And like Stories, its limited success in wrestling deeper expressiveness from those tropes magnifies the tragedy of his death. Like BerglingвЂ™s 2015 Stories, not to mention the True Stories doc, Tim suggests a talent constrained by both mainstream EDM formalism and its culture. With its predictably uplifting builds and studiously bright melodies (some purchased: вЂњS.O.S.вЂќ interpolates TLCвЂ™s вЂњNo Scrubs,вЂќ Blacc singing вЂњI donвЂ™t need my drugsвЂќ in place of the originalвЂ™s вЂњI donвЂ™t want no scrubвЂќ), one might reasonably come away from Tim as the testimony of a man determined not to succumb to darkness. But the music here isnвЂ™t so easy to read. In вЂњBad Reputation,вЂќ singer Joe Janiak describes feeling вЂњlost out at seaвЂќ and вЂњdown, down, down low,вЂќ sleeplessly worrying his toxic mood and reputation is вЂњgonna follow me wherever I go.вЂќ By вЂњAinвЂ™t A Thing,вЂќ an exasperated voice (Swedish singer Bonn), declaresДЄnd all the parties will be long, long goneД«erglingвЂ™s songs were never known for their emotional complexity. Flexible soul man Aloe Blacc, who voiced AviciiвЂ™s monster country-EDM crossover вЂњWake Me Up,вЂќ here testifies to insomnia, pleads to a lover to вЂњhelp me put my mind to rest,вЂќ and notes вЂњa pound of weed and a bag of blowвЂќ as an apparent second option. The opening track вЂњPeace of MindвЂќ complains of society вЂњmoving way too fast for me,вЂќ and the need for вЂњa little bit of silence.вЂќ On the single вЂњS.O.S.вЂќ (streamed 179 million times on Spotify in its first 2 months, not counting remixes or the 40 million who viewed the tearjerking fan testimonial video).

However reflective the lyrics may be of BerglingвЂ™s mindset during his final months, anyone inclined to read Tim as an extended suicide note will find supporting material. Thematically, the mood tilts dark, which is certainly on trend in the pop world. But the music on Tim is in step with what Bergling had been doing in recent years, namely, trying to meld EDMвЂ™s on-the-ground bliss with popвЂ™s in-the-ear bliss. Of course, as with any posthumous release - especially one trading at this scale - thereвЂ™s financial incentive at work, and no main creator to ask about intent. Still, many songs feel like stems: half the 12 tracks are three minutes or under just two extend past four. The press release suggests Tim was near-complete before BerglingвЂ™s death, and his co-producers have taken pains to justify the project (in one case, salvaging MIDI data to duplicate notes exactly as Bergling played them). And his apparent suicide, following a decision to quit touring in the interest of self-preservation, was similarly crushing to a huge fan community. His relentless drive, meteoric rise, elfin beauty and substance abuse issues brought to mind Kurt Cobain. Tim BerglingвЂ™s struggles were laid disturbingly bare in the film Avicii: True Stories вЂ“ the story of a superstar DJ-cum-pop star whose fame and breakneck touring regimen left him a physical and emotional wreck.

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