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Swedish DJ Avicii is a strange case. In 2011, he broke through with "Levels," a bleepy and bright bit of EDM that could have been his signature hit, but then his 2013 album, True, was a country-pop and folk-inspired affair that thrilled his fans with its inventiveness, but left others as cold as a meandering Mumford & Sons remix effort. Two years later, his LP Stories is another genre-busting affair that fits in better with mainstream radio than it does the club, but everything iffy about True has been perfected here, as the producer revisits the song-oriented album and lets the outside genres freely come and go. Country-pop is back in EDM remix form when "Broken Arrows" offers a spirited Zac Brown song with Avicii pumping it higher during the whirlwind bridge, but "Pure Grinding" is a highlight that would have never fit on True, and it lives up to its claim to be "funktronica" with double-dutch lyrics and '70s electro in support. "Touch Me" is a bell-bottomed delight that owes a debt to the disco movement, specifically Chic, and if the strange "City Lights" is the album's most arguable track, fans of Meco and Giorgio Moroder could argue it's spot-on with its robot vocals and tiny melody. "Talk to Myself," with Sterling Fox, steps into the '80s with a modern version of Matthew Wilder's "Break My Stride," and the rest of the prime moments come from the mainstream pop side of the spectrum, with the Martin Garrix and Simon Aldred (Cherry Ghost) feature "Waiting for Love" leading the pack. "Can't Catch Me," with Matisyahu and Wyclef Jean, is reggae, but the kind that Michael Franti and Radio Margaritaville can agree on, while "For a Better Day" is the same kind of electro and soul that Moby took to the top of the charts. Complaints that this isn't a dance album and doesn't sound like "Levels" may still be filed, but they're better applied to True. The pleasing, alive, and diverse Stories is a fine reason to think of Avicii as a producer of attractive music, with EDM, pop, and all other genres on a sliding scale.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Pontare, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Aldred, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salem Al Fakir, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Garrix, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Carl Falk, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Drury, ComposerLyricist - Sterling Fox, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Hartke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ash Pournouri, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie L. Breaux, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Adriano Buffone, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Darwin Johnson, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerrard O'Connell, ComposerLyricist - Celeste Epiphany Waite, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie L. Breaux, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Aldred, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Darwin Johnson, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Abel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Zilesnick, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Thunberg Wessel, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Ebert, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mitchell Yoshida, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Carl Falk, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rami Yacoub, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ZAC BROWN, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie L. Breaux, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Darwin Johnson, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Niko Moon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Shanks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Martin, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Noonie Bao, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Wallin, Vocals, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jens Siverstedt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - EARL JOHNSON, ComposerLyricist - Kristoffer Fogelmark, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Albin Nedler, ComposerLyricist - Earl St. Clair, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Savan Kotecha, ComposerLyricist - Carl Falk, ComposerLyricist - Mike Posner, ComposerLyricist - Rami Yacoub, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gavin DeGraw, ComposerLyricist - Dhani Lennevald, ComposerLyricist - Alessandro Cavazza, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Matisyahu, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Wyclef Jean, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Einziger, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Miller, ComposerLyricist - Jens Siverstedt, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Henrik Jonback, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Wallin, ComposerLyricist - Petter Tarland, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Adams-Ray, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Carl Falk, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hector, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rami Yacoub, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avicii, MainArtist - Tim Bergling, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ash Pournouri, ComposerLyricist - Dhani Lennevald, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alessandro Cavazza, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Thunberg Wessel, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
Album review
Swedish DJ Avicii is a strange case. In 2011, he broke through with "Levels," a bleepy and bright bit of EDM that could have been his signature hit, but then his 2013 album, True, was a country-pop and folk-inspired affair that thrilled his fans with its inventiveness, but left others as cold as a meandering Mumford & Sons remix effort. Two years later, his LP Stories is another genre-busting affair that fits in better with mainstream radio than it does the club, but everything iffy about True has been perfected here, as the producer revisits the song-oriented album and lets the outside genres freely come and go. Country-pop is back in EDM remix form when "Broken Arrows" offers a spirited Zac Brown song with Avicii pumping it higher during the whirlwind bridge, but "Pure Grinding" is a highlight that would have never fit on True, and it lives up to its claim to be "funktronica" with double-dutch lyrics and '70s electro in support. "Touch Me" is a bell-bottomed delight that owes a debt to the disco movement, specifically Chic, and if the strange "City Lights" is the album's most arguable track, fans of Meco and Giorgio Moroder could argue it's spot-on with its robot vocals and tiny melody. "Talk to Myself," with Sterling Fox, steps into the '80s with a modern version of Matthew Wilder's "Break My Stride," and the rest of the prime moments come from the mainstream pop side of the spectrum, with the Martin Garrix and Simon Aldred (Cherry Ghost) feature "Waiting for Love" leading the pack. "Can't Catch Me," with Matisyahu and Wyclef Jean, is reggae, but the kind that Michael Franti and Radio Margaritaville can agree on, while "For a Better Day" is the same kind of electro and soul that Moby took to the top of the charts. Complaints that this isn't a dance album and doesn't sound like "Levels" may still be filed, but they're better applied to True. The pleasing, alive, and diverse Stories is a fine reason to think of Avicii as a producer of attractive music, with EDM, pop, and all other genres on a sliding scale.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:32
- Main artists: Avicii -
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music AB
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 2015 Avicii Music AB ℗ 2015 Avicii Music AB
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