Bloom
by Troye Sivan
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 31, 2018
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 467 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 396 out of 467
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 467
  3. Negative: 57 out of 467
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  1. prestonhung
    Mar 3, 2019
    4
    This is quite an interesting album for me to review. I know Sivan only through Charli XCX's most recent single "1999" and I think he does a great job on it, so I decided to listen to this album.
    'Bloom', overall, is just a bad rendition of Tove Lo's 'Lady Wood' albums to be honest, not only not having the same emotionless feelings with a hint of aggressiveness or even a bit of emotion    This is quite an interesting album for me to review. I know Sivan only through Charli XCX's most recent single "1999" and I think he does a great job on it, so I decided to listen to this album.
    'Bloom', overall, is just a bad rendition of Tove Lo's 'Lady Wood' albums to be honest, not only not having the same emotionless feelings with a hint of aggressiveness or even a bit of emotion inside, but also not interesting AT ALL (except for the single "My My My!", which is, I think, the only song I like from 'Bloom').
    Best tracks: My My My!, Postcard
    Worst tracks: Oh god don't get me started...    … Expand
  2. juanmanueltorov
    Sep 1, 2018
    6
    The singles are grait in all ways posible but then the rest of the album is just meh, pretty cliché lyrics and tunes. Not an album I would highlight but at least its not all wrong.

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. PopMatters
    Sep 18, 2018
    70
    While tracks like "Animal" and "What a Heavenly Way to Die" are pleasing-if-passable--largely due to the fact that they lack that air of specificity that gives so many other of Bloom's songs their strength--Bloom remains a powerful, thoughtful, and engaging listen: an album about queer life that welcomes all listeners from all quadrants.
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  2. The 405
    Sep 4, 2018
    85
    Sivan may indeed only be 23 and while he might not be a gay icon just yet, records like Bloom which clearly and proudly sing about same sex relationships while sounding shiny and polished in all the right places, will certainly help him get there.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Sep 4, 2018
    80
    Bloom is a bare-faced record, thrillingly honest and defiantly queer, proving Sivan is one of pop’s most essential voices.
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