British producer, DJ, and designer, Joseph Thornalley, commonly known as Vegyn, has released a new single on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music. Vegyn is known for his glitchy electronic dance rhythms. Releasing his first Album All Bad Things Have Ended – Your Lunch Included in 2014, Vegyn exploded in popularity after his work with Frank Ocean. After meeting Ocean at the now-defunct London nightclub, Plastic People, Thornalley was invited to collaborate with Frank Ocean and his team on projects scheduled to release in 2016. Vegyn worked with Frank on Endless, a visual album released exclusively on Apple Music, and then subsequently on a limited physical press in 2016. Following Endless, Vegyn collaborated with Ocean again on Blonde, Frank Ocean’s best-selling album so far.
Since 2016, Vegyn has been a prominent producer, working with alternative Hip-Hop artists like JPEG MAFIA, featuring production on his third studio album All My Heroes Are Cornballs. Vegyn’s talents have also touched the mainstream, collaborating with Travis Scott on the wildly successful 2018 album Astroworld.
Outside of his collaborations with big-name American hip-hop and R&B artists, Vegyn has released a steady stream of solo albums, EPs, and singles. Since the release of his latest album, The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows the Truth, in May of 2023, Vegyn has released three singles, the most recent of which was released today (January 16). ‘The Path Less Travelled’ is a laid-back bouncy track that features Vegyn’s signature digital glitchy soundscape layered on top of melodic piano chords, and snappy drum rhythms.
‘The Path Less Travelled’ is the third single released in the run up to his sixth full album THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS. Posting on Instagram, Vegyn announced THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, along with the full thirteen-song track list.
Speaking with Gadfly Magazine about his creative process in June of 2023, Thornally said “I like electronic music because there aren’t as many tethers to conventional structures—it’s so much more fluid.” This approach to music production has led to the development of Vegyn’s unique, genre-defying, electronic compositions. Thornalley continues to prove himself as one of the most creative and distinctive producers in the UK electronic scene. With the release of ‘The Path Less Travelled’, ‘Halo Flip’, and ‘Makeshift Tourniquet’, Thornalley’s upcoming album is gearing up to be one of his best so far.
