Thursday 1/13 by The O'Colly

Thursday, January 13, 2022

The Weeknd brings a good start to 2022 with album ‘Dawn FM’ Jaden Besteda Staff Reporter

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Track seven “Out Of Time” is when the album becomes something special. The transitions become seamless. At that point, I had listened through four songs straight and I didn’t know that many had passed. “Is There Someone Else” is, without a doubt, the best song on the album. It serves as a middle sequence to this quick four song sequence that could run together as one song. The slower tempo ‘80s R&B and techno sound displayed through the back half of ‘Dawn FM’ is some of the best work The Weeknd has ever done. It’s a bizarre choice to have Jim Carrey not only narrate, but have his own track on the album’s outro. Carrey spends the outro talking listeners into the afterlife and it’s done well. Whenever reviewing an album, the outro is perhaps the track I judge the most. Although I would prefer a real song, the creativity was fun and interesting to hear. The Weeknd is a very well defined artist with quadruple the accolades and fame that most artists will ever achieve in their life. In retrospect, ‘Dawn FM’ is not a career defining album for The Weeknd, nor is it anywhere near his best. However, the back half of it definitely picks up the pace for me and makes the listen worthwhile. Overall, Abel created a solid piece of work with ‘Dawn FM.’

“You are now listening to 103.5 Dawn FM.” Those are words that listeners will get used to hearing on The Weeknd’s new album. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, better known by his professional name The Weeknd, is notorious for his everchanging sound and unique concepts he uses for his albums. This time around, ‘Dawn FM’ shows The Weeknd in a new light, with a more crisp futuristic sound and ties into the concept of death and the real world pandemic. If I’m being honest, this album would’ve been better suited to be called “After Hours” more than his last. ‘Dawn FM’ uses its 16 track length to give a solid and tight story to everything you hear. The first six tracks were good, but not anything special. Right from the start, track one ‘Dawn FM’ showcases the narration of Jim Carrey. Carrey serves as a guide through the sudden abyss listeners are thrown into. It’s a good setup. However, I wish the songs in the beginning were stronger. Don’t get me wrong, songs like “Gasoline” and “How Do I Make You Love Me?” will be hits and have major radio legs. Although, The Weeknd is at his best when he’s not trying to make entertainment.ed@ocolly.com the next radio smash.

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