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Pink Sweat$. His debut full-length,
Pink Planet, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Feb. 12.
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Tyron, the sophomore full-length from English rapper slowthai, is a multidimensional, brilliantly nuanced journey through a world of fantastically warped sound. It's both menacing and delicate, with as much glowering swagger as there is tenderness and love. We open this week's show with a quick sampling across the album and dig into some of its multilayered themes on identity and more.