by Laudemhir Jan Parel
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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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