
by Laudemhir Jan Parel

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Troye Sivan is really showing huge promise for an explosive end of 2015. His debut album “Blue Neighbourhood” will be released on December 4, competing (unfortunately) with the big band Coldplay and in the shadow of Adele’s triumphant return. Either way, I still believe Troye will certainly deliver, may it be for the charts or for the listeners, I think he’ll do both!
He just recently debuted a countdown single “Youth” for the album, and I have a few things to say about the song! Here they are:
Troye Sivan is really a fan of “awkward-sounds” beatdrop in most of his
songs. It first started with the “gun-filled” breakdown in “Touch”, and became prominent in the “child-like” breakdown in “BITE”. “Youth” uses the same strategy, now it’s making use of a strange noise, but I think it’s cool. That’s what he does, if it’s not cool then it’s basically not Troye.
Vocal delivery in this song is on par as usual. I think he’s not really a vocalist, unlike Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, but he makes good use of his cold-chill voice. Sidenote: He’s basically one of the few artists that I could sing-along without struggling. And this song is
basically an easy sing-along, but Troye’s version will probably be a lot more “cooler”.
Troye’s a good lyricist too. He’s very “adult” despite the fact he’s still a teenager. His songwriting reminds me of Lorde, mostly dark but still accessible for everyone to listen. I love the entire chorus of the song, the random “My youth!” shouts from the background adds a lot of flavor to the song. And the way he fast-sings at the beginning of the chorus is definitely a standout too, which reminds me a lot of the chorus of his past song “Touch”.
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