The Weeknd - Dawn FM

Release Date: January 7th, 2022

crazy that this was released during the first week of the year and i'm listening to it for the first time today, in July. I'm not a fan of the weeknd, i put him in the same category as Drake in the sense that I respect his output and the people who are fans of him, they love him, but there's just too much samey energy from him that when I see comments that boost his discography as top tier, I'm kind of like, "okay..."

Review: I did listen to After Hours and i don't remember much about it. But I want to say Dawn FM is a better listen as a whole compared to that. I've only been expose to the hits, "take my breath" and "sacrifice" and those are pretty good, but it's the same energy as "blinding lights." Perfectly fine when you're with people, but i was worried there would be a few dud tracks that were meant for the actual radio, stuff that had an unnecessary rapper like a Jack Harlow level or doja cat. Thankfully there isn't much features here. I know i used the term samey as a negative, but because there's this overall FM radio vibe, complete with radio bumpers between songs, there's this mind trick that each song is potential radio friendly.

anyways, i just finished watching Stranger Things and I can really see his songs fitting well within that 80s world. I also hear a lot of Michael Jackson beats.  For me, there arent many low lows, but I only god excited a few times, such as hearing "out of time" and "less than zero."

Summary: Ladies and gentleman, the weekend.

Favorite Songs: Take My Breath, Out of Time, Less Than Zero
Rating: 8/10