Troye Sivan
Blue Neighbourhood (Universal Music)
Breakdown: Actor and popular YouTuber, Troye Sivan, has broken into the world of music. After releasing an array of EPs, the star has finally dropped his full-length studio album ‘Blue Neighbourhood’. The album is preceded by his debut single ‘Wild’.
How Many Good Tracks: 6 of the 10.
What I Liked: For anyone who doubts Troye’s vocal abilities, this album will quickly turn them into a believer. While a pop album, Troye’s music is very unique and the singer has already developed his very own sound. The main highlight off the album is Troye’s songwriting. Many of the songs are incredibly poetic and come from an honest place which is really refreshing. If this is any indication, I expect Troye to become a huge star over the next few years.
What I Didn’t Like: The album is too short. There are a lot of tracks that appeared on previous EP’s and the lack of new music is quite disappointing. Also, the album is a bit too dark as well. For a 20-year-old pop singer, I would have liked to see a lighter silly side of him.
Best Track: Wild
Rating: 3/5
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6 good tracks from 10 is a decent debut. It’s not surprising that WILD sounds very much like Taylor Swift, considering they’re both from Universal Music.
Yeah. He needs to focus on the sound he wants and brighten it up a little bit. I guess thats why it’s called ‘Blue Neighbourhood’.