The Pulse Underneath the Noise: Ty Freeman on Today’s EP Release "One Way Love"

An interview with Ty Freeman on his new EP "One Way Love", personal recalibration, and the resonance of his regional identity

Mar 27, 2026

Ty Freeman’s music has always felt like a series of grainy polaroids taken in the dark. But with today’s release of One Way Love, the grain has sharpened. The Liverpool-born, Zurich-based artist is no longer hiding behind the volume of hard-rock tropes; he is documenting the friction between two cities and the internal restlessness that defines them both.

Originally a product of Merseyside’s industrial grit, the now Zurich-based artist has spent years weaponising a “vintage-tinged voice” across the street corners and back-room clubs of Europe. This new body of work signals a calculated shift: a move toward a “Northern Soul” vibration that prioritises the confession over the armour.

We were able to have a chat with Ty and ask him questions to dissect the journey from the UK stages to the silence of the Swiss Alps.

Music as a Survival Tactic

For Freeman, rock and roll was never a hobby; it was a mandate. Growing up in the North West of England, records were the only structures capable of withholding the surrounding noise. “It was a refuge,” Freeman notes. “When things felt too loud in the wrong way, I’d disappear into Zeppelin, Sabbath, The Doors. They weren’t bands; they were worlds. They made chaos feel like something sacred instead of something to run from.”

That early reliance on music as a skeletal frame for survival was bolstered by a specific sonic inheritance. Freeman and his circle were brought up under the wing of Mersey royalty - The Coral and The Sundowners. It wasn’t a mentorship of industry posturing but one of shared artifacts: records and stage time passed down like family heirlooms.

Freeman recalls it as “older brother” dynamic noting they took care of them and gave advice where necessary. This sense of community is the engine behind the EP. The grit isn’t a stylistic choice - it’s the residue of a shared reality. “The songs come from real places. Loss, movement, longing… trying to make sense of things that don’t always make sense.”

The ADHD Diagnosis: Choosing Honesty

The path to this release involved a fundamental recalibration. Following a move to Switzerland and a period of strategic burnout, a late-life ADHD diagnosis provided the blueprint for Freeman’s internal chaos. The restlessness finally had a name.

This clarity stripped away the need for sonic “armour.” He moved away from the safety of pure hard-rock volume toward something more exposed. “I thought power meant weight,” Freeman admits. “But real weight comes from honesty. It’s not about how hard you hit; it’s about how much you mean it.” This is the philosophy that informs “Better Man,” a soul-rock confession that was recorded in Milan and captures the “imperfect electricity” of a room in flux.

The Blueprint: Lineage and Location

Ty Freeman’s EP release isn’t a casual event; it is a synchronized point of impact. He tracked at two of the region’s most hallowed coordinates: Kempston Street with Chris Taylor (The Coral, Blossoms) and the Motor Museum with Al Groves (Bring Me The Horizon).

These are not merely recording studios; they are musical heritage sites. Working with Taylor - a producer who understands the psych-gothic lineage of Mersey - and Groves- who masters the heavy, modern grit. It is that very mix that. allowed Freeman to calibrate a sound that is both vintage and volatile.

Zurich vs. Liverpool

“One Way Love” acts a product of geographical tension. Zurich provides the “Architecture of Silence” required to strip a song to its nerve endings; Liverpool provides the pulse.

“Zurich gives me the silence to find the song. Liverpool and the band give it a heartbeat,” Freeman says, “Geographically, I’m not choosing one place over another. Switzerland has given me space, stability, a place to rebuild. The UK - especially Liverpool is in my blood. That’s where the fire comes from. That’s were I learnt music and it’s spirit. The amazing heritage and story of Rock N Roll of The North West.”

Tracking in rooms like Kempston Street and the Motor Museum - spaces that “demand something from you” - ensured the record maintained its British DNA despite its continental birth.” Though branded a solo effort, the “band feel” is the priority. The songs may start with Freeman but they belong to the room by the end.

Ty Freeman and his band // Ph. John Johnson

The “Side B” Truth

For those securing the vinyl, the experience is deepened by exclusive live versions. Freeman is uninterested in the over-produced digital landscape; he prefers the artifact.

“The studio versions are a frame. The live versions are where it breathes,” he explains. “I’m not interested in perfection. I’m interested in truth. That feeling when a voice cracks or a take nearly falls apart - that’s the magic.” It is the pulse that matters.

The Anatomy of “One Way Love”

The EP’s lead single, tracked within the heavy walls of Kempston Street Studios, is a study in controlled volatility. It begins with a skeletal, blues-drenched guitar motif - a nod to the “Northern Soul” shift - before Ty’s voice enters. It sounds less like your standard performance and more like a confrontation anchored in deep emotions.

The track is anchored by a persistent, driving rhythm section that mirrors the restlessness of the Liverpool-Zurich divide. There is a specific, unvarnished quality to the recording. You can hear the air in the room and the “imperfect electricity” Ty referenced. When the chorus hits, the “vintage-tinged” grit in his vocal delivery breaks through the mix, transforming a narrative of unrequited longing into a high-octane garage-rock exorcism. It is the sound of a band playing without a safety net - raw, breathless, and entirely honest.

The Horizon

With the EP “One Way Love” now live, the objective Freeman wants to achieve is Momentum. He carries the stability of Zurich and the fire of Liverpool into a year of movement. “I don’t want this to feel like a moment. I want it to feel like the beginning of something that keeps unfolding.”

The movement has begun and its only just starting, “At the end of the day, it’s simple I just want to keep making music that feels real and putting it in front of as many people as possible”.

Ty Freeman’s EP “One Way Love” is available now on all streaming platforms.

Written by Shelley D. Schwartz
Editorial Oversight by Matty Campbell