And given our current circumstances (anyone else already feeling like they’ve been in isolation for weeks?) a little brooding music might be just what we need to unwind.
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Although, he did give them a taste of his old ways on his 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy, which followed his breakup from Selena Gomez in both timing and subject matter.The Grammy winner recently told CR Fashion Book, “I feel confident with where I’m taking this new record.There’s also a very committed vision and character being portrayed and I get to explore a different side of me that fans have never seen.” Perhaps fans can expect the star to strike a balance between the hard-partying and heartbroken Abel we first came to know on 2012's Trilogy, and the upbeat R&B enigma he expressed on 2016's Starboy.RELATED: Drake is in self-isolation after partying with Kevin Durant.Amidst the COVID-19 crisis unfolding around the world, an album release of this magnitude is surely a welcome distraction. Although an undeniable success, the album left some fans missing the emotionally-driven and edgy sound that initially earned him worldwide recognition. The Weeknd MaAfter Hours arrives 3 years after his 3rd album Starboy, which seemed to take the artist in a slightly more pop-driven direction. So, were all those injuries foreshadowing? We think so, because the singer says his 4th studio album After Hours is going to ‘heal us’. We can only assume he’s readying some sort of twisted, albeit artistic storyline. Those of us paying close attention likely noticed that each video clip scattered amongst the images, seems to connect with the last.
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