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BREAKING: FIRST SINGLE FROM AVICII’S FORTHCOMING THIRD ALBUM LEAKS MATTHEW MEADOW APRIL 1, 2017 FOR THE LULZ NEWS After teasing new material on Instagram and social media for the past couple months, the first single from Avicii’s forthcoming third album has leaked online. Titled “Rise From The Ashes,” the song’s intent is clear as day. After retiring from touring, Avicii buckled down and hit the studio harder than ever, and we’ve been expecting new music and a new album this year. “Rise From The Ashes” features soft guitar plucks and swelling chords, evoking an image of a man broken down and distraught clawing his way back to salvation. As expected, this new song is a little less EDM, and a bit more along the lines of his last album, infusing indie folk and blue grass with pop and electronic influences. The song is breathtakingly beautiful, despite being outside the normal “EDM” realm. Listen to the song below now, before it inevitably gets ...

NEWS APRIL 01, 2017 AVICII’S UPDATED WEBSITE, HINTS AT RETURN IN 2017 On March 29th, 2016, Swedish DJ  Tim Bergling , more commonly known as Avicii , announced his retirement to touring and doing live shows. He wrote an open letter to fans thanking his team, family, and of course supporters. The letter  stated, “I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist.” However, he assured fans that he would never let go of music. Just a year and a day after this announcement, his  website  was updated. It’s a simple layout, yet hints at much much more. Next to 2016 is a pause symbol, and next to 2017 is a play symbol. No one is sure exactly what this means, but it could signify that 2016 was only a break for him versus complete retirement. This lines up almost perfectly with his previous announcement, so we can’t help but try and connect the two. ...