Almost a year after his death, the first sample of Avicii's posthumous album 'TIM' (set for release 6 June) is 'SOS' that features the soulful vocals of Aloe Blacc.
At the time of his death, the record was 90 per cent completed. The production team of Albin Nedler and Kristoffer Fogelmark, with the programme Fruity Loops, have pieced together a track listing that has preserved Tim's unique keystrokes and provided an immortal beacon for fans as well as those facing their own struggles.
"Afterwards, finishing [the songs] was... I just get paralysed by talking about it, but everything was about completing Tim's version," Fogelmark says.
“He had a completely different way of playing piano and keyboard,” adds Nedler. “As a result his fingers would sometimes strike an unusual key, which added to his unique sound. Tim's fingerprints are literally across the entirety of 'SOS'.”
Aloe Blacc was brought in to add vocals to 'SOS' after personal notes that were discovered after Avicii's death indicated his desire to work with the 'I Need A Dollar' crooner on the hit song 'Wake Me Up'.
“I feel like 'SOS' was a song that was probably ahead of its time for when he wrote it," Aloe says.
"He wrote these lyrics obviously about some of his battles and I think it’s a really important topic to approach and to share, especially with his visibility and his access to ears and hearts. To give people the words to be able to say 'I need help'."
