TIM
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CRITIC REVIEWS
80
Wake Me Up, Levels and Hey Brother will see Bergling's legacy live on, creating new fans beyond his time. As Avicii's final encore performance, Tim is his most intimate show yet, and a suitable send-off for a superstar.
60
While much of the album still feels unfinished -- versions of these songs were recorded between January and April of 2018 -- Bergling's final thoughts and sonic visions are handled respectfully, though with varying results.
60
While ‘TIM’ is unlikely to win any existing EDM-deniers over, its addition to Avicii’s back catalogue will come as great comfort to both the fans and family of the late DJ.
60
It's both eerie and heartbreaking to an extraordinary degree.
4mo
60
The music is mostly mid-paced in the tropical house style, bland at times, built for nodding your head to at home rather than losing self-control at a festival. It’s a sad final bow from a man whose career generated a lot of happiness.
58
The Swedish EDM superstar’s posthumous final album purports to reveal Tim Bergling as he’s never been seen, but the scrum of co-writers and guest singers leaves more questions than answers.
50
Superstar DJ’s posthumous LP suggests an artist’s struggle in both heart and art.
As a posthumous release, it's nothing horrible. There are a few good performances on here like Chris Martin and Imagine Dragons (yes, I actually say that Imagine Dragons is good for once!). Everything is very generic house pop with a lot of undercooked beats and drops.
Fav Tracks: Heart Upon My Sleeve, Heaven, Fades Away
Least Fav Tracks: Freak, Excuse Me Mr. Sir, Peace Of Mind
Score:
5.2
Average
"Levels" is a truly underrated song, one that helped define a period in popular music more than most people realize. It set up Avicii as a household name, but for the rest of his career he seemed to be chasing the heights of that titanic first single. With TIM, music Avicii had been working on prior to his tragic passing in 2018, we have more attempts to repeat that original success. However, with any posthumous release, it's hard to tell what the artist originally intended and what ... read more
Unfortunately, this posthumous album is far from excellent. Could be much better.
On the bright side, we have:
Yes, 'Heaven' and 'Fades Away' (at least closer was great) are amazing. 'SOS' and 'Tough Love' are pretty decent.
Bad Reputation is just OK, tolerable.
On the dark side, we have: Music that feels bland and uninspired.
Some parts of 'Freak' sound like Bon Iver 'Skinny Love' rip off.
'Peace of Mind' and 'Never Leave Me' are extremly mediocre, songs instantly leave your head. ... read more
Despite being his weakest album, Avicii just proves one last time that he was the king of EDM music. The genre has been the same without you. I hope you found peace Tim Bergling.
It's a hard one to review as an Avicii fan, even 4 years after its release. The lyrics are raw and a downtrodden mood permeates much of the album. Being a posthumous album, the songs presented here were at various stages of completion when Tim passed in April 2018. To my knowledge, "Heaven", "Heart Upon My Sleeve" (HUMS) and "Never Leave Me" (I have my suspicions about whether Tim would have personally released the first two) were the only tracks untouched by the ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Peace of Mind 3:00 feat. Vargas & Lagola | 63 |
| 2 | Heaven 4:37 | 89 |
| 3 | SOS 2:37 feat. Aloe Blacc | 69 |
| 4 | Tough Love 3:11 feat. Vargas & Lagola, Agnes | 75 |
| 5 | Bad Reputation 3:25 feat. Joe Janiak | 74 |
| 6 | Ain't a Thing 3:03 feat. Bonn | 54 |
| 7 | Hold the Line 2:51 feat. A R I Z O N A | 60 |
| 8 | Freak 2:59 feat. Bonn | 57 |
| 9 | Excuse Me Mr Sir 3:07 feat. Vargas & Lagola | 50 |
| 10 | Heart Upon My Sleeve 4:14 with Imagine Dragons | 69 |
| 11 | Never Leave Me 2:51 feat. Joe Janiak | 60 |
| 12 | Fades Away 2:58 feat. Noonie Bao | 67 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
Added on: April 7, 2019