The Weeknd’s final album “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Weeknd’s sixth studio album, has such flawless transitions between each song that, after only one listen, you hardly notice the album has ended. The audience is captivated and left wanting more by this creative, powerful idea that cleverly ties end of one song to the start of the next.
Abel Tesfaye released his last album under his stage name The Weeknd. Twenty-two tracks make up the album, which takes about 85 minutes to listen to in its entirety. Abel has created a truly remarkable album, with each song delicately crafted to perfection.
Starting with one of my personal favorites from this album, is the opening song “Wake Me Up” featuring Justice. The song starts off with a slow mysterious minor key beginning, almost as if it was a villain intro of some sort. It slowly fades into a steady catchy beat which transitions into a major key so effortlessly. Towards the end of this song, the bridge consists of such an amazing chord progression that is great to hear, which leads into an arpeggio ascend into a high note sung by no one other than The Weeknd himself.
The ending of “Wake Me Up” is quite different from a typical song with some sort of closure. Instead, Tesfaye makes a creative decision to make a build up rather than an ending which leads straight into the second song on the album “Cry For Me.” It’s a powerful song that begins with a powerful bass beat and moving lyrics. He is skilled at luring his listeners with a captivating song.
“Timeless,” a track that was released earlier than the album itself with Playboi Carti debuted at number three on Billboard Hot 100. This is yet another favorite song of mine, as it blends trap and R&B so seamlessly together.
This album explores a variety of genres. Other fan favorites include “São Paulo” which features Anitta, with a Brazilian funk element as well as experimental synth-wave incorporated, “Baptized In Fear” which is a slow R&B, “Open Hearts” which has the electro-pop element.
“Given Up On Me” is rather on the low end of popularity which shocks me as this is definitely on my top three along with “Wake Me Up” and “Timeless.” I believe that this song has to be one of his most creative masterpieces by far. I find the song’s unexpected trap beat, which followed a soft piano jazz opening, to be incredibly awesome. The way the first and second parts of the song sound so different from one another—almost like they are two different songs, which is creative, in my opinion. Although it feels so distinct, it does work together, which intrigues a lot of people, including myself.
Overall, this album is among his best releases. Because each song is different and has such satisfying transitions, I really loved listening to them all. This album is so successful and artistic that I believe it is worth listening to any day.