Albums : Avicii : True
Albums : Avicii : True
Listen To Avicii : True
When Avicii debuted his electronic-country fusion at the Ultra Music Festival in March, he was met with criticism. Months later, he said the controversy helped him.
"People's expectations were just lowered so much. Country and house? This has got to be a joke," the DJ-producer said in a recent interview. "Once you get over the fact that it's country and house, just listen to it as music, a lot of people realized it's pretty good."
"Wake Me Up" is Avicii's proof. The upbeat folk tune has topped the charts around the world. It has peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, where the song is platinum.
Avicii, born Tim Bergling in Sweden, fuses many genres on his debut album, "True," released this week. The 24-year-old prefers the term folk over country, and believes folk and electronic music aren't so different.
"(Folk is) really stripped down and it's not as complicated as a lot of other things, so to put a 4/4 beat under it and play around and add synths, it really wasn't hard," he said. "I never felt like I was forcing anything at all, it just felt completely natural, otherwise, I never would have done it."
His next single, "You Make Me," is following in the footsteps of the ultra-successful "Wake Me Up," which was co-written with Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and Aloe Blacc, who sings on the monster tune.
The back-to-back hits come as no surprise: Avicii has been one of the world's top DJs since his song "Le7els" took off internationally in 2011. He's constantly booked to headline festivals around the world, and he's had success releasing singles like "I Could Be the One" and "Silhouettes" in various territories.
Because of his worldwide acclaim, Avicii said he's finally ready to release his first full-length album.
"I've always wanted to have an album, but there hasn't been time for me to not tour and actually sit down and finish an album the way I want my album to sound," he said of "True," which he recorded in three months.
"Now (there) is no pressure really for me to make an album," he added. "I've been able to play these bigger venues and still advance and make my brand bigger without even thinking about making an album."
Unlike David Guetta, Calvin Harris and other DJs who produce for top acts like Rihanna and the Black Eyed Peas, Avicii says he's not interested in helming hits for pop stars.
"Ever since I started I think I've kind of wanted Avicii to be the forefront," he said. "I don't have anything against writing for people or anything like that, (but) everything has just been going so well with Avicii right from the start, I haven't seen a reason not to put everything I have into that brand, you know?"
True Review
Any preconceived notions the masses may have about Avicii... forget 'em. The star Swede is dancing to the beat of his own drum machine. On Tim Bergling’s debut album True, out today (Sept 17) on PRMD/Island Records, you can kiss goodbye over-synthesized, highly manufactured, bland EDM ballads. Bergling, along with support from shrewd sonic talents (Chic legend Nile Rodgers, bluegrass baritone Dan Tyminski, American Idol breakout star Adam Lambert, to name just a few)—salt and peppers the music to taste like nothing you’ve ever heard before. And in case we’ve forgotten, this is the point of music.
A mere five years ago, young Tim Bergling was dabbling in sound mixology from his bedroom in Stockholm. Today, the 24-year-old Avicii is not only almost old enough to rent a car, he’s also topped music charts in over 65 countries with the savagely trendy, “Wake Me Up”—a tune that can adequately be described as “country-step.” A hybrid of progressive breaks and twanged vocals, featuring diverse collaborators R&B singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc and Mike Einziger of Incubus. The pandemic popularity of “Wake Me Up” is validation; the Swede doesn’t need a rented whip to render horsepower.
This is not to say Avicii's token whirlwind synths are missing on the LP. He’s sprinkled the big-room sound methodically onto each track, including "Addicted to You" and "Shame on Me," two emotive arias starring Oklahoma songstress Audra Mae. Mae’s Adelle-reminiscent power lungs stab at the gut, ripping your heart out in the very best way possible.
The memory of Avicii’s 2011 rampant global sensation and Grammy-nominated anthem “Levels” has been snuffed out—smoked up the chimney of youthful playtime sing-alongs. Enter a mature Bergling who needn’t live in the fumes. He’s lighting a new multi-hued fire with True. It’s shining bright to make way for a new breed of music. And just at a time when many skeptics were worried it was impossible for sonic change.
“I wasn’t into setting any boundaries on this album at all,” Bergling says. “I just wanted to make the most out of all the people I was working with, and I wanted to explore what I could do myself, personally, too. This wasn’t me making music to work in my shows. This was me trying to make music that was emotional, and that you could listen to at your house, or wherever. But the tracks also work on the dance floor and in clubs, too.”
Nile Rodgers, who can be heard shredding on “Shame on Me” and Lay Me Down,” told VIBE recently his reaction to hearing the beginnings of Avicii’s new direction was cut and dry. “I said to [Avicii], ‘Tim, let me tell you something. That shit’s going to be huge.' What you’re doing is you’re pushing the envelope so when you think about it, what you’ve just done is probably one of the most intelligent. People won’t get it right away. The thing that makes America different, as far as being a fragmented music market, is that we have this thing called "country" that’s so big, it makes a massive impact on pop. It’s really only country that has something like that. Think about this: if a record really connects, your audience is going to expand five-fold.’"
Through fortuitous ingenuity and dogged prowess Avicii becomes entangled in the vast Americas, which are blanketed by country fans, fused with fiendish electronic dance music (EDM) enthusiasts, and subsequently trickling over into jazz, disco and pop waters. Avicii’s debut LP, True, is a 10-track game of genre Double Dutch. Somehow, Bergling doesn’t slip up in the ropes.
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Listen To Avicii : True
When Avicii debuted his electronic-country fusion at the Ultra Music Festival in March, he was met with criticism. Months later, he said the controversy helped him.
"People's expectations were just lowered so much. Country and house? This has got to be a joke," the DJ-producer said in a recent interview. "Once you get over the fact that it's country and house, just listen to it as music, a lot of people realized it's pretty good."
"Wake Me Up" is Avicii's proof. The upbeat folk tune has topped the charts around the world. It has peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, where the song is platinum.
Avicii, born Tim Bergling in Sweden, fuses many genres on his debut album, "True," released this week. The 24-year-old prefers the term folk over country, and believes folk and electronic music aren't so different.
"(Folk is) really stripped down and it's not as complicated as a lot of other things, so to put a 4/4 beat under it and play around and add synths, it really wasn't hard," he said. "I never felt like I was forcing anything at all, it just felt completely natural, otherwise, I never would have done it."
His next single, "You Make Me," is following in the footsteps of the ultra-successful "Wake Me Up," which was co-written with Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and Aloe Blacc, who sings on the monster tune.
The back-to-back hits come as no surprise: Avicii has been one of the world's top DJs since his song "Le7els" took off internationally in 2011. He's constantly booked to headline festivals around the world, and he's had success releasing singles like "I Could Be the One" and "Silhouettes" in various territories.
Because of his worldwide acclaim, Avicii said he's finally ready to release his first full-length album.
"I've always wanted to have an album, but there hasn't been time for me to not tour and actually sit down and finish an album the way I want my album to sound," he said of "True," which he recorded in three months.
"Now (there) is no pressure really for me to make an album," he added. "I've been able to play these bigger venues and still advance and make my brand bigger without even thinking about making an album."
Unlike David Guetta, Calvin Harris and other DJs who produce for top acts like Rihanna and the Black Eyed Peas, Avicii says he's not interested in helming hits for pop stars.
"Ever since I started I think I've kind of wanted Avicii to be the forefront," he said. "I don't have anything against writing for people or anything like that, (but) everything has just been going so well with Avicii right from the start, I haven't seen a reason not to put everything I have into that brand, you know?"
True Review
Any preconceived notions the masses may have about Avicii... forget 'em. The star Swede is dancing to the beat of his own drum machine. On Tim Bergling’s debut album True, out today (Sept 17) on PRMD/Island Records, you can kiss goodbye over-synthesized, highly manufactured, bland EDM ballads. Bergling, along with support from shrewd sonic talents (Chic legend Nile Rodgers, bluegrass baritone Dan Tyminski, American Idol breakout star Adam Lambert, to name just a few)—salt and peppers the music to taste like nothing you’ve ever heard before. And in case we’ve forgotten, this is the point of music.
A mere five years ago, young Tim Bergling was dabbling in sound mixology from his bedroom in Stockholm. Today, the 24-year-old Avicii is not only almost old enough to rent a car, he’s also topped music charts in over 65 countries with the savagely trendy, “Wake Me Up”—a tune that can adequately be described as “country-step.” A hybrid of progressive breaks and twanged vocals, featuring diverse collaborators R&B singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc and Mike Einziger of Incubus. The pandemic popularity of “Wake Me Up” is validation; the Swede doesn’t need a rented whip to render horsepower.
This is not to say Avicii's token whirlwind synths are missing on the LP. He’s sprinkled the big-room sound methodically onto each track, including "Addicted to You" and "Shame on Me," two emotive arias starring Oklahoma songstress Audra Mae. Mae’s Adelle-reminiscent power lungs stab at the gut, ripping your heart out in the very best way possible.
The memory of Avicii’s 2011 rampant global sensation and Grammy-nominated anthem “Levels” has been snuffed out—smoked up the chimney of youthful playtime sing-alongs. Enter a mature Bergling who needn’t live in the fumes. He’s lighting a new multi-hued fire with True. It’s shining bright to make way for a new breed of music. And just at a time when many skeptics were worried it was impossible for sonic change.
“I wasn’t into setting any boundaries on this album at all,” Bergling says. “I just wanted to make the most out of all the people I was working with, and I wanted to explore what I could do myself, personally, too. This wasn’t me making music to work in my shows. This was me trying to make music that was emotional, and that you could listen to at your house, or wherever. But the tracks also work on the dance floor and in clubs, too.”
Nile Rodgers, who can be heard shredding on “Shame on Me” and Lay Me Down,” told VIBE recently his reaction to hearing the beginnings of Avicii’s new direction was cut and dry. “I said to [Avicii], ‘Tim, let me tell you something. That shit’s going to be huge.' What you’re doing is you’re pushing the envelope so when you think about it, what you’ve just done is probably one of the most intelligent. People won’t get it right away. The thing that makes America different, as far as being a fragmented music market, is that we have this thing called "country" that’s so big, it makes a massive impact on pop. It’s really only country that has something like that. Think about this: if a record really connects, your audience is going to expand five-fold.’"
Through fortuitous ingenuity and dogged prowess Avicii becomes entangled in the vast Americas, which are blanketed by country fans, fused with fiendish electronic dance music (EDM) enthusiasts, and subsequently trickling over into jazz, disco and pop waters. Avicii’s debut LP, True, is a 10-track game of genre Double Dutch. Somehow, Bergling doesn’t slip up in the ropes.
Contact Avicii
Website | Twitter | Facebook | MySpace | Soundcloud | Booking
Contact HuffPost Entertainment
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Sources : Avicii Photo | Listen To True | Avicii Article | True Review
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