Think John Legend and James Morrison. The songwriting is where Byron shines most brightly. Clarity in vocals creates emotionally charged little pieces of his being. And the heart-on-his-sleeve style songs, often set to classical piano, make for the ideal contribution to the R&B genre.
A boy from a tough background, having grown up in Elsies River in Cape Town and recently losing his mom to cancer, Byron has a survival theme centrally inserted his music. Lynne is a touching bonus track about his mom, celebrating all that she was. Favourites on the album include Flutterbyes, Self-inflicted, Another Way and Pieces of Me.
His lyrics also feature intensely on aspects of weather, a common topic for those in the UK where Byron is soon headed to test international waters with Stereotype Records. But despite songs named The Rain, Clouds and Cold, this is a beautiful debut contribution that is soaked in sunshine and positive reflection.
