UGLY is slowthai pulling himself apart and exposing his anxieties of the last couple of years, an acronym for U Gotta Love Yourself.

This new album may show a side that people haven’t heard before but he sees it as the fullest picture yet. Recorded in producer Dan Carey’s studio alongside ​​frequent collaborator Kwes Darko,

UGLY is a combination of musicians including Jockstrap’s Taylor Skye, Beabadoobee guitarist Jacob Bugden, and on the woozy title track, his friends Fontaines D.C.