He said, \u201cMy music has changed since then. When I first started writing at 13, it was mainly influenced by my personal relationships, whereas Tangerine Peels was more about dealing with teenage angst. Since then I\u2019ve taken influence from both periods of time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parry spent his childhood living in the Llantrisant countryside, and highlights this as a big influence on the EP. \u201cThe tranquillity of the countryside really helped me with my song-writing process and helped me visualise my songs, which tend to be based on the earthiness of the environment,” he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My dad always used to listen to country music growing up,\u201d which influenced the storytelling element of Parry’s song-writing. This Valley, Our Home, one of the prospective songs on the EP that Parry has teased via social media<\/a>, is about the Welsh Valleys in which his family is from, which he describes as \u201cproper working class communities, and the heart of Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can\u2019t think of any way to describe it. It\u2019s like a high<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/tom-parry-playing-music-614x1024.jpg\")