Bloom

Pitchfork 7.5/10 The Australian singer’s second album exudes a chic kind of vulnerability. It is a warm and delicate pop album about life as a young gay man.

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NME 5/5 With his triumphant second album, the Perth pop star tears away all the filters to share a deliriously upbeat statement that washes over you like a dopamine rush

The Line of Best Fit 9/10 An exceptional album that grows through the cracks of self-doubt

Evening Standard 4/5 Troye Sivan - Bloom

Rolling Stone 4/5 The singer's second album is full of gentle synths, tender singing and nuanced coming-of-age sentiments

The Independent 5/5 The 23-year-old’s second album has been toiled over until free of unnecessary frills, and could be the one that turns him into one of mainstream music's most revered and fascinating talents

The Observer 4/5 (Polydor)

Slant 3.5/5 Bloom may be less ambitious than its predecessor, but it frequently manages to do more with less.

The Guardian 4/5 Sivan’s second album targets the mainstream – with songs about Grindr and post-coital languor, wrapped in goth reverb

Spectrum Culture 70% In a perfect world, this album wouldn’t be as transgressive as it is.

The Irish Times 5/5 Sivan shifts the heteronormative lens of mainstream culture a little more