Audien Returns to His ‘First Love’ in Emotional Sophomore Album

Audien has officially released his highly anticipated sophomore album, First Love, and it is a powerful statement on his lasting connection to dance music. Available everywhere as of October 3rd, the 12-track project is his most personal work to date, featuring collaborations with Skylar Grey, ARTY, Shallou, TELYKAST, and others.

The album is tied together by a shared emotional ideology rather than a linear narrative, masterfully capturing the intense nostalgia and constant juxtaposition of high highs and low lows that define first love. For Audien, however, that first love is music itself. He shares,

“First Love is a collection of songs that helped me through the last few years of my life. It’s wild to create something that ends up healing you in the process. This album is a love letter to everyone who’s stuck with me and to my first love, dance music. I’d be nothing without you.” – Audien

Tracks like the lead single “Make Me Forget” with Skylar Grey and the previously released “Bittersweet” with Shallou prove Audien’s talent to pair strong vocals with uplifting, progressive production, perfectly balancing euphoric energy with intimate lyric-driven storytelling.

To celebrate the release, Audien took over New York’s Times Square for a surprise concert, performing for thousands of fans beneath a massive billboard of the album artwork. The moment highlighted a career defined by anthems like his Grammy-nominated “Pompeii” remix and the Billboard hit “Something Better.”

First Love arrives as Audien continues to champion the progressive house sound through his popular “Progressive House Never Died” event series. With a current U.S. tour underway, the album isn’t just a look back at the sounds that defined a generation, but to prove that those sounds are very much alive and evolving. For anyone who has ever felt a connection to melodic electronic music, this album is a must-listen.

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