{"id":141,"date":"2020-08-22T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T10:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talentedtoad.net\/mintysrecs\/?p=141"},"modified":"2020-08-22T11:19:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T10:19:03","slug":"troye-sivan-returns-with-brand-new-concept-ep-in-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/talentedtoad.net\/mintysrecs\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"Troye Sivan returns with brand new concept EP \u2018In a Dream\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With this EP being his first proper release since his sophomore album Bloom in 2018, Sivan offers his most daring and personal music to date. With help from producer\u00a0Oscar G\u00f6rres,\u00a0In A Dream<\/em>\u00a0shifts between ballad, club beats and driving bass to create an almost hallucinogenic sound that captures the extreme moods that often come after the disintegration of a relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening track \u2018Take Yourself Home\u2019 was the first release from this EP and the track Troye refers to as the \u2018best song he\u2019s ever written\u2019. It\u2019s a song about feeling bored of the life you\u2019ve created for yourself. He sings the lyrics \u201cIf I\u2019m gonna die\/let me die somewhere pretty\u201d with the same tone of unhappiness as Lana Del Rey except slightly more indistinct. His cool sigh of lyrics livened by gospel cries and a shuffling beat\u2014not too disimilar to that of the tech house genre. It\u2019s a slow, surprising progression from chill pessimism to sweaty abandon; like his past work, it doesn\u2019t start explosively but rewards patience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u2018Easy\u2019 is about begging a lover not to walk away. Sivan sure wasn\u2019t lying when he described the song as \u2018sadness, but make it a pop chorus\u2019 on social media. The track he co-wrote with Oscar G\u00f6rres, who also produced, is a heartbreaking tune, but with a massive chorus. The synth pop production that is used allows the chorus to stand out and is in stark contrast with the actual sad reality of the lyrics. Troye has a great understanding of what sound works for his voice and \u2018Easy\u2019 is a perfect example of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Track 5, \u2018rager teenager\u2019 is a melancholy anthem about running into an ex. As a wistful synth melody reaches a crescendo in this track, it becomes impossible for Sivan to conceal how much he\u2019s missed him: \u201cI just wanna go wild\/I just wanna do some shit just to try\/In your car tonight\/In your bed tonight.\u201d However, his head keeps his heart in check, as he knowingly calls himself a \u2018ranger teenager\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Stud\u2019 reflects on body image and  the toxic male beauty standards that proliferate in the gay community: \u201cWhat\u2019s it like to be so big and strong and so buff?\/Everything I\u2019m not but could I still be a hunk to you?\u201d Then whizzing synths and pulsing percussion overtake the track and Sivan\u2019s robotically distorted vocal asks a little more confidently: \u201cYou\u2019re into this, right?\u201d As the tempo slows, Sivan\u2019s questions seem less like inquiries and more like attempts at convincing himself that his love interest reciprocates his adoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sivan has strayed from his particular strain of synth-pop, aided by G\u00f6rres\u2019s production but rather than significantly alter or challenge the singer\u2019s previous approach, In a Dream merely embellishes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can stream\u00a0In A Dream here:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotify –https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0y3vj8uCV9zNMznlmDMFe4?si=k5bDtrCXSwa13PfgdMEgrg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple Music – https:\/\/music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/in-a-dream-ep\/1523006508<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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