In her review, Ganz said "Dan Tyminski of Union Station sings the grand Appalachian stomper "Hey Brother," and Imagine Dragons penned "Heart Upon My Sleeve." True saves room for two funky disco jams featuring banging diva vocals from Audra Mae and Adam Lambert. It may be a sprawling hodge-podge, but all this works more often than you'd expect." Rolling Stone 's Caryn Ganz also gave the album a positive review, complementing the diversity of the guest musicians. In his review of True, Sherburne said "Avicii inhabits his newfound country-pop shtick so naturally that you may wonder whether he somehow internalized Ralph Lauren's aesthetic, or whether 'going country' was part of the business plan all along. Philip Sherburne from Spin magazine gave the album a positive review. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on seven reviews, which indicates "generally positive reviews". True received generally positive reviews.
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That's what fans are to me." Critical reception Professional ratings It's what I stand for, so whoever loves it loves what I love. For me it will be successful if it resonates with people – no matter how many. He further explained that TRUE "is about me being true to my sound but also to my own influences and musical preferences. Speaking to music magazine Billboard about the new album, Avicii said in response to an earlier conflict at the Ultra Music Festival that he wanted to "bring 15 minutes of something fresh to break up." In context to the listener's reactions to the heavy bluegrass and country music influences, he additionally stated, "We knew people would be provoked". In his own words, he wanted to bring "disruption" to the electronic dance music scene, which he described as "half stuck". Since starting work on a studio album, Avicii has stated on multiple occasions that the material on the album will not be a replication of his earlier hits like " Levels" and " Silhouettes" but rather an experimental and more synthetic record. Subsequent releases " Silhouettes", which charted in eleven countries, and " I Could Be the One", which charted in twenty-four countries, achieved similar popularity and sales before Avicii entered the recording studio in late 2012 to record a debut studio album to follow up his mainstream success. He started life as a professional musician in 2007, and after numerous collaborations with other record producers and DJs, such as John Dahlbäck and David Guetta, Avicii reached international mainstream success with his 2011 single " Levels", which reached the top ten in over fifteen countries and topped the charts in Norway, Hungary and Sweden. Swedish producer Avicii had been making music since he began remixing and producing tracks in his own bedroom at the age of 18. On 24 March 2014, Avicii released a remixed version of the album, titled True (Avicii by Avicii).Ī 2-disc edition, comprising the standard 10-track "True" alongside the remix album was released featuring a brand new cover, on June 2014. True debuted at number two in the United Kingdom during September 2013, and has subsequently re-peaked at number two in February 2014. The album has been commercially successful, peaking within the top ten of at least ten countries. True was preceded by the release of the Blacc-assisted and Aileen Marie Quinn-written " Wake Me Up!" that featured a Marantz Enhanced Digital Stereo audio track and topped several charts around the world, and " You Make Me", which features vocals from Swedish artist Salem Al Fakir. True features collaborations with Nile Rodgers and Adam Lambert, Audra Mae, Salem Al Fakir, Aloe Blacc and Mike Einziger Avicii said that sonically, the album would move away from his electronic dance and house music sound on previous records, by incorporating elements of other genres such as country music. It was released on 13 September 2013 through PRMD Music, Lava Records and Sony Music Entertainment's Columbia Records. True is the name of the debut studio album by Swedish DJ Avicii. PRMD, Columbia Records, Lava Records, Sony MusicĪrash Pournouri (also exec.), Tim Bergling, Nile Rodgers EDM, house, soul, bluegrass, country, folktronica, progressive house