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Bloom
Studio album by
Troye Sivan
Released31 August 2018 (2018-08-31)
Genre
Length36:47
Label
Producer
Troye Sivan chronology
Blue Neighbourhood
(2015) 		Bloom
(2018)
Singles from Bloom
  1. "My My My!"
    Released: 10 January 2018
  2. "The Good Side"
    Released: 19 January 2018
  3. "Bloom"
    Released: 2 May 2018
  4. "Dance to This"
    Released: 13 June 2018
  5. "Animal"
    Released: 9 August 2018

Bloom is the second studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan, released on 31 August 2018 through EMI Australia and Capitol Records. The album follows up his 2015 debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood, and features guest appearances from Gordi and Ariana Grande. It was preceded by the release of the singles "My My My!", "The Good Side", "Bloom", "Dance to This" and "Animal".

Composition

Bloom has been called Sivan's "sex album",[3] as well as "darker", "more guitar-driven" and "more danceable" than his previous material.[4][5] It has also been described as containing material about defiant gay expression;[4] the first song, "Seventeen", is about a sexual experience Sivan had with a man he met on Grindr.[4] Sivan wrote most of the album with American musicians Leland and Allie X.[3] The album's production was primarily handled by Bram Inscore, Oscar Görres, Oscar Holter and Ariel Rechtshaid.

Release and promotion

"My My My!" was released as the lead single from the album on 10 January 2018, and was accompanied by a music video directed by Grant Singer.[6] The second single "The Good Side", was released nine days later. It is an acoustic track about a breakup, with Sivan explaining that the song is an open letter to an ex-boyfriend.[7] The title track "Bloom", a song about queer desire,[8] was released on 2 May as the third single.[9] "Dance to This", featuring American singer Ariana Grande, was released on 13 June as the album's fourth single.[10] The fifth and final single, "Animal", was released on 9 August.[11] On 14 June, Sivan announced a Target special edition would be released featuring two new songs, "This This" and "Running Shoes".[12] The album was released on 31 August 2018 on EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records.[13]

In promotion of the album, Sivan will embark on the Bloom Tour, which will begin on 21 September in Irving, Texas.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[15]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
The A.V. ClubB[17]
The Guardian[18]
The Independent[19]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[20]
NME[21]
Pitchfork7.5/10[22]
Rolling Stone[23]
Slant Magazine[24]
Q[25]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Bloom received an average score of 86, based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[15] Giving the album a perfect score, The Independent's Douglas Greenwood wrote, "Making perfect pop isn't easy, but Troye Sivan is a star who's done his homework. With one foot in pop's past and another in its present, Bloom is a record that could turn its considerate maker into one of mainstream music's most revered and fascinating talents."[19] AllMusic critic Neil Z. Yeung stated that "Bloom is an unambiguous statement from Sivan, clear in its intent to celebrate the highs and lows of queer love through the eyes of a proud pop star in the making."[16] Annie Zaleski from The A.V. Club opined that "Bloom's beauty and gifts reveal themselves gradually over time."[17]

Writing for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis stated that "the results are characterful", elaborating: "Bloom is done and dusted in 35 crisp minutes – a time at which some pop albums are reaching their mid-point – and feels like a coherent, artist-led album rather than a bet-spreading collection of songs designed to hit every popular musical base."[18] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone said, "Well beyond the already stellar dismissal of heteronormative storylines in pop love stories, Sivan finds a wealth of ways to bring about fresh reflections on age-old themes with undeniable charisma."[23] The Line of Best Fit writer Claire Biddles stated, "Bloom is an exceptional pop album, but maybe more importantly it's a beacon for queer people who struggle to reconcile our neuroses – societal and personal – with our potential for joy and love."[20]

Track listing

Credits adapted from album's liner notes[26] and Qobuz.[27]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Seventeen"
  • Inscore
  • McLaughlin[c]
3:38
2."My My My!"
Görres3:25
3."The Good Side"
4:29
4."Bloom"
Holter3:42
5."Postcard" (featuring Gordi)
  • Inscore
  • McLaughlin[c]
3:36
6."Dance to This" (featuring Ariana Grande)
Holter3:51
7."Plum"
  • Sivan
  • McLaughlin
  • Görres
  • Ghaleb
  • Hughes
Görres3:06
8."What a Heavenly Way to Die"
  • Sivan
  • McLaughlin
  • Inscore
  • Hughes
  • Inscore
  • McLaughlin[c]
3:07
9."Lucky Strike"
Hope3:28
10."Animal"
  • Sivan
  • McLaughlin
  • Inscore
  • Hughes
  • Rechtshaid
  • Latham
  • Josiah Sherman
4:25
Total length:36:47
Target (US), HMV (UK) and Japan deluxe edition bonus tracks[28][29][30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."This This"
  • Sivan
  • McLaughlin
  • Inscore
  • Hughes
Inscore3:33
12."Running Shoes"
  • Uzowuru
  • Kleinman
3:45
Total length:44:05
LP – Side A bonus track[31]
No.TitleLength
6."Seventeen (Reprise)"1:11

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[c] signifies a vocal producer

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[32] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[33] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[34] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[36] 35
Irish Albums (IRMA)[37] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[38] 31
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[39] 118
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[40] 93
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[41] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[42] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[43] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[44] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[45] 10

Release history

Region Date Edition Format Label Ref.
Various 31 August 2018 Standard
EMI Music Australia
[46]
United States Urban Outfitters limited LP Capitol Records
[31]
Target exclusive CD
[28]
Japan Japan deluxe Universal Music Japan
[30]

References

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  2. ^ Kheraj, Alim (2 September 2018). "Troye Sivan: Bloom review – thrillingly honest dance pop". The Observer. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b Lamphier, Jason (17 May 2018). "To Sir, With Love: Troye Sivan Meets Elton John (Cover Exclusive)". Out. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Schneier, Matthew (10 May 2018). "Troye Sivan Is a New Kind of Pop Star: Here, Queer and Used to It". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ Puckett, Lily (28 May 2018). "Troye Sivan announces the Bloom Tour". The Fader. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ^ Cox, Jamieson (11 January 2018). ""My My My!" by Troye Sivan Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ McNeilage, Ross (18 January 2018). "Troye Sivan Releases Heartbreakingly Gorgeous 'The Good Side'". MTV UK. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ Geffen, Sasha (4 May 2018). ""Bloom" by Troye Sivan Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ^ Hunt, El (3 May 2018). "Troye Sivan shares new single 'Bloom'". NME. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. ^ DeVille, Chris (13 June 2018). "Troye Sivan – "Dance To This" (Feat. Ariana Grande)". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  11. ^ Daw, Stephen (8 August 2018). "Troye Sivan Teases Final 'Bloom' Single 'Animal' With Help From Boyfriend Jacob Bixenman". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Troye Sivan – Bloom (Target Exclusive)". Target. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  13. ^ Downing, Megan (29 August 2018). "troye sivan 'bloom': track by track album review". MTV. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Bloom is released on 31st August on EMI Australia, Capitol.
  14. ^ Spanos, Brittany (31 May 2018). "Troye Sivan Announces North American 'Bloom' Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Bloom by Troye Sivan Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b Z. Yeung, Neil (30 August 2018). "Bloom – Troye Sivan". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  17. ^ a b Zaleski, Annie (31 August 2018). "Wild Nothing's best album yet, Danny Brown's Twitch mixtape, and more music to hear this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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  19. ^ a b Greenwood, Douglas (30 August 2018). "Troye Sivan, Bloom album review: A harmonious and vital pop record". The Independent. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  20. ^ a b Biddles, Claire (29 August 2018). "Troye Sivan's Bloom is a queer pop triumph". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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