone	[31]
The Times	[32]

Tyron was met with positive reviews by music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 78, based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22]

In the UK, Tyron debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums in the week commencing 19 February 2021,[33] and number 1 on the UK R&B Chart.[34] In Scotland, it debuted at number 1[35] and number 2 in Ireland.[36]

Worldwide, the release debuted at number 11 in Australia,[37] number 43 in Austria,[38] number 24 on Belgium's Flanders chart and number 72 on their Wallonia chart,[39][40] number 53 in Netherland,[41] number 23 in Germany,[42] number 13 in New Zealand,[43] and number 24 in Switzerland.[44]

Notes

• All track titles from disc one are stylised in all caps, while all track titles from disc two are stylised in all lowercase.[7]
• "I Tried" contains samples of "I Tried", written and performed by Trey Gruber.

Vocals

• Slowthai – vocals
• Skepta – vocals (1.2)
• ASAP Rocky – vocals (1.3)
• Kwes Darko – vocals (1.6)
• Denzel Curry – vocals (2.3)
• Dominic Fike – vocals (2.3)
• Deb Never – vocals (2.4)
• James Blake – vocals (2.6)

Technical

• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Michalis "MsM" Michael – mixing, programming
• Tom Archer – recording (1.1, 1.4, 2.5)
• Nick Breton – recording (2.1, 2.2)

Design

• Crowns & Owls – creative direction, photography
• Lewis Levi – creation direction
• George Smith – art direction
• Eddie Amos – set design
• Louis Simonen – set design
• Henry Hewitt – photography assistance
• Morgan Shaw – photography assisatnce
• Ellis Earl – production assistance