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Now more than ever did we need an isolation album from Abel Tesfaye.
Where are the haunting singles were compelled to revisit again and again?
If she didnt destroy you, Abel, what was even the point?
Another new emo Weeknd album to have to get enveloped in amid the stress wouldve benefited this climate.
A few uncut gems (and I meangems!)
Abel gets roughed up during his Vegas shenanigans in the video for Blinding Lights.
Its possibly a reference tohis 2015 arrestfor punching a cop in Vegas, or its just a faded analogy.
Either way,After Hoursis tired, and certainly trying way too hard to be wired.
Abel didsome cool tricks on late-night, and showcased his love for cinema inhis short film.
In it, hes manic, doesThe Bold Typesubway scream?
(maybe its something about Canadians), has a panic attack, and kills people in an elevator.
Through all this, he stays at arms-length from the actual blinding spotlight.
No matterhow hard Abel tries to be a flashy pop star, he will always favor being a recluse.
Meanwhile, as Abel opts for his party boy persona,Vegas is shutting down.
The lights couldnt be less blinding, and the hangover looks pitiful in the wake of the virus.
And a synthy upper like Heartless wontcure us.
You know what hopefully will?
Introversion all things he once excelledat.
Im craving to once again be entrenched in the hazy numbness he produces so well.
Yes, the quarantine isthatoverwhelming.
People, especially those online,liked his vibration of being sad and feeling bad.
It was a different kind of celebration.
This place will be the end of me).
We get a glistening jazz ending to In Your Eyes.
InUncut Gemsthe Safdie brothers used The Weeknd as a vehicle for the year 2012.
Its a heightened version of reality, but its who The Weeknd was.
Now, we have a sexy stache, bizarre sunglasses, and lots of … suits?
We have a Starboy with no real identity.
We have pop boy junk like secure your Tears.
