Zedd Releases 3rd Studio Album ‘Telos’
GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum artist Zedd releases his first album in nearly a decade, Telos, a 10-song masterwork that combines his classically trained roots with the singular dance-pop sound that underpins his incredible career. On Telos, Zedd is joined by a diverse cast of collaborators: rock monoliths John Mayer and Muse, alt-pop stars Remi Wolf, Dora Jar and Bea Miller, modern Irish folk virtuosos the olllam, and the iconic voice of the late, great Jeff Buckley. Stream Telos HERE via Interscope Records.
Following a legendary run of globe-conquering singles, Zedd’s third studio album was conceived as a music-lover’s album, complex and innovative at every turn, but without sacrificing the bright melodies and glitchy hooks fans of “The Middle” and “Stay” have come to expect. Nearly every song travels through moods, genres, and ideas — threads of world music, jazzy breakdowns, psychedelic soundscapes, booming bass, orchestral strings, and endless sonic textures. Telos offers a profound listening experience seamlessly transitioning through each record, from the alternately brooding and soaring opener, “Out of Time” with Miller, to the 6-minute, Bach-inspired finale, “1685” featuring the entirety of Muse. See full tracklist below.
“Telos has multiple meanings, one of them being ‘accomplishment’ or ‘completion of human art,’” says Zedd of his new album’s Greek title. “I’ve always dreamed of creating an album that, 30 years on, I can look back and be incredibly proud of. That will be just as amazing then as it is right now, because it’s not based on trends or sound design that might fall off — it’s based on music, just like the albums that shaped me growing up that I still adore to this day. With Telos, I created something I didn’t think I was capable of — it just took a bit of time to get there.”
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