“With Beauty Behind the Madness, Abel Tesfaye achieved pop stardom without compromising his vision. On its uninspired follow-up, Starboy, he seems to lose sight of that vision almost entirely.”
“When The Weeknd was planning to shear off his dreadlock beehive a couple of months ago, the unanimous phrase of discouragement from those around him – “That’s your whole thing” – only spurred him on. Because really, Abél Tesfaye’s “whole thing” is turning his druggy R&B to gold. After a trio of lauded 2011 mixtapes and a tepid 2013 debut, the mysterious Toronto sadboy broke through in a big way wi”
“The Weeknd follows up last year's Beauty Behind the Madness with an album that's just as much of a roller coaster in terms of style and quality.”
“For what everyone calls his weakest album, this still goes so hard. Vocals and production are incredible with a lot of the beats coming from Daft Punk. This album strays away from the dark, moody RnB vibes and goes for upbeat, dance, disco vibes with really vibrant beats & melodies. The features add a lot to the album as well. Top songs on the album are ‘Starboy’ ft Daft Punk ‘Party Monster’ ‘Reminder’ ‘Secrets’ ‘Sidewalks’ ft Kendrick Lamar ‘A Lonely Night’ ‘Die For You’ ‘I Feel It Coming’”
“- i hear the secrets that u keep when u are talkin in your sleep (mit typical the weekend infliction) ist so eine d33pe line haha, krankes bild - i ran out of tears when i was 18 :/ - von starboy zu star boy <3”
