[NEW YORK, NY – June 26, 2017] – Claiming the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart upon its surprise release last month, BRYSON TILLER’s True to Self is now available physically in stores via Trapsoul/RCA Records.
“With the physical packaging of True to Self, Bryson and I wanted to build around a theme that represents his music and gives fans an experience from the moment they see it in stores,” says Chase Ichiki, Creative Director of #JUSTAREGULARDAY. “We wanted to utilize every component of the album’s packaging from the versatility of a digipak’s panels, the disc art/tray, to the sticker that that goes on top of the package.”
The physical copy of True to Self is fashioned after an old-school film canister, creating a comprehensive storyboard that showcases the experiences and influences behind the project. “It is wrapped in silver mylar with a yellow sticker documenting the run time and other audio specs of the album, mimicking the metal containers film used to be delivered in,” says Ichiki. “Inside you’ll find the CD label art as a carousel tray of photo slides sitting on top of an overhead shot of a slide projector, representing the memories that were the inspiration behind all of the music on this project. As well as the definition of the phrase that titled the album, True to Self.”
The album contains four special unseen photos, which have been transformed into functioning photo slides with captions from Bryson. Accompanied by a booklet of personal photos shot exclusively by Bryson’s photographer Ro.lexx, the physical release gives fans an inside look into the album, further epitomizing the aptly-named title, True to Self. Bryson previews the album’s physical format in an exclusive unveiling video, which can be viewed and downloaded here.
Bryson most recently stopped by Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio for an interview with Zane Lowe, giving his first in-depth commentary on the album since its release. The nearly 30-minute long conversation details True to Self’s creative inspiration and touches on everything from the singer’s artistic insecurities to the relationship with his grandmother and even Nintendo 64. You can listen to the interview on Apple Music here.
The Grammy-nominated singer will bring his new album to fans on his upcoming “Set It Off Tour,” which will kick off this August in Atlanta and make over 25 stops before concluding for a hometown finale at Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center. Taking the Staples Center stage at this weekend’s BET Experience, Bryson Tiller announced a new Los Angeles stop on his upcoming “Set It Off Tour.” Bryson will bring his latest album True to Self as well as favorites from 2015’s T R A P S O U L to the historic Greek Theatre on August 14th. The new date is part of his second headlining tour, which will feature special guest openers H.E.R. and Metro Boomin, and is the first round of new dates since his hugely successful “T R A P S O U L Tour,” which sold out 47 dates in both the US and Europe, including two back-to-back shows at Radio City Music Hall. Presale tickets for The Greek Theatre show can be purchased beginning Wednesday, June 28, and general tickets will be available to the public on Friday, June 30 at 10am local via http://www.trapsoul.com and http://www.AEGPresents.com. Tickets for all other dates are available now via http://www.trapsoul.com and http://www.AEGPresents.com.
True to Self Tracklist:
Rain On Me (Intro)
No Longer Friends
Don’t Get Too High
Blowing Smoke
We Both Know
You Got It
In Check
Self-Made
Run Me Dry
High Stakes
Rain Interlude
Teach Me a Lesson
Stay Blessed
Money Problems / Benz Truck
Set It Off
Nevermind This Interlude
Before You Judge
Somethin Tells Me
Always (Outro)
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Bryson Tiller 2017 “Set It Off Tour” Dates:
Thursday, August 3 |
Atlanta, GA |
Fox Theatre |
Saturday, August 5 |
Southaven, MS |
Landers Center |
Sunday, August 6 |
New Orleans, LA |
Lakefront Arena |
Tuesday, August 8 |
Houston, TX |
NRG Arena |
Wednesday, August 9 |
Austin, TX |
Statesman Skyline Theater at the Long Center |
Friday, August 11 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Rawhide Event Center |
Saturday, August 12 |
Las Vegas, NV |
The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino |
Monday, August 14 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Greek Theatre |
Tuesday, August 15 |
San Francisco, CA |
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
Friday, August 18 |
Vancouver, BC |
Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre |
Saturday, August 19 |
Seattle, WA |
WaMu Theater |
Sunday, August 20 |
Portland, OR |
Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center |
Wednesday, August 23 |
Denver, CO |
Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
Friday, August 25 |
Dallas, TX |
The Bomb Factory |
Tuesday, August 29 |
Miami, FL |
Watsco Center at the University of Miami |
Wednesday, August 30 |
Orlando, FL |
CFE Arena |
Friday, September 1 |
Richmond, VA |
The Classic Amphitheater |
Saturday, September 2 |
Vienna, VA |
Wolf Trap |
Sunday, September 3 |
Norfolk, VA |
ODU Constant Convocation Center |
Wednesday, September 6 |
Lowell, MA |
Tsongas Center at Umass Lowell |
Thursday, September 7 |
Mashantucket, CT |
The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino |
Friday, September 8 |
New York, NY |
Radio City Music Hall |
Saturday, September 9 |
New York, NY |
Radio City Music Hall |
Monday, September 11 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Skyline Stage at The Mann |
Wednesday, September 13 |
Toronto, ON |
Echo Beach |
Thursday, September 14 |
Detroit, MI |
Masonic Temple Theatre |
Friday, September 15** |
Chicago, IL** |
Aragon Ballroom** |
Saturday, September 16 |
Louisville, KY |
KFC Yum! Center |
**H.E.R. only
*All dates and venues subject to change. All dates feature special guests H.E.R. and Metro Boomin unless otherwise noted. Newly-announced Greek Theatre date bolded below.
About Bryson: Clinching the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart with the release of his sophomore album True to Self, Bryson Tiller continues to captivate fans following the success of his 2015 album, T R A P S O U L.
True to Self marks the singer’s first No. 1 debut in the US, also claiming the top spots on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums, R&B Albums and Digital Albums charts and garnering 107,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to Nielsen Music. Proclaimed by Variety as, “one of the biggest records of the summer, if not the year,” True to Self has been streamed more than 400 million times worldwide, with its lead single “Somethin Tells Me” amassing 36 million streams worldwide since its May 11th release. Tiller’s debut album T R A P S O U L also reached significant milestones, including RIAA Platinum certification with over 2.1 billion streams in the U.S. Album tracks “Don’t” and “Exchange” are certified Triple Platinum, “Sorry Not Sorry” is certified Platinum and “Rambo” and “Overtime” are certified Gold by the RIAA. Among his many accomplishments, Tiller was nominated for a GRAMMY (Best R&B Song for “Exchange”), won two BET Awards for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and has sold-out 47 shows on his “T R A P S O U L Tour” in both the U.S. and Europe. Bryson will return to the stage once again for his forthcoming “Set It Off Tour,” where he will perform fan favorites from both T R A P S O U L and True to Self.
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