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Tyler Joseph & Josh Dun
Tyler Robert Joseph (born December 1, 1988) is an American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside bandmate Josh Dun. He has been nominated for six Grammy Awards as a member of Twenty One Pilots, of which he has won one.
Joshua William Dun (born June 18, 1988) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside Tyler Joseph. Joshua William Dun was born in Columbus, Ohio, on June 18, 1988, the son of hospice social worker Laura Lee Dun (née McCollum) and physical therapy assistant William Earl “Bill” Dun. He has two sisters and a brother. His great-great-great-grandparents were the American rancher Edwin Dun, who worked as an agricultural advisor to Japan, and his Japanese wife Tsuru.
2021-present: Scaled and Icy
The duo’s sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy, was released on May 21, 2021. The album’s name is an anagram, which spells out “Clancy is dead”, and is a play on the phrase “scaled back and isolated”, penned by Tyler Joseph.
On March 4, 2019, five months after the release of their fifth studio album Trench, the band confirmed that they were working on their next studio album. About the possible theme, Joseph said, “there’s a character that hasn’t been talked about on any record yet that plays a huge role in the narrative that obviously will need to be talked about and it’s probably where we’re going next”.
In November 2020, Josh Dun revealed that they were still working “remotely” on the album, with both members being in different locations. He describes the recording process: “we both have our own studios, which is really nice, so he comes up with a lot of stuff at his studio, sends it over to me, and then I come up with some stuff here at my studio and then send it back”. They began teasing the band’s new era in January 2021.
The album was first teased on April 6, 2021 through Dmaorg.info — a website the band uses to share lore — via a poster including the text “New Album and Livestream Experience”. The album was officially announced by the band a day later. The lead single “Shy Away” was released the same day, along with a music video. The second single from the album, “Choker”, was released on April 30, 2021, alongside a music video. The third single from the album, “Saturday”, was released on May 18, 2021.