Kygo’s Self-Titled Album Is a Journey Through Love, Loss and Euphoric Redemption: Listen

The warm embrace of Kygo's sound is back just in time for summer.

His new self-titled album, out now to align with the summer solstice, is a classic Kygo record. He doesn't often break new ground, but instead infuses fresh vitality into his signature style and cultivates a familiar garden where his piano melodies shimmer like dewdrops on flowerbeds.

Pulsing with an undercurrent of growth, this self-titled opus serves as both a mirror and a window reflecting Kygo's artistic journey. Each of its tracks is a world unto itself, yet they coalesce into a cohesive narrative of love, loss and euphoric redemption.

Such is the case in the synthwave-inspired track "Surrender," where Kygo dials up the tempo and captures the exquisite surrender of falling completely—and hopelessly—for another. Here, Fred Well's lyrics confess a love so potent it feels like defeat.

Elsewhere, fans of Kygo's signature sound will gravitate to "Me Before You," a vulnerable dance anthem that throbs with a desperate plea from English singer-songwriter Plested. Lush production offers a refuge from a shadowed past, each chord a frantic heartbeat clinging to a love that offers salvation.

True to form, the rest of KYGO is speckled with high-profile collaborations. The Norwegian dance music superstar joined forces with Jonas Brothers, Julia Michaels, Ava Max and disco legend Nile Rodgers, among others, to bring it to life. He also included his fan-favorite remix of M83's "Wait," which released exclusively on SoundCloud back in March 2014.