With stars like Taylor Swift and Sam Smith singing his praises, it’s hard not to pay attention to Troye Sivan, 20-year-old Australian singer/songwriter. Released on Sept. 4, WILD has peaked at the top five in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It would be inaccurate to credit his success solely to his Twitter mentions; WILD is Sivan’s fourth EP, his first released at just twelve years of age.

With three EPs under his belt and features on The Fault in Our Stars soundtrack, Sivan perfectly captures the vulnerability of adolescence with deep house beats akin to Kygo’s on tracks like “THE QUIET” and “FOOLS.” But “WILD” is the shining star of the EP, with a children’s choir echoing him in the chorus.

Expanding the LGBT community’s visibility is a priority on Sivan’s agenda, with the single’s music video following puppy love between two boys while simultaneously cutting to their relationship as teenagers. The video is the first installment of the Blue Neighborhood trilogy, which will capture the relationship’s development through the years. The Blue Neighborhood is mentioned on the EP as somewhere Sivan ichs to leave, all too relatable for teenagers waiting to escape their city limits.

He curses charismatically, unapologetically on the EP, drops bombs here and there the way authentic, uncensored adolescent conversations go. He explores the anxieties that come with new love in “BITE” and the nostalgic desire for childhood’s carelessness in “EASE.” With a voice comparable to that of R&B star Sam Smith, deep house beats paired with soothing piano, Sivan’s coherent songwriting is about to tip him over the edge into mainstream American radio.