True Colors
by Zedd
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 106 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 106
  3. Negative: 30 out of 106
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  1. Dennonyx
    Jun 3, 2015
    6
    The colors concept is nice but it's realized in a questionable way. I know he wanted to put emotion and EDM in the same songs, but when you listen to them, It sounds clearly forced, and the only track with an obvious sound was obviously chosen as the opening single. Anyway there are some moments in the album which make it really worthy and, overall, "True Colors" is a catchier, slightlyThe colors concept is nice but it's realized in a questionable way. I know he wanted to put emotion and EDM in the same songs, but when you listen to them, It sounds clearly forced, and the only track with an obvious sound was obviously chosen as the opening single. Anyway there are some moments in the album which make it really worthy and, overall, "True Colors" is a catchier, slightly better album than "Clarity". Nevertheless, he's got the same problem of her friend Lady Gaga: YOU CAN'T MAKE EDM TEARJERKER (unless you are Nervo).… Expand
  2. Blakebcb123
    Jun 11, 2015
    6
    Okay. It's alright. But it's just not that good.

    Best tracks: "Addicted To A Memory" "Beautiful Now" "Transmission"
    Worst Track: "I Want You To Know"
  3. clem666
    May 29, 2022
    4
    I'm sad to realize the best songs on 'True Colors' were where Zedd was being helped by other artists. The track 'Papercuts' especially is very interesting as Troye Sivan and him collaborate in a surprising way. He certainly did choose gorgeous voices in order to craft this album where pop and EDM fuse. It isn't that creative nor ground-breaking to my opinion but manages to get pleasantI'm sad to realize the best songs on 'True Colors' were where Zedd was being helped by other artists. The track 'Papercuts' especially is very interesting as Troye Sivan and him collaborate in a surprising way. He certainly did choose gorgeous voices in order to craft this album where pop and EDM fuse. It isn't that creative nor ground-breaking to my opinion but manages to get pleasant with many listens, which is highly paradoxal because the tracks themselves are highly repetitive. The structures of songs are mind-numbing and overwhelming as hell. I guess I managed to enjoy it by overexposing myself to it.… Expand

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60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. AllMusic
    Jun 22, 2015
    70
    Odd that "Beautiful Now" goes from horny ("I see what you're wearing/There's nothing beneath it") to Maroon 5-esque (the cloying "ba, ba, ba-ba, bah!" chorus), but otherwise the slick and skillful True Colors is built for fans of Zedd's music rather than his social media followers.
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  2. Spin
    May 21, 2015
    60
    On True Colors, each track tries to be a separate statement as Zedd tries to crash through his own, pre-existing glass ceiling--but the whole falls short of the sum of its parts.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    May 21, 2015
    60
    Though he cycles through a major-label budget's worth of sounds and vocalists (including Selena Gomez and earnest rapper Logic), Zedd's colors are often hard to tell apart.
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