Australian pop sensation Guy Sebastian has
finally released his highly anticipated ninth studio album, T.R.U.T.H.
on all digital platforms worldwide via Sony Music.
The hitmaker behind the chart-topper “Angels
Brought Me Here,” which dominated the music charts in the Philippines and
across the globe in the 2000s, is the first to admit that his latest album delivers
a deeper, more profound take on personal and communal experiences and struggles
in life, love and everything in between.
The album has so far spawned multiple singles
before it dropped officially last week, including “Before I Go,” which opened
up several overseas market for the Aussie solo act and peaked at No. 1 on
Netherlands iTunes charts, and “Choir,” which went on to become Sebastian’s
biggest radio single in Australia to date.
The latter, a multi-ARIA-Award-winning, 3x
Platinum-certified single, is Sebastian's crowning achievement: a deeply personal
tribute that won Song of The Year at the 2019 ARIA Awards. Sebastian then
scored another Top 10 ARIA hit with “Standing With You,” the Gold-certified,
latest and fourth single from the album released in June of this year. On this
timely song – the spiritual salve we all need right now – Guy reflects,
"It’s probably one of the most poignant songs I’ve ever released."
T.R.U.T.H.'s single releases inspired a
real inundation of interaction from fans, who spilled their hearts out to Guy
via social media, email, and snail mail. "Those notes and shared moments
really helped me create this album," he acknowledges, "giving me such
purpose and drive to keep going. So T.R.U.T.H. is their album as well."
Although T.R.U.T.H. materialized in spurts
- during various sessions with songwriters in different geographical locations
across a two-and-a-half-year period - it's undeniably Sebastian's most
cohesive-sounding album to date. "I feel like every song on the album has
really extreme waves of emotion or tension release," Guy observes.
Elsewhere, T.R.U.T.H is peppered with
upbeat songs of romantic devotion, an ode to the friend-zoned plus a sexy nod
to Sebastian's R&B influences and the new single, ‘Love On Display’. A
soulful, fun pop song, ‘Love on Display’ encourages everyone to express the
joys around love, bringing everyone to an uplifting sense of hope.
T.R.U.T.H.'s cover art features a stunning
photograph of Guy smiling and completely immersed in joy. Initially, a more stylized
photo had been chosen to grace the album cover, but - when coupled with the
album title, T.R.U.T.H. - this candid capture of Sebastian looking completely
elated "just felt right.”
"There’s definitely a sense of
freedom," Guy adds. "When you live a truthful life, you can smile
without anything behind it; uninhibited joy knowing that you are doing your
best to be the best person you can be. None of us are perfect, but the truth is
important and it is something we should all strive for... I think throughout my
life I will always look back on this album cover and remember exactly what I
was feeling, even decades from now."
Guy has sold almost four million albums to
date and is the only Australian artist in ARIA chart history to boast six #1
singles – the most by any Australian male artists in ARIA history and two #1
albums.
T.R.U.T.H. paints the portrait of an artist
at the top of his game. "I know who I am and I'm unashamed as well,"
Guy says. "I'm not trying to be something that I'm not."
Guy Sebastian’s latest album, T.R.U.T.H.
is now available on all digital platforms worldwide via Sony Music. (PR)
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