But finally, something different! After all that’s occured, this track is a good interlude and a strong track IMO. The kick gives the track a much more dark intense feel, and it feels a lot like part of a Bond soundtrack. It opens with a pretty typical acoustic guitar riff and piano, and drops into a darker, more intense set of string instuments, such as violins and cellos. True finally makes another change with Heart Upon My Sleeve. It goes back into the vocals, and drops into a slightly darker, slightly more dirty (emphasis on slightly) drop that does fit her vocals well. The track builds up, but it does that thing where you leave the drop. Hope There’s Someone opens quite weirdly, but it breaks into the gorgeous vocals of Linnea Henriksson, with a rich piano and bass line. The drop is a set of soft square saw waves and I do like it. Lay me Down opens with a typical drum beat and simple guitar melody, with the vocals of Adam Lambert and a gospel choir to bind this track together. It’s a good song, but parts feel like filler. It goes into a “mini-drop” which sounds completely out of place on the album, but damn, the vocals and the second drop bring back the Avicii sound we like. Shame on Me opens with a fast upbeat drum roll, and some jazzy vocals from Audra Mae from, on top of the even jazzier guitar riff. Personally, the drop is actually a nice change, but there was a lot of unused potential. The track drops into the organ chords with a kick and light bassline – a simple drop. The vocals are incredible, especially in the build up to the chorus. The smooth female vocals of Blondfire assist the pianos. Liar Liar opens with some more nostalgic sounding organ chords, with a rich vocal introduction by Aloe Blacc. It drops into the typical Avicii saw lead and bass combination we’ve come to appreciate, with this infectious pluck riff. While many don’t know this, the gorgeous vocals are from MØ, who also collaborated with Major Lazer, with some pianos in the background giving it life. The vocals are nice and emotional, but at the same time, it seems quite basic.ĭear Boy returns to the Avicii synths, and it brings classic Avicii as well. It’s also a departure from Avicii’s synths, with realer instruments. Avicii hasn’t dissapointed yet.Īddicted to You opens with some light guitar melodies, with the rich female vocals from Audra Mae. While there are no synths, I find it to be a good catchy track. This track is a departure from the synths and plucks (folktronica), with more touching lyrics and trumpets that carry on in the chorus, with a bass piano to help. Opening with a simple country guitar, with the country vocal of Dan Tyminski it fits. The 3rd track of the LP is the 2nd single – Hey Brother. It drops into the chorus with some synths to accompany the piano, and snares to slow it down and to give it a more soulful vibe.
Salem Al Fakir‘s (uncredited) soulful anthemic vocals give the same feel good impression as Wake Me Up. You Make Me follows, with some nice sharp piano chords with a clean kick, giving a very upbeat vibe from the get go. Overall, as a single, it opens up a very rich positive vibe, and I like it. It breaks down into an exotic guitar riff that is carried on by some rich synth bassline combos. Opening with a bright strumming guitars, the rich upbeat gospel vocals of uncredited singer Aloe Blacc accompany, giving this track a lot of life. True opens with Wake Me Up, the first single premiered by Avicii. Other tracks like “Hey Brother” followed, and on the 13th September it was released through PRMD and Universal Island, featuring loud rich synths, feel good vocals and other tracks to dance to, but it starts to sound repetitive and recycled. In 2013, Avicii annouced and premiered tracks off of his first studio album, named “True”, such as the pop inspired, gospel-like track “Wake Me Up”, which garnered a lot of attention. Since then he’s been grinding and working at his craft, with tracks such as “I could be the One” (with Nicky Romero) and other tracks. Tim Bergling (known by many more as “Avicii ◢◤”) is a Swedish electronic musician and DJ that broke into the mainstream with “Levels”, which is currently sitting on 200 million views on YouTube and over 150 million Spotify listens and even a nomination for a Grammy alongside C alvin Harris & Ne-Yo, Skrillex and the likes of Swedish House Mafia and John Martin. “Avicii cements himself in the pop/electronic dance world with ‘True’, filled with his typical anthemic sounds and massive feel good synths to accompany, but it all feels samey”