FYO (EP)

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FYO
Avelino FYO.png
EP by
Avelino
Released7 April 2016 (2016-04-07)
Genre
Length17:22(standard)
25:42(deluxe)
Label
Producer Raf Riley
Avelino chronology
Young Fire, Old Flame
(2015)		FYO
(2016)		No Bullshit
(2017)
Singles from FYO
  1. "Welcome to the Future"
    Released: 31 March 2016
  2. "FYO"
    Released: 14 April 2016

FYO (an acronym for Fuck Your Opinion) [2] [3] is the debut extended play (EP) by English rapper Avelino. It was produced in its entirety by Raf Riley, [4] and released for free download through OddChild Music, on 7 April 2016. [5] The project was also released onto the iTunes Store on 11 April 2016, accompanied by two bonus tracks. [6] It spawned one single; "Welcome to the Future", which premiered on 31 March 2016, a week before the rest of the project. [7]

The project has received considerable support from BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra; "Youniverse" has been played by MistaJam, [8] and the title track has been played by Annie Mac, [9] DJ Target [10] and Charlie Sloth. [11] The project also topped Semtex's Mixtape Top 5 chart, [12] and "Welcome to the Future" and "Rich Soul" both received airplay on his 1Xtra show. [13] Numerous songs from the project also received airplay on Manny Norte's Capital XTRA show, [14] and Mally's Reprezent show. [15] "FYO" was added to the Reprezent B-list playlist. [16]

"FYO" was released as the project's second single, with a video released to YouTube on 14 April 2016. [17] [18] The track's production was praised by Grant Brydon of RWD as being "beautifully jarring", [19] and by FACT as being "ribcage-quakingly bassy". [20] Avelino told FACT that the video was "minimal [...] in a sense of one location, one setting, one room", as this allows listeners to "focus on what [he's] really saying on the record." [20]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Raf Riley.

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Rich Soul"2:22
2."Welcome to the Future"3:39
3."FYO"2:56
4."What Do They Know?" (featuring Eclectic and MC Neat)4:19
5."Youniverse"4:07
Total length:17:22
digital bonus tracks [6]
No.TitleLength
6."Way Up"4:26
7."Okay Mama" (featuring Daecolm)3:54
Total length:25:42

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