Ahead of Lloyd’s TRU EP release, the singer reveals the official artwork and track list. The cover, which was photographed by Ben Styles, features Lloyd nude in the middle of the wilderness as he appears to be in deep thought.
“This photo means a lot to me,” Lloyd wrote on Instagram. “It’s not about exploiting myself, as many would like to believe. Yet, it is about accepting myself for how I am — letting go of all the fears, inhibitions and insecurities that exist inside of me sometimes. Embracing the fact that my ‘flaws’ are only projected onto me by others, but never existent inside of my own mind, because there are no perfect people out here in this world.
He continues, “It’s about eliminating the gimmicks, the magic tricks, the stage antics. No auto tune when I record. No Photoshop when I’m photographed. No pretending I’m something I’m not. I can accept what I have instead of longing for what I wish I did; and I know that even though that may not be good enough for everybody, somebody will love me more for it.”
TRU will be available on all digital stores on December 9. It will include its title track and the remix, which features rapper 2 Chainz.
In other news, Lloyd is hard at work on his fifth studio album, Out My Window, which is slated to arrive next year.
TRU Track List
1. Tru
2. Heavenly Body”(feat. Rick Ross)
3. Holding
4. Excited
5. Tru (Remix) (feat. 2 Chainz) [Bonus]
