• The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness

    Hailing from Toronto and one of Canada’s hottest talents right now alongside Drake, R&B singer The Weeknd drops his newest record Beauty Behind The Madness. With a number of hit singles before the release, something huge is expected from vocalist Abel Tesfaye for his sophomore album. The lyrical content of previous work often contained stories of sex, drugs and drink, and although there are a few songs with strong such references, the lyrical theme has been diluted on the record, and involves more of a sombre tone of hurt and relationships. Abel expresses the stories with a soulful voice that…

  • The Weeknd – Kiss Land

    When Abel Tesfaye mysteriously emerged two years ago with a dazzling set of ice cold mixtapes that vividly depicted post-breakup anxiety, lurid sexual encounters and drug-enhanced paranoia, the impact of his music was only heightened by the ambiguity surrounding the artist. Preferring to lurk in the shadows of promotional imagery (or not appear at all) and presenting himself under the peculiar misspelled guise of The Weeknd, the faceless Ontario native leaned on his piercing falsetto to lure listeners into his desperate and debauched world. While Tesfaye may have crept to the spotlight over time by breaking his anonymity, performing live,…

  • Watch: The Weeknd – Belong To The World

    Canadian artist and producer Abel Tesfaye AKA The Weeknd has unveiled the video to his new single, ‘Belong To The World’. Almost eight minutes in length, the video is directed by Californian Anthony Mandler, best known for having worked on sixteen videos with Rihanna. ‘Belong To The World’ is taken from Tesfaye’s forthcoming debut album Kiss Land. Watch the video via MTV here.