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Stories (2015)

Where the lyrics of Stories take you, and where it was really made.

Stories was the last album Avicii released in his lifetime; he died in 2018, and this record was the final one he put out before that.

Key places

Henson Recording Studios (2015)

Recording site A&M Recording Studios — MusicBrainz lists Henson Recording Studios as a place where this album was recorded. Exact session dates are not given in the source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Stories: second studio album by Swedish electronic music producer Avicii
• Released 2 October 2015 by PRMD Music and Island Records
• Produced by Avicii with nine other producers on several tracks
• Final album released during his lifetime; he died in 2018

Background

• In July 2014 Avicii told Rolling Stone he had worked on 70 songs for his next album
• Planned collaborations with Jon Bon Jovi, Billie Joe Armstrong, Chris Martin, Wyclef Jean, Serj Tankian and Matisyahu
• He described the album as much more song-oriented than his earlier work
• On 2 March 2015 he performed at Australia's Future Music Festival, and many songs from that set leaked online

Recording

• The first single, Waiting for Love, premiered on 22 May 2015 and was co-produced with Martin Garrix
• About a month later he said on Twitter that the album was finished after two years of work
• For a Better Day, featuring Alex Ebert, was announced on 4 August 2015
• Pure Grinding and For a Better Day were released as singles on 28 August 2015

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989, Stockholm; died 20 April 2018), known as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer and record producer.
• He began posting remixes on internet forums at 16 and signed with the Dejfitts Plays label in 2007.
• After winning a BBC Radio 1 competition in 2008, he signed a talent management agreement with Arash Pournouri.

Career

• "Levels" (2011) launched him into the mainstream and reached the top ten in 15 countries.
• His debut album True (2013) reached the top 10 in more than 15 countries; "Wake Me Up" became a most-streamed Spotify song.
• Stories (2015) and Avīci (01) (2017) both reached number one on the Swedish chart.
• He announced his retirement from touring in March 2016 due to health concerns.
• His music blended house with folk, country, soul and blues.

Members

• Solo artist; no group members.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• At Metacritic the album received a score of 64, indicating generally favourable reviews
• AllMusic (David Jeffries): positive review, calling it a pleasing, alive and diverse album
• The Boston Globe (Maura Johnston): drags at the end, with a reggae-lite track featuring Wyclef Jean and Matisyahu as the low point, though it hits big when it works
• Billboard (Michaelangelo Matos): mixed-positive review, praising Talk to Myself, Touch Me and City Lights as Daft Punk homages
• The Music (Mac McNaughton): says the album plays it way too safe
• The Irish Times (Jim Carroll): says the album offends greatly by its inoffensiveness

Records

• Sold one million copies worldwide as of November 2015
• Fourth most-streamed album of 2015 worldwide on Spotify
• Reached number one in Norway and Sweden
• Reached the top ten in fourteen countries

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Broken Arrows, featuring Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, was first released on 29 September 2015 as a pre-order single three days before the album.
• A lot of songs leaked from Avicii's UMF 2015 set, including Waiting for Love and For a Better Day, before the album came out.
• Waiting for Love was co-produced with DJ and producer Martin Garrix.
• Robbie Williams is credited as a vocalist on track 15.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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