“The drugged-up R&B project returns with its second free album, picking up where House of Balloons left off and adding some new twists. There's the same ineffably skeezy vibe and a genuine sense of the album-as-journey, and the production is slightly harsher and streaked with violence, befitting the lyrical content.”
“Call it the Joylessness of Sex. Toronto-based crooner Abel Tesfay, a.k.a. the Weeknd, has emerged as one of 2011’s breakout stars by giving a bleak, arty spin to Love Man soul. On this mixtape, the music is noirish and dour: beats that blip, click and boom; shuddering, undulating synths; falsetto vocals that drift over spooky […]”
“Decent album but definitely the weakest out of the Trilogy. Again really good production and vocals from Abel are good. Feels like a lack of substance and a bit hollow compared to ‘House of Balloons’ and ‘Echoes Of Silence’ and can drag on a bit a times but for a 21 year old to create this is still insane really. Top songs are “Lonely Star” “Life Of The Party” “Rolling Stone” “The Birds Pt.1” “The Zone” ft Drake”
“I just gotta set the record straight on this one”
