''The Blanket Truth'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer

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. The album was released on November 4, 2016 by

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Background

The album concept was based on a scene from the film

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. It touches upon the idea that everything in the world is somehow connected, with time and space being a main theme throughout the album. It includes guest appearances from

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and Lloyd, and features production from Jared Evan, The Arcitype,

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, Ill Factor and Mike Derenzo.

Singles

On October 12, 2015 the first single from the album, "Kids Forever" was released. The song met great success, garnering millions of streams via YouTube and

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combined. Because of this, Jared later released the official music video for the single on August 4, 2016. On October 6, 2016, he released the second single "Role Model". The official music video for the single was released on the same day. On October 14, 2016, he released the third single "Big Brother" and on October 28, 2016, he released the fourth and final single "The End Game" featuring

Track listing

References

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