Based on a few free EPs, The Weeknd broke through in early 2011 among the hippest internet users. Producer Abel Tesfaye gave away his dirty R&B online and got cult status in return. This period ended with the collector Trilogy (2012). Less than a year later, The Weeknd releases the first real album. Ten songs that actually form a whole and still on a physical carrier. Old-fashioned! With Kiss
… Land, Tesfaye says he has created his horror film. The leitmotif is fear, according to the Canadian. His music has never been very frivolous, but it is not that this CD is really scary. Many songs have a clear pop structure and Tesfaye still sings with a powerful and clear voice. However, a lot of things are bubbling in the gut on these tracks. The key scene is the seven-minute title track. Despite the length, the tension is always there. Tesfaye sings with a kind of hip optimization on a bed of ominous synths. If Michael Jackson had made Thriller in 2013, it might have sounded something like this. (JE)more
