Bloom is one of those albums that reminds me exactly why I became a Troye Sivan fan in the first place. After Blue Neighbourhood introduced me to his world, Bloom felt like Troye becoming even more confident in who he was as an artist. It’s still emotional and vulnerable, but there’s a freedom to it that makes the whole album feel brighter, more playful, and more mature. “My My My!” is obviously one of the biggest highlights for me. It’s impossible not to feel the energy of that song, but what I love most about Bloom is that there’s so much more to the album than its singles. “Seventeen,” “What a Heavenly Way to Die,” “Dance to This,” “Lucky Strike,” and the title track all bring something different to the album while still fitting into the same dreamy world. I also love how Bloom balances intimacy with pop production. Troye has never needed huge vocals or overly complicated arrangements to make a song feel emotional. His voice has this understated quality that makes even the quieter moments feel incredibly personal. There’s confidence here, but it never feels like he’s trying to prove anything. As a Troye fan, this is honestly still one of my favorite albums from him. There’s something about the atmosphere of Bloom that I keep coming back to. It feels nostalgic, romantic, vulnerable, and euphoric all at once. It’s one of those albums where I can put it on from beginning to end and just let it play. If Blue Neighbourhood was the album that made me curious about Troye, Bloom was the album that made me realize I was genuinely here for him as an artist. It feels like Troye stepping fully into himself and doing it with some really damn good pop songs along the way.