The Weeknd: Dawn FM (2022)

[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 62 Posts: 4299 View Predictions]

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New album released on Friday! Cover art:

Currently 88 on Metacritic with 11 reviews.

The sixth full-length studio release for The Weeknd features guest appearances from Jim Carrey, Lil Wayne, and Tyler, the Creator, as well as contributions from Oscar Holter, Quincy Jones, Max Martin, and Oneohtrix Point Never.

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[kaylie Joined: Apr 29th, 2020 Topics: 4 Posts: 245 View Predictions]

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Beautiful album. Less than zero is my favorite song and needs to be a single most definitely. The concept is so dope. I’d cut like 2-3 songs

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[Foolio Joined: Jan 24th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 498 View Predictions]

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Brilliant album that will be hard to top by anyone this year. I wouldn’t cut anything – it’s his most consistent effort to date by a mile. Pop banger after pop banger, and yet it’s an album in capital letters. I agree that Less Than Zero is a highlight among highlights. I can’t wait to see what he does with this on stage when it finally can happen.

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[Faux architect Joined: Mar 29th, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 146 View Predictions]

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Not really feeling this at all after one listen. Will give it another shot.

Pantheon of acting: Uta / Elizabeth / Richard / Sandy (Virginia Woolf), Bibi / Liv (Persona), Sandrine (La Ceremonie), Brie (Short Term 12), Jodie (Silence of the Lambs), Jodie (Killing Eve), Nicole (The Others), Eva (Penny Dreadful), Timothée (CMBYN), Lupita (Us)

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[Ghost Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 3250 View Predictions]

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He’s really stuck in the ’80s, huh?

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 17 Posts: 18767 View Predictions]

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That’s two in a row that I dislike from him. Slightly better last time.
If I had to be specific: Only “Take My Breath” and “Every Angel Is Terrifying” are good

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[smurty11 Joined: Sep 7th, 2014 Topics: 7 Posts: 539 View Predictions]

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I was expecting the album to be darker and this vibe:

I found it enjoyable after a couple listens. It’s more of a lateral move from After Hours than an upgrade.

I’m gonna need more time with it to be sure.

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[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 62 Posts: 4299 View Predictions]

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[Huerco Joined: Oct 31st, 2020 Topics: 2 Posts: 281 View Predictions]

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Honestly, I didn’t like the album… For me it was a big downgrade from After Hours. Sacrifice, Take My Breath and How Do I Make You Love are my three favorites but I don’t consider these songs as something big.

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[Rich Thot Joined: Apr 17th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 1268 View Predictions]

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I just don’t get the hype around making passable, but not anything special or idiosyncratic, faux 80s dance-pop music. But especially after what happened with the Grammys, the media is very pro Weeknd. So, this will inevitably get a good amount of sales and acclaim.

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[BICTH Joined: Nov 3rd, 2016 Topics: 0 Posts: 691 View Predictions]

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the city pop sample was a nice gesture, probably also the only thing on the record I’m interested in hearing again

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[Atypical Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 62 Posts: 4299 View Predictions]

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[alex.g Joined: Sep 20th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 317 View Predictions]

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I finally took a listen to this (standard 51 minute version). I have to say I liked it rather than loved it, but more enjoyable than some other over-hyped albums. I wasn’t a huge fan of After Hours, at least not to listen to from start to finish, and this feels perhaps a little more consistent.

As expected, no critics are going to be brave enough to post bad reviews after he was snubbed during nominations for the 2021 Grammys.

Anyway I don’t regret listening to this at all, but it might not make it into my favourites list by the end of the year.

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[jjjmoss Joined: Jun 2nd, 2016 Topics: 2 Posts: 227 View Predictions]

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Debuts at #2. Even if he wasn’t having his “i’m boycotting the grammys because they didn’t give me attention” thing, they would probably snub him again anyway.

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