• Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Oct 2, 2015
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 70 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 70
  2. Negative: 12 out of 70
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  1. Oct 4, 2015
    3
    Stories is basically another bland, formulaic and boring EDM collection. None of the songs really stand out, and everything is trademarked by standard Avicii sounds and chord progressions, which makes the instrumentals very hard to differentiate. It's also too long for a record this repetitive, many deep cuts are rather forgettable.
  2. Nov 15, 2017
    3
    Mass produced soulless music. Noone will remember Avicii in 30 years. I dont even think he likes his music. I mean if you want to get drunk and dance your feet off then this is your fix i guess.
  3. Feb 17, 2018
    2
    "Stories" is a fun and dance album but it leaves much to be desired because after having presented "Waiting For Love" we expected a more powerful album and with enough energy. Even so, it is still enjoyable and enjoyable in its own way.
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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Oct 2, 2015
    70
    Stories drags a bit at the end, the low point being a reggae-lite track starring former Fugee Wyclef Jean and the fusion-minded Matisyahu, but when it hits, it hits big.
  2. Oct 2, 2015
    60
    As on True, the nondance tracks are more or less power ballads, albeit with fairly pallid vocals.... The dance tracks are actually where most of this album’s pleasant surprises lie.
  3. Oct 2, 2015
    40
    Too bad Stories brings so little to the EDM conversation.