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 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. 6.1 Remix album / CD 2 of two-disc edition.A two-disc edition, comprising the standard 10-track edition alongside the remix album featuring a new album cover, was released in June 2014. On 24 March 2014, Avicii released a remixed version of the album titled True (Avicii by Avicii). True debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and peaked within the top-ten of at least ten countries it subsequently re-peaked at number two on the chart in February 2014. True was preceded by the release of the Aloe Blacc-assisted " Wake Me Up" that featured a rare 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. Avicii said that sonically, the album would move away from his earlier house music sound on previous records by incorporating elements of other genres such as country music. James Dewar is a freelance journalist.True is the debut studio album by Swedish electronic music producer Avicii, released on 13 September 2013 by PRMD Music and Island Records. The film will undoubtedly succumb to controversy, given that it ends on a supposedly happy note, with Avicii sat on the beach having just retired from touring.Īvicii: True Stories is released in LA and New York on 14 and 21 December respectively, and on Netflix on December 28. It depicts the exhaustion, stress and inevitable illness that Avicii underwent as a result of life on the road, ending just six months before his tragic death in April 2018.ĭirector Levan Tsikurishvili, who initially released the film last October, is said to have had a deep bond with the Swedish DJ during filming, the pair having met in Stockholm two years prior to the creation of the documentary. Shot over a period of four years, Avicii: True Stories is a devastating look at the late DJ’s life while at the peak of his fame. A documentary depicting the years leading up to Avicii’s death is set to arrive on Netflix this month (December 28).